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May 2023

22m 40s

Cómo Bukele puede convertir El Salvador ...

About this episode

De los poco más de seis millones de habitantes en El Salvador, solo uno de cada diez personas hace pagos digitales a comercios, según un informe anual que publica el Banco Mundial. Pero el presidente Nayib Bukele impuso en 2021 el bitcoin como moneda oficial y hoy solo el 15% de los negocios usa bitcoin. Lo cuenta, tras visitar El Salvador, David Marcial, de El País México.

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Realizado por: Elsa Cabria
Presenta: Ana Fuentes
Grabación en estudio: Nicolás Tsabertidis y Javier García (W Radio)
Diseño de sonido: Camilo Iriarte
Edición: Ana Ribera
Dirección: Silvia Cruz Lapeña
Sintonía: Jorge Magaz

Para leer más:

Los criptoevangelistas entran en el Gobierno de Bukele: el oscuro negocio del bitcoin en El Salvador: https://elpais.com/internacional/2023-04-02/los-criptoevangelistas-entran-en-el-gobierno-de-bukele-el-oscuro-negocio-del-bitcoin-en-el-salvador.html

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