Crypto
IMF confirms El Salvador's bitcoin buys since June 2025 funded by private donations
El Salvador's official bitcoin holdings have grown since June 2025 without any public funds, resolving a key compliance question under the country's...
Analysis
El Salvador's IMF programme compliance remains structurally fragile: the private-donation mechanism preserves the letter of the $1.4bn deal but invites scrutiny at the next programme review. If the IMF determines donation-funded accumulation violates the spirit of the public-fund prohibition, disbursement tranches face suspension risk. Sovereign bond spreads for El Salvador would reprice on any signal the programme is in jeopardy, given the country's limited alternative funding access.
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