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Jun 2024
17m 29s

Fixing El Salvador's economy

Bbc World Service
About this episode

After tackling its security problem, can the smallest country in Central America get its finances under control too?

We hear from street sellers, economists and locals about the issues they're still facing, and visit a surf town where tourism is having a big economic impact.

Produced and presented by Jane Chambers

(Image: A street market in San Salvador, El Salvador, on Tuesday, March 19, 2024. Credit: Getty Images)

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