The article focuses on various factors effecting the economic conditions in El Salvador. The political system remains polarized, reducing government effectiveness, while violent crime keeps security risk high. Political pressures and frequent campaigning have complicated the reduction of the fiscal deficit....
Policing Crime in El Salvador.The article examines policing crime in El Salvador. According to the author, El Salvador, long-considered to be the most violent of the Northern Triangle countries, recorded a per capita homicide rate of 65 per 10,000 inhabitants from 2000 to 2010. The author ...
Troops walk in the suburb of Soyapango, after El Salvador's President Nayib Bukele announced the deployment of 10,000 security forces to the troubled area which for years has been considered a stronghold of the violent Mara Salvatrucha and Barrio 18 gangs, in San Salvador, El Salvad...
Insight Crime has reported executive and legislative officials of El Salvador are considering the creation of state arm community groups. The order is claimed to help combating street gangs MS-13 and Barrio 18. The groups would initially be launched in 100 municipalities in the country, with low...
While most of the crime and violence in El Salvador is directed at locals, tourists are not immune to it and may face some risks and threats during their trips. The most common types of crimes against tourists are: Petty theft.This is the theft of small items or amounts of money, usual...
This compares well to Latin America’s average mobile penetration rate of 70 percent. Latin America as a whole is also massively underbanked, with only 30 percent of people properly banked, despite its high usage of mobile. El Salvador is a very heavy cash-dependent economy. By making bitcoin...
El SalvadorimpunitypunishmentEl Salvador is considered as one of the most violent countries worldwide. High rates of homicide and extortion, and violent gangs, represent big challenges to government and are major threats to public safety. Low levels of confidence in the criminal justice system ...
New 2015 FBI Report Shows Violent Crime Up in Pasadena, West Covina, El MonteSan Gabriel Valley's three largest cities mirrored a state andnation-wide uptick in violent...Henry, Jason
on the gross domestic product (GDP), economic policy, politics, and foreign exchange and inflation rate in El Salvador for the year 2009. It relates that its GDP is projected to decline by 2.4%, however, it will recover by 2% in 2010. It notes that the government will focus on ...
El Salvador - Civil War, Conflict, Refugees: Shortly after General Romero’s ouster, the country was plunged into a civil war that would last for the next 12 years. There were other significant consequences to be noted. Most obvious was the military’s l