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Financial

Remittances to Nicaragua up almost 18% in Q1 of 2021

Remittances to Nicaragua (money sent home by those living and working abroad) totaled US $500.4 million in the first three months of this year,...

Remittances are up 32 percent on same period in 2021

During the first five months of 2022 (January to May inclusive), remittances are up 32 percent as Nicaraguans living abroad sent home US $1.132...

Nicaragua’s Economy – Exports, Gold, Remittances and Tourism

During a recent TV interview about some key points of Nicaragua’s Economy, the Minister of Finance and Public Credit, Iván Acosta said that from...

5 Cents Worth on the Córdoba Oro

1)            Since 1912, when the National Bank of Nicaragua was founded, the official unit of currency used in Nicaragua has been the...

Minimum Wage Commission – 2023 Review

It’s time once again for Nicaragua's Minimum Wage Commission to hold its usual minimum wage review in anticipation of any increase being voted on...

Córdoba to US Dollar “Slip Rate” 1% as of Feb. 1,...

The Board of Directors of the Central Bank of Nicaragua (Banco Central de Nicaragua or BCN) has announced that the sliding exchange rate (aka;...

First Semester Exports from Nicaragua – Almost US $1.9 Billion

Statistics on the first semester exports from Nicaragua (January-June inclusive) show a continued upward trend in Nicaraguan exports according to the Export Processing Center...

Banpro Digital Strategy Paying Dividends

The Banpro digital strategy recognized that the Covid-19 Pandemic had accelerated the trend towards digitization in the financial services sector. Banpro Grupo Promerica says they...

US $ to Córdoba Official Exchange Rate Fixed for 2024

As announced this last August by the Central Bank of Nicaragua (BCN), the sliding rate of the Nicaraguan Córdoba (NIO) against the US Dollar...

Nicaraguan Córdoba to US Dollar Slip Rate will be 0% in...

The Central Bank of Nicaragua (BCN) has announced that as of January 2024, the sliding rate or “crawling peg” exchange rate on of the...