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USAID’s $3 million Promotion of Journalism and Freedom of Expression project provides tools that empower journalists to develop safe investigative reporting skills that will spark public dialogue in the Northern Triangle countries of Honduras, Guatemala and El Salvador.
Through its Central America and Mexico (CAM) Regional Program, USAID works with the governments of the region, the private sector and local organizations towards the shared goal of a prosperous, transparent and safe Central America region.
According to the General Statistics and Census Directorate (2005 data), 99.6 percent of businesses, 47 percent of domestic sales and 36 percent of jobs in El Salvador are generated by micro, small and medium enterprises (MSME). Under the Partnership for Growth Presidential Initiative, the SME Development Program works with both government and private sector institutions to helps small and medium enterprises in El Salvador have greater access to business development services, increase productivity and competitiveness, and expand operations in local and export markets.
Taxes provide income that the government needs to invest in education, health, infrastructure, and other social programs. Thus, in order for all Salvadorans to benefit from the income generated by trade and economic development, an efficient and fair tax system is essential.
Private and public sector investment in cacao has been largely absent because of the severely limited access to genetic material and lack of production knowledge. El Salvador has a unique opportunity to reactivate cacao to mitigate slow economic growth, climate change, and plant diseases, such as coffee rust.
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