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Right to Truth Day

On 24th March annually, the International Day for the Right to the Truth Concerning Gross Human Rights Violations and for the Dignity of Victims is observed. Overview: This...

March 25, 2022

Dubai Virtual Assets Regulation Law

Dubai has introduced crypto asset regulation, joining the ranks of Singapore, the United States, the United Kingdom, El Salvador, and other countries that have enacted cryptocurrency laws. The...

March 11, 2022

IMF on El-Salvador Bitcoin legal tender

The International Monetary Fund recently asked El Salvador to remove the legal status of bitcoin. What happened? In September 2021, El Salvador became the first country to allow...

January 27, 2022

India-El Salvador: Third Foreign Office Consultations held

India and El Salvador held their Third Foreign Office Consultations in San Salvador on September 17, 2021. Highlights Indian side was led by Secretary (East), Riva Ganguly Das...

September 18, 2021

Cuba to recognise and regulate cryptocurrencies

On August 26, 2021 Government of Cuba announced to recognize and regulate cryptocurrencies for payment in the Island nation. Highlights This decision was taken following the popularity of...

August 27, 2021

El Salvador: First country to formally adopt bitcoin as legal tender

El Salvador has become the first country to formally adopt bitcoin as legal tender.  Proposal to legalise cryptocurrency was put forward by President Nayib Bukele which was later approved by...

June 9, 2021

Nayib Bukele sworn-in as new president of El Salvador

Conservative businessman Nayib Bukele has been sworn-in as the new President of El Salvador. His presidency breaks three decades of bipartisanship between the conservative Nationalist Republican Alliance (ARENA)...

June 4, 2019

Trump cuts assistance to Honduras, El Salvador and Gautemala

The so called northern triangle countries Honduras, El Salvador and Gautemala will no more receieve assistance from the United States. The President said as the countries have done...

March 31, 2019

Nayib Bukele wins 2019 El Salvador presidential election

The media-savvy former mayor of San Salvador, Nayib Bukele of the Grand Alliance for National Unity (GANA) has won a landslide victory in 2019 El Salvador presidential election...

February 5, 2019

El Salvador becomes world’s first country to ban metal mining

Central America’s smallest nation El Salvador became first country in the world to ban metal mining nationwide. In this regard, it has passed a law that bans all...

March 31, 2017

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