El Salvador: Land of opportunities for investment and business萨尔瓦多：投资和经商的机会之地

⬆ Port of Acajutla, located on the west coast of the country in the Pacific Ocean, managed by the Executive Commission of Autonomous Port (CEPA).

 
Country Profile

The Republic of El Salvador is a country that is located in the heart of the Americas, It is the cradle of exuberant nature, cultural beauty, and pleasant hospitality which makes it a very attractive destination. Located in Central America, it is bordered to the north and east by Honduras, to the west and northwest by Guatemala, and to the south by the Pacific Ocean. It is the smallest country in the continental area of Central America and its capital and largest city is San Salvador, a modern metropolis with almost two million inhabitants.    

This beautiful country offers its visitors 321 kilometers of beaches on the shores of the Pacific Ocean, majestic volcanoes, peaceful rivers, and lakes, and an extensive system of national parks and reserves, in addition to all the culture of its colonial towns and archaeological parks, a vestige of past rich in history and the smile found in its inhabitants.

Diplomatic Relations With The People’s Republic Of China

With the establishment of diplomatic relations in August 2018, an important milestone in the history of the bilateral relationship was marked, opening the door to strengthening mutual trust, expanding exchanges and cooperation based on mutual respect and non-interference in each other’s internal affairs to further promote bilateral relations to a new level.

El Salvador recognizes the one-China principle and supports China in achieving peaceful reunification and trusts that through people-to-people exchanges and mutual understanding it will be the basis for building a solid and comprehensive social foundation for the durable, healthy, and stable development of bilateral relations.

Currently, the People’s Republic of China promotes in El Salvador different initiatives and cooperation projects in sectors such as infrastructure, water purification, and sanitation, agriculture, tourism, culture, sports, commerce, among others.

EL SALVADOR: An attractive destination to invest 

The Republic of El Salvador has spent nearly three decades designing and implementing reforms that contribute to the modernization and opening of its economy to international trade and investment. For this reason, it has established free trade agreements to access the world’s large markets, promoted economic and commercial integration in the region, and implemented the adoption of the dollar as the national currency.

Another interesting aspect of the nation is its modern port, airport, and road infrastructure, which makes it easier for the nation’s companies to execute their logistics operations efficiently, in fact, the World Economic Forum highlights them among the most competitive in South and Central America.

On the other hand, every day more businessmen arrive in the country attracted by Salvadoran human talent, characterized by its great capacity for performance, efficiency, and work ethic, which is also capable of easily adapting to new market needs, qualities that are highly appreciated by companies incorporated in the nation. The country’s labor force is made up of 3.1 million people, of which 54.3% are under 40 years of age, which shows a young population with high production standards that is efficient in manufacturing activities, agribusiness, and the provision of services.

Through the dollarization of its economy in 2001, El Salvador created a reliable scenario for investors, who also benefit from incentive schemes that offer exemptions on income tax, municipal, and real estate transfer, as well as rights Tariffs and other taxes on the importation of machinery, equipment, and articles used in the production processes of goods and services.

The nation’s strategic location also plays an important role in its logistics segment that makes it easy for them to receive and ship goods to North and South America. In addition to having the same time zone as the central zone of the United States (CST), it allows them to offer a bi-oceanic corridor, proximity to the Trans-Pacific route, and the Panama Canal.

Strategic Logistics Point

Being located in Central America, El Salvador borders Guatemala, Honduras, the Gulf of Fonseca, and the Pacific Ocean, and this strategic position makes it an important regional distribution center, ideal for companies that need to distribute their products in the Central American market.

This is how the country, in addition to having an excellent and up-to-date legal framework, has a modern port and airport infrastructure that makes it easier for companies to carry out their logistics procedures efficiently so that its Service Parks and Regional Logistics Operators are key players in the activities of the national and regional logistics sector.

Currently, the Government is advancing initiatives contemplated in the Cuscatlán Plan to improve and consolidate our nation as a regional logistics center, where both national and foreign organizations generate jobs for the Salvadoran population and in turn contribute to the growth of its economy.

For example, the Government is now working on the modernization and expansion of its Port of Acajutla, to quadruple its total scope and enhance its cargo and logistics capacity. This year, through the structure, about 3,215,721 metric tons of imports and exports were mobilized and attention to ships increased by 8.97%.

El Salvador has a robust road and maritime infrastructure, which is essential for its logistics corridors, since the country’s ports, highways, and airports move cargo from North America to Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, and Panama.

On the other hand, the segment of international services (offshoring and outsourcing), benefits from the location of El Salvador because they share the same time zone as the central zone of the United States (CST, GMT-6) and this makes them an ideal point for the provision of remote business services and the maintenance of commercial aircraft.

Economic Stability

El Salvador has managed to consolidate one of the most stable economies in Latin America and specialized in exports. It has a dynamic business environment structured with solid macroeconomic foundations and strong government institutions, which have fostered healthy competition and international integration, which has allowed both improving the quality of life of Salvadorans, as well as promoting the economic development of the country.

According to the Central Reserve Bank (BCR), El Salvador is a safe destination to invest, in fact, in the first half of 2021, the country reached $135 million in direct investment, that is, an increase of 84.9%, compared to the previous year, which evidenced an interesting process of Salvadoran economic recovery. Among the benefited sectors are manufacturing, finance and insurance, commerce, and information and communications.

In this way, both investors and businessmen who come to the country are an important source of technological development and job creation, a vital aspect for strengthening the nation.

Since the dollarization of the economy of El Salvador in 2001, the country offers investors an environment of great monetary stability, thanks to the elimination of exchange risk, as well as its low inflation.

Strategic Alliances

Since joining the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) in 1991, El Salvador has signed regional and bilateral trade agreements that have given it preferential access to new markets by applying tariff reductions to trade in goods and services. Thanks to this, it has been possible to establish solid relations with important trading partners, increasing the value of Salvadoran exports and diversifying destination markets, taking advantage of its robust logistics sector, appreciated by countries interested in increasing trade and investment flows.

The free trade agreements signed by El Salvador with various countries facilitate access to a potential market of 1,200 million customers around the world, thus our nation has the following treaties in force:

EU-Central America Association Agreement
CAFTA-DR with the United States
FTA with Mexico
FTA with the Dominican Republic
FTA with Chile
General Treaty of Central American Economic Integration
FTA with Colombia
FTA with Panama
SPA with Cuba
PSA with Ecuador
FTA with South Korea

Productive Workforce

The Salvadoran labor market is characterized by constant evolution and training of its population of productive age. According to the Household and Multiple Purpose Survey (EHPM) last year,  the Working Age Population (PET) in El Salvador represented around 2.9 million people.

It can be seen that this population of active age, located in the range of 16 to 39 years old, represents 52.7%, while people between 40 to 59 years old reach 29.0%. Regarding the location of the PET, 63.4% reside in the urban area and 36.6% in the rural area.

This shows that its workforce is highly productive and capable of developing new skills in a short time, which is ideal for manufacturing, agribusiness, and service activities.

Salvadoran professionals are ready to join the productive sectors of the country, where annually nearly 200,000 new technicians and professionals will enter the labor market. El Salvador has 40 technical and higher education institutions: universities, specialized and technical institutes.

Support For Foreign Investment

The Government of El Salvador has understood the importance of investment in development, the strengthening of its economy, and the modernization of the country, for this reason, it has established a series of government policies that, through an interesting system of incentives, encourage foreign investment. and among which are: the Investment Law, the Industrial and Trade Law Free Zones, the International Services Law, Fiscal Incentives for the Promotion of the Renewable Energy Law, the Law for the Reactivation of Exports, the Special Law on Public-Private Associations and the Investment Funds Law, the Law on Legal Stability for Investments and the Tourism Law.

This regulatory framework seeks to encourage investment, especially foreign investment, to contribute to the economic and social development of the country, increasing its productivity, generating employment, promoting the export of goods and services, and promoting the diversification of national production.

The Government is working to continue guaranteeing a favorable business climate for investment, advancing the implementation of public policies in the areas of security, economy, technology, and innovation, as well as in the development of infrastructure for the development of productive activities in a sustainable way successful.

Sectors Of Interest And Market Opportunities

These are the sectors that offer the most investment opportunities in the country and that have the support of the government for their development.

The internationally renowned industrial sector
The textile industry in El Salvador is one of the main engines of its development. In fact, this segment contributed $2,167.1 million to its Gross Domestic Product (GDP), which shows a growth of 27.4%, compared to the previous year.

This good positioning is largely due to the integration process of the industry where all the productive activities of the textile and clothing chain were incorporated, from the production of fibers, the manufacture, and finishing of yarns and fabrics, the design, cutting, and processing of garments and logistics.

For its part, the Chamber of Textiles (CAMTEX), emphasizes the importance of the textile industry within the Salvadoran economy, already in recent years, it has achieved participation between 40 and 46%. Likewise, this segment is an important generator of jobs, in fact, so far this year the industry generated 21.3% of the jobs, that is 186,110 jobs.

Given that El Salvador exports textiles and clothing to more than 50 countries, it is positioned as one of the most attractive and profitable textile and clothing centers to invest in Latin America, thanks to its proximity to the large consumers of North and South America, its profitable production costs and highly qualified labor.

Service outsourcing service
For several years, the remote business services industry (SED) in El Salvador has achieved significant growth to the point of positioning itself as one of the most profitable platforms in Central America for the provision of quality outsourcing services. Currently, the country is home to a large number of companies with international prestige, which generate more than 16,000 direct jobs, and 11,000 workstations and represent more than 55 local and foreign companies.

El Salvador has an innovative telecommunications infrastructure through which they can deliver service solutions in various regions and delivery models. Currently, the Government is working to create a technological ecosystem with an offer in corporate offices, BPOs, call centers, data centers, software development, and programming businesses. This complex, which will be called Altius Tech Park, is a technology park that will be inaugurated at the end of 2022, in Ciudad Arce, La Libertad, and will have an initial investment of $30 million.

In El Salvador, there is an international services law that provides tax incentives to companies dedicated to providing services to foreign clients. The companies that establish themselves in parks or service centers will benefit from exemptions in municipal and income taxes, exemption from customs duties, and other taxes on the importation of equipment, machinery, spare parts, accessories and other goods necessary for the execution of the activity encouraged.

Tourism potential
El Salvador has a promising hotel, gastronomic, and shopping offer, including outstanding road connectivity and proximity between multiple tourist attractions. Thanks to its total area of 21,000 km2 and a coastline of 307 km, the tourism sector offers the possibility of practicing activities such as surfing, hiking, diving, or visiting archaeological parks or museums.

Additionally, the medical tourism segment seeks to be recognized as an ideal destination for the establishment of hospitals and specialized clinics, to serve patients residing in the United States and Canada.

Salvadoran legislation determines that a company with a minimum investment of USD 25,000 can be declared a tourism project of national interest and opt for benefits such as total exemptions from the real estate transfer tax for the acquisition of real estate that will be used for the project, income tax, partial exemption from municipal taxes, among others.

The Government is currently carrying out an emblematic project called “Surf City”, with which it seeks to turn El Salvador into a tourist destination specialized in surfing and promote its beaches in Ahuachapán, Sonsonate, La Libertad, La Paz, San Miguel, and Usulután. With this, it also seeks to strengthen the road infrastructure, pedestrian paths, markets, and medical centers.

El Salvador Pushing The Technology Frontier

With the adoption of Bitcoin as a second currency in the country, El Salvador has positioned itself at the forefront of financial technology. Internally, it has provided the financially excluded population access to payments and savings services, with the potential to transform the lives of Salvadorans in a very short period. New investments are flourishing in sectors such as technology and tourism, creating new sources of employment.

The Government is also going through a fast-paced digital transformation, reducing red tape, one of the greater barriers to economic growth in the past. This has resulted in agile services for the establishment, operation, and expansion of local and foreign firms.

El Salvador is setting the ground to become the host of technology and digital services investments shortly. By creating an enabling legal framework, providing tax breaks, and ensuring digital connectivity and quality energy services, El Salvador aims at becoming a Digital Nation. A nation where successful startups are born, and local and foreign technology companies can grow. Referring to the Government´s work in this space, a Salvadoran technology service provider, recently stated “Never in my life I´ve seen this level of initiative. We are headed the right way. It makes me proud”.
Through partnerships with multinational companies like Amazon Web Services and Microsoft; and higher education institutions throughout the country, the Government is educating, training, and upskilling youth to generate today’s and future talent and improve the quality of life of our population.    

It is projected that by 2030, there will be a global shortage of more than 85 million tech workers, and El Salvador will be prepared to benefit from this opportunity.

Ambassador’s Final Words

Dear friends, as you can see, El Salvador is a great country to invest in and do business in, not only because of all the competitive advantages and the excellent business environment but also because of the attractive tax incentives and the special treatment that is given from the governmental spheres to potential investors.

El Salvador is also a country with an enviable geographical position in the American continent because it is located in the heart of the center of the Americas, which allows very easy, fast, and low-cost exports to the North American and South America markets.

Also, because El Salvador is known as the “Land of volcanoes” we have a high potential for energy exploitation of this resource of clean energy, as well as being a country with a sea coast that covers practically the entire country, the possibility of investment in the industry of seafood products is vast.

Nor can we leave aside the warmth and hospitality of its inhabitants, who always show a spirit that tends to receive foreign investments and businesses with great joy and goodwill for cooperation. So, for these and many other reasons, El Salvador has become a very attractive business and investment destination, which is why I invite you to consider our country as the best investment option in the American continent and beyond. Thank you so much.

国家概况 

萨尔瓦多共和国位于美洲的心脏地带。它是繁茂的自然、文化之美和热情好客的摇篮，它们使其成为一个非常具有吸引力的目的地。萨尔瓦多位于中美洲，北部和东部与洪都拉斯接壤，西部和西北部与危地马拉比邻，南部是太平洋。它是中美洲大陆面积最小的国家，其首都和最大的城市是圣萨尔瓦多，这是一个拥有近200万居民的现代化大都市。

这个美丽的国家为游客提供了321公里的太平洋沿岸海滩、雄伟的火山、平静的河流和湖泊，以及大量的国家公园和保护区，此外它还拥有能够体现各种文化的殖民时期的城镇和考古公园，丰富悠久的历史遗迹和居民的微笑。

 
⬆ 圣萨尔瓦多（首都）及其令人印象深刻的火山全景

与中华人民共和国的外交关系

2018年8月萨尔瓦多与中华人民共和国建立了外交关系，这是两国关系历史上的一个重要里程碑，它为加强互信、扩大基于相互尊重和互不干涉内政的交流与合作，以及进一步推动两国关系迈上新台阶打开了大门。

萨尔瓦多承认一个中国原则，并且支持中国实现和平统一。同时萨尔瓦多也相信人文交流和相互理解将为两国关系持久、健康和稳定发展奠定坚实和全面的社会基础。

目前，中国正在萨尔瓦多的基础设施、水净化和卫生、农业、旅游、文化、体育、商业等领域推广不同的方案和合作项目。

萨尔瓦多：一个极具吸引力的投资目的地

萨尔瓦多共和国已经用了近三十年的时间设计和实施改革，旨在促进其经济现代化和在国际贸易和投资方面实行对外开放。为此，它确立了进入世界大型市场的自由贸易协定，积极推动地区的经济和商业一体化，并采用了美元作为国家货币。

萨尔瓦多另一个具有吸引力的方面是其现代化的港口、机场和道路基础设施，这使得萨尔瓦多的公司能够更方便高效地从事物流业务。事实上，世界经济论坛已将其列为中、南美洲最具竞争力的国家之一。

另一方面，每天都有越来越多的商人来到萨尔瓦多，他们被这里的人才资源所吸引，这些人才具备优秀的业绩、效率和职业道德的特点，因此他们能够很容易地适应新的市场需求，并且受到在萨尔瓦多注册的境外公司的高度赞赏。

通过2001年经济的美元化，萨尔瓦多为投资者们创造了一个可靠的背景，而且投资者们还可以从国家的激励方案中受益，这些方案提供了对所得税、市政和房地产转让的豁免，以及在货物生产和服务过程中使用的机器、设备和物品的进口关税和其他税收的免除。

萨尔瓦多所处的战略位置也使其物流业可以发挥重要作用，货物往来北美和南美都极其便捷。除了与美国中部地区拥有相同的时区外，由于靠近跨太平洋航线和巴拿马运河，它还提供了一条双大洋走廊。

战略物流要塞

萨尔瓦多位于中美洲，与危地马拉、洪都拉斯、丰塞卡湾和太平洋接壤，这一战略地位使其成为重要的区域分销中心，是那些需要在中美洲市场分销其产品的公司的理想选择。

萨尔瓦多不仅拥有完善和现代的法律框架，还具备现代化的港口和机场基础设施，这使位于萨尔瓦多的公司可以高效地完成物流程序，因此萨尔瓦多的服务园区和区域物流运营商们都是国家和区域物流领域的重要参与者。

目前，政府正在推进库斯卡特兰计划中构想的举措，旨在完善和巩固国家作为区域物流中心的地位，这样国内外的机构就能为萨尔瓦多人民创造更多的就业机会，进而促进其经济增长。

举例来讲，政府目前正在致力于阿卡朱特拉港的现代化改造和扩建，将使其总面积扩大四倍，并提高其货运和物流能力。这样一来，仅今年就吸引了约3215721吨的进出口货物，对船舶的关注度也增加了8.97%。

萨尔瓦多拥有强大的公路和海上基础设施，这对其物流走廊至关重要，因为这样其港口、高速公路和机场就可以将货物从北美运往洪都拉斯、尼加拉瓜、哥斯达黎加和巴拿马。

另一方面，国际服务业务（离岸和外包）也受益于萨尔瓦多的地理位置，因为它与美国中部地区同处一个时区，这使其成为远程商务服务和商用飞机维护的理想之地。

经济稳定  

萨尔瓦多成功地保持了拉丁美洲最稳定的经济体之一，并重点聚焦出口。它有一个充满活力的商业环境，以及坚实的宏观经济基础和强大的政府机构，有助于健康的竞争和实现国际一体化，这不仅提高了萨尔瓦多人的生活质量，也促进了国家的经济发展。

按照中央储备银行的说法，萨尔瓦多是一个安全的投资目的地。事实上，在2021年上半年，萨尔瓦多吸引到的直接投资达到1.35亿美元，与上一年相比增长了84.9%，这充分证明了萨尔瓦多的经济复苏过程颇具吸引力。这些投资使制造业、金融和保险业、商业以及信息和通信业等行业都受益匪浅。

而且在这种情况下，前来萨尔瓦多的投资者和商人成为其技术发展和创造就业的重要来源，它对于加强国家的实力至关重要。

自2001年采用美元化以来，由于消除了汇率风险并保持了低通货膨胀，萨尔瓦多为投资者们提供了一个非常稳定的货币环境。

战略联盟 

自1991年加入关税及贸易总协定以来，萨尔瓦多已经签署了多个区域和双边贸易协定，通过对货物和服务贸易实行关税减免，它们使萨尔瓦多享受到了进入新市场的优惠。而且，萨尔瓦多因此得以与重要的贸易伙伴建立起牢固的关系，并利用其强大的物流业，增加了萨尔瓦多出口的价值，也使目的地市场呈现出多样化，这一切得到了有意在萨尔瓦多增加贸易和投资额的国家的赞赏。

萨尔瓦多与各国签署的自由贸易协定有助于其进入全世界12亿客户的潜在市场，以下就是其签署的有效条约：

·欧盟—中美洲协会协定
·美国—中美洲自由贸易协定
·与墨西哥的自由贸易协定
·与多米尼加共和国的自由贸易协定
·与智利的自由贸易协定
·中美洲经济一体化总条约
·与哥伦比亚的自由贸易协定
·与巴拿马的自由贸易协定
·与古巴的购销协议
·与厄瓜多尔的购销协议
·与韩国的自由贸易协定

具备生产能力的劳动力 

萨尔瓦多劳动力市场的特点是其具备生产能力的人口一直得到提升和培训。去年的家庭和多用途调查显示，萨尔瓦多的劳动年龄人口达到约290万人。

其中16岁至39岁的活跃年龄人口占52.7%，而40岁至59岁的人口占29.0%。至于劳动年龄人口的居住地，63.4%的人居住在城市，36.6%的人居住在乡村。

这表明萨尔瓦多劳动力的生产能力很高，能够在短时间内掌握新技能，他们是制造业、农业综合企业和服务业用人的理想选择。

萨尔瓦多的专业人员也为加入国家的生产领域做好了准备，每年有近20万名新技术人员和专业人员可以进入劳动力市场。萨尔瓦多有40所技术和高等教育机构，包括大学、专业院校和技术学院。

对外国投资的支持 

萨尔瓦多政府已经认识到投资对于发展、加强经济和实现国家现代化的重要性，为此，它制定了一系列政策，旨在通过有吸引力的激励机制鼓励外国投资。这些政策包括：投资法、工业和贸易法自由区、国际服务法、促进可再生能源的财政激励措施、出口振兴法、关于公私联合的特别法律和投资基金法、关于投资的法律稳定性的法律和旅游法。

制定这些监管框架是为了鼓励投资，特别是外国投资。从而促进国家的社会和经济发展，提高生产力，创造就业，增加商品和服务的出口，并使国家的生产实现多样化。

政府正在努力继续确保对投资有利的营商环境，保障安全、经济、技术和创新领域中公共政策的落实，同时以可持续的方式成功发展生产经营所需的基础设施建设。

有吸引力的行业和市场机遇 

下面这些行业在萨尔瓦多具有最大的投资机遇，并且其发展也得到了政府的支持。

国际知名的工业行业
萨尔瓦多的纺织业是其发展的主要引擎之一。事实上，该行业为国家的国内生产总值贡献了21.671亿美元，与前一年相比增长了27.4%。

这一良好的定位在很大程度上得益于该行业的整合过程，即将纺织和服装链的所有生产活动都整合在一起，从纤维生产、纱线和面料的制造和整理，到服装的设计、裁剪和加工。

纺织品商会也对纺织业在萨尔瓦多经济中的重要性非常重视，近年来，它的参与率已达到40%至46%。而且，这一行业也是一个创造就业岗位的重要来源，事实上，今年截止目前，该行业已经创造了186110个就业岗位，占到就业的21.3%。

由于萨尔瓦多可以向50多个国家出口纺织品和服装，因此它的纺织业和服装中心被认为是投资拉丁美洲的一个最具吸引力和最能够盈利的行业之一，这主要得益于它邻近北美和南美的大批消费者，而且它的生产成本极具竞争力，劳动力也拥有很高的素质。

外包服务
近几年来，萨尔瓦多的远程商业服务业取得了显著增长，它也将自己定位为中美洲在提供优质外包服务方面最具盈利效应的平台之一。现在，萨尔瓦多拥有大量具有国际声誉的公司，这些公司创造了16000多个直接就业岗位，11000个工作站，它们代表了超过55家的本土和外国公司。

萨尔瓦多拥有领先的电信基础设施，通过这些基础设施，可以为不同地区和各种交付模式提供服务解决方案。目前，政府正在创建一个技术生态系统，为公司办公室、商务流程外包、呼叫中心、数据中心、软件开发和编程业务提供服务。这样一个综合体将被称为Altius科技园，将于2022年底在拉利伯塔德的Ciudad Arce举行开工仪式，前期投资需要3000万美元。

萨尔瓦多有一项国际服务法，它可以为向外国客户提供服务的公司提供税收优惠。在产业园或服务中心成立的公司将享受市政税和所得税的豁免、关税的豁免，以及进口设备、机械、备件、配件和其他受到鼓励业务所需货物的税收豁免。

旅游业的潜力
萨尔瓦多的酒店、美食和购物场所令人憧憬，道路四通八达，而且比邻各个旅游景点。得益于其21000平方公里的总面积和长达307公里的海岸线，旅游业具备了练习冲浪、徒步旅行、潜水或参观考古公园和博物馆等活动的可能性。

此外，医疗旅游业也力求使萨尔瓦多成为建立医院和专业诊所的理想目的地，它们可以为居住在美国和加拿大的患者提供服务。

萨尔瓦多法律规定，投资额不少于25000美元的公司可以被认定从事符合国家利益的旅游项目，它们可以选择享受各种福利，比如在购买用于该项目的房地产时，完全免除房地产转让税、所得税、部分免除市政税等。

政府目前正在实施一个名为“冲浪城市”的标志性项目，旨在将萨尔瓦多变成一个专门冲浪的旅游目的地，并将其推广到阿瓦查潘、松松特、拉利伯塔德、拉巴斯、圣米格尔和乌苏卢坦的海滩。为此，它也在致力于加强道路基础设施、人行道、市场和医疗中心的建设。

萨尔瓦多推动技术向前沿发展 

随着比特币成为萨尔瓦多的第二种货币，萨尔瓦多已将自己定位为金融科技的前沿。在国内，它为那些在金融上遭到排斥的人口提供了支付和储蓄服务，这就有可能在极短的时间内改变萨尔瓦多人的生活。而科技和旅游领域日益增长的新投资则为就业创造了新的来源。

政府也正在经历快速的数字化转型，减少繁文缛节，这是过去阻碍经济增长的最大障碍之一。这使它现在可以为本地和外国公司的成立、运营和扩张提供便捷的服务。

萨尔瓦多同时在为尽快成为技术和数字服务投资的目的国奠定基础。通过建立一个有利的法律框架，提供税收减免，并确保数字畅通和优质的能源服务，萨尔瓦多的目标是成为一个数字国家。这样的一个国家可以诞生许多成功的初创公司，当地和外国的技术公司也能够蓬勃发展。在谈到政府在这方面的工作时，一家萨尔瓦多的技术服务提供商最近表示，“我一生中从未见到政府这样主动作为。我们正朝着正确的方向前进。这让我感到骄傲”。

通过与亚马逊网络服务和微软等跨国公司以及全国各高等院校的合作，政府正在教育、培训和提升青年人的技能，为当下和未来培养人才，从而提高全民的生活质量。

预计到2030年，全球技术工人的短缺将超过8500万人，萨尔瓦多将做好准备，力争从这一机遇中受益。

大使寄语 

亲爱的朋友们，正如你们在前面所看到的，萨尔瓦多是一个值得投资和经商的伟大国家，这不仅是因为它具有所有的竞争优势和良好的商业环境，而且还因为它的税收优惠极具吸引力，同时政府部门还会给予潜在投资者们一些特殊待遇。

萨尔瓦多也是一个在美洲大陆拥有令人羡慕的地理位置的国家，因为它位于美洲中心的心脏地带，这使得它向北美和南美市场的出口都非常方便、快速和低成本。

此外，由于萨尔瓦多被称为“火山之地”，我们的这一清洁能源的开发潜力非常大，而且萨尔瓦多拥有几乎覆盖全国的海岸线，因此对海鲜产品行业的投资也具有巨大的可能性。

我们也不能忘记萨尔瓦多当地居民的热情好客，他们对于外国投资和经商充满喜悦，对于合作也心怀善意。因此，出于这些和许多其他原因，萨尔瓦多已经成为一个非常有吸引力的营商和投资的目的地，这就是为什么我请求你们将我们国家作为美洲大陆乃至更大范围内最佳的投资选择。非常感谢你们！