Weekly Report - 06 September 2018 (WR-18-35)

EL SALVADOR | Exports to China up. Shortly after the government led by President Salvador Sáncez Cerén severed ties with Taiwan in favour of mainland China, El Salvador’s central bank (BCR) released a report, on 31 August, showing that, in the first seven months of 2018, the country’s exports to China were up by 197.8% to reach US$83.2m, while imports were US$873.5m, up 13%.