The World Bank In El Salvador

World Bank is committed to supporting El Salvador navigate a challenging international economic context, with focus on reducing extreme poverty, increasing employment generation, improving human development, and fostering climate resilience

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An X-ray of migrant women in Central America

In 2020, more than 16 million people migrated in Central America, half of them were women.
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Risks and hazards are growing in El Salvador

What does it imply for the analysis of poverty?
Report

Revitalizing Growth: An Urgent Agenda for Latin America and the Caribbean

Improving competition systems can help overcome persistent obstacles, says a new World Bank report.

El Salvador At-A-Glance

The smallest country in Central America, El Salvador has experienced modest economic growth in recent decades, with annual GDP growth exceeding 3 percent only three times between 2000 and 2022. Still, the country achieved a significant decline in poverty and inequality.

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Income Support and Employability Project

This project provides temporary income support to vulnerable poor and improves coverage of labor intermediation and training services.

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Carlos Felipe Jaramillo

World Bank Vice President for Latin America and the Caribbean

Michel Kerf

Director for Central America and Dominican Republic

Carine Clert

Country Manager for El Salvador and Costa Rica

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