President Nayib Bukele had called prohibition ‘absurd’ despite pushback from environmental and social groups
RIP Chivo, we hardly knew ye
Central American nation to make acceptance of cryptocurrency voluntary to unlock international lending
Deal linked to promise of river conservation is latest example of increasingly popular ‘debt for nature swaps’
Lord, make me solvent, but not yet
Other policies of the millennial president, such as mass incarceration, are less easy to copy
Bitcoin-backing strongman expected to be re-elected for controversial second term despite constitutional ban
Millennial incumbent president is polling at 82 per cent amid crackdown on alleged gangsters
Félix Ulloa, who is running for re-election as vice-president, defends sweeping crime crackdown
Analysts fear self-styled ‘CEO of El Salvador’ could make central American nation a one-party state
The appeal of Nayib Bukele in El Salvador is a threat to the region’s democratic success
President Nayib Bukele remains popular despite arbitrary arrests and controversial legal reforms to allow potential second term
Bagholder Bukele learns the old ways are sometimes the best
FT analysis finds 40,000 detainees would have just 0.6 sq metres of cell space each in ‘city of crime’
Arrest of prominent journalist in Guatemala highlights the increasing threats from authoritarian rulers
Popular but controversial leader Nayib Bukele is known for adopting bitcoin as legal tender
President Nayib Bukele’s crackdown is popular in nation tired of years of bloodletting
US states which outlaw terminations following the revocation of Roe v Wade will see a rise in preventable maternal deaths
Central American country’s debt has traded at deep discount since it adopted bitcoin as legal tender
The perspective on bitcoin looks different from an emerging market vantage
El Salvador’s president is frittering more of his country’s money away
And El Salvador’s bitcoin debacle
Alleged deal between government and gangsters to quell violence appears to have collapsed in dramatic fashion
Plus, El Salvador’s ‘volcano token’, FTSE 100 leads UK equities and Frank Auerbach in Petworth
Bain closes on Toshiba deal, SoftBank’s slowdown, Samsung’s new Neo
