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The Minister of Economy, María Luisa Hayem and the Minister of Finance, Alejandro Zelaya, presented to the Legislative Assembly (LA), a bill for the creation of a Trust Fund, which will accompany the project for the adoption of Bitcoin as the second legal currency in El Salvador.

Through the reforms to the Ley de Creación del Fideicomiso de Recuperación Económica de las Empresas Salvadoreñas (FIREMPRESA), the Government proposes to allocate US$100 million to subsidize the increase in the minimum wage of micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs).

The minister of Economy, María Luisa Hayem, stated that the salvadoran economy will continue to grow despite the Covid-19 pandemic.