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4.21. Another strategic programme implemented by the Ministry of Economic Affairs is the Productive Innovation Ecosystem, which aims to strengthen and increase business competitiveness. The programme relies for its impetus inter alia on a systemic approach to (...) the promotion of cleaner production, (...)

4.23. In line with the vision of a greener, more innovative country, the Sustainable Industries Programme has been promoted in partnership with the World Bank Group International Finance Corporation. The programme's objectives include: promoting business investment in sustainable energy and clean, environmentally friendly technologies; promoting public private cooperation to achieve higher levels of productivity and sustainable competitiveness in business; incentivizing the efficient use of resources; and promoting the development of green financing tools and sources that are affordable to Salvadoran businesses.

4.24. Additionally, we have begun to draft Salvadoran technical standards as a means of strengthening the Clean Production Agreements (APL) mechanism and thereby enabling businesses that support sustainability and sign up to these Agreements to gain certification.

7.3. In order to ensure that today's economic growth is inclusive and sustainable, the Government of El Salvador will continue to coordinate efforts to provide a business climate where there is legal certainty and businesses, whether domestic or foreign, can quickly become established and grow.

13. (...) El Salvador also developed a National Digital Agenda 2020-30, which brings together a set of actions aimed at strengthening a national digital ecosystem to boost the country's sustainable development and social well-being.

16. El Salvador bans the import of some products, reserves the import of others to the State alone and restricts the import of a number of products for reasons of public health, public safety, environmental protection and plant or animal health, and to comply with international agreements. Permits, authorizations, certificates and/or approval for the import of such products must be obtained from various regulatory institutions. (...)

18. (...) The export of some products is prohibited or restricted, generally for environmental, health, public safety and quality control reasons or to comply with international commitments. (...)

21. (...) In recent years, support has also been directed towards efforts to facilitate the recovery of enterprises affected by the pandemic, to assist women entrepreneurs and to encourage investment in renewable energy and green technology. BANDESAL [The Development Bank of El Salvador] provides financing, directly or through financial institutions, for, inter alia (...) and energy efficiency projects.(...)

27. Metal mining was banned in El Salvador for environmental reasons in 2017. (...) During the review period, renewable electricity generation was boosted, with a marked increase in the installed capacity of solar photovoltaic power, and the introduction of the first wind power plant. In addition, El Salvador developed a new strategy, the National Energy Policy 2020-50, which sets out guidelines for achieving an efficient and competitive energy system that is committed to protecting the environment.

Table 1.1 Main economic indicators 2016-22 Q3
(USD million and %)
(...)
Water supply, sewerage and waste management: (2016) 0.8, (2017) 0.7, (2018) 0.7, (2019) 0.7, (2020) 0.7, (2021[b]) 0.7, (2022 Q3[b]) 0.7
(...)
[b] Estimates.