Álvaro Trigueros A.

Economista salvadoreño, analizo el desarrollo y su relación con las #finanzaspublicas. Creo en el principio de la libertad individual y el potencial humano

[GTIPA @GTIPAlliance]

GTIPA is excited to welcome @fusades and @Expert_Grup into the alliance!

FUSADES is a nonprofit policy institute focused on improving economic and social development in El Salvador.

Expert-Grup is a Moldova-based think tank specializing in economic and public policy research.

[Southern Voice @SVoice2030]

🎙️ @margaritabeneke, Director of the Center for Research and Statistics at @fusades, discusses data gaps and research priorities in the latest episode of The Compass: "Knowledge Ownership and Data Gaps.”

The conversation reflects on how limited access to timely, disaggregated data can obscure local realities and constrain the ability to shape relevant, context-driven solutions.

▶️ Watch the full episode: https://t.co/759u7PG21B
🎙️ Listen on Spotify: https://t.co/DclQTNFKJp

[World Bank Data @worldbankdata]

The March 2026 update to our Poverty and Inequality Platform (PIP) is now live, bringing new survey data, improved estimates, and updated projections of global #poverty through 2026.

Explore the latest data: https://t.co/r393QrG4uO

[IMF @IMFNews]

How is the war in the Middle East impacting the global economy?

Join IMF Chief Economist Pierre-Olivier Gourinchas, with Petya Koeva Brooks and Deniz Igan, for our latest projections and what they mean for the global economy. Tune in Tuesday, April 14 at 9 AM ET. https://t.co/Lq0Dsa8Mmp

[Fusades @fusades]

FUSADES, por medio del Departamento de Estudios Económicos (DEC) participó en el Foro de Semiconductores México–EE.UU., organizado por CANIETI (Cámara de la Industria Electrónica de México) con el apoyo de la Embajada de EE.UU. en México.

[Econovis @econovisuals]

📈 Global Semiconductor Sales Reach $792 Billion in 2025

Global semiconductor industry sales climbed to a record $792 billion in 2025, reflecting strong demand for advanced chips across computing, artificial intelligence, and electronics.

By region, semiconductor sales were distributed as follows:

· Americas (primarily the United States): $255 billion
· Rest of Asia: $225 billion
· China: $213 billion
· Europe: $54 billion
· Japan: $45 billion

Historically, the United States dominated the global semiconductor industry, accounting for roughly 60% of worldwide sales in the early 1980s. By the 2010s, however, its share had declined to around 20%, while Asia’s share surged from about 10% to nearly 70%, according to the Semiconductor Industry Association.

More recently, the regional balance has shifted again. The Americas’ share of global semiconductor sales increased from 22.0% in 2018 to 32.2% in 2025, while China’s share declined from about 35% during 2019–2021 to 26.9% in 2025, reflecting evolving supply chains and geopolitical dynamics in the chip industry.

#USA #China #semiconductor #chip #DataProcessor #DataCenter #data #AI #tech #TechWar

[Foro Económico Mundial @wef_es]

Hoy en día, Uruguay es líder mundial en #energíasrenovables, ya que el 98 % de sus necesidades eléctricas se cubren con fuentes renovables. ¿Cómo logró una transformación tan asombrosa?

Conoce más noticias sobre la Transición Energética en América Latina aquí: https://t.co/WUW1Zq7Sba

[NBER @nberpubs]

A study of whether the world trading system promotes tariff cooperation finds that countries internalize most, but not all, of their impacts on one another and reciprocate altruistic behavior, from Rodrigo Adão, John Sturm Becko, Arnaud Costinot, and Dave Donaldson https://t.co/cvrmH7Qm5N

[Fusades @fusades]

✨ ¡Llegó el Playbook de Innovación Abierta! 🚀
Samuel Salazar, director de PROINNOVA, y Edwin Berrios participaron en el #GETForum El Salvador, donde #CIVLAC presentó una guía clave para que las corporaciones de América Latina trabajen de manera efectiva con startups de impacto.

[Punto105 [105.3 FM] @Punto105]

@UFGoficial 🟠 Además, desarrollamos un interesante Panel de discusión sobre los desafíos de la seguridad ante la Inteligencia Artificial, con la participación de:
• Mtro. Roberto Edmundo Mendoza – UFG
• Dr. Victor Miguel Cuchillac – UFG
• Mtro. Oscar Alfredo Pineda – FUSADES

[Ricardo Hausmann @ricardo_hausman]

Take a look at our revamped @HarvardGrwthLab website. 250+ working papers, 93 Journal articles, 60+ book chapters, books and reports, 39 project pages, 100+ op-eds, 75+ videos and connections to our online tools. Kudos to @McK_Chuck and Katelyn Merrigan. Find us here: https://t.co/A3ZQ2H9yBz

[Fusades @fusades]

💡📈 Pedro Argumedo, investigador del Departamento de Estudios Económicos de FUSADES, impartió la conferencia “Oportunidades y desafíos de la innovación en El Salvador” durante la XVII Semana de la Facultad de Economía, Empresa y Negocios de la Universidad Dr. José Matías Delgado

[Fusades @fusades]

🚀 Con más digitalización, educación de calidad y colaboración entre el sector público, privado y academia, El Salvador puede diversificar su economía, generar empleos y construir un futuro más competitivo y sostenible.

Descargar el documento: https://t.co/9P4HxZ1SmL

[Embajada EEUU en ES @USEmbassySV]

Gracias al programa Mujeres Digitales del Gobierno de Estados Unidos y @fusades, emprendedoras como Mayra, de Sorgovita, ahora impulsan sus negocios con herramientas digitales, generan empleo y ayudan a que sus comunidades prosperen.

[COEXPORT El Salvador @COEXPORT]

Álvaro Trigueros (FUSADES) presentó la visión de consolidar un Sistema Nacional de Innovación, articulando educación, exportaciones e inversión extranjera bajo un enfoque tecnológico.

[World Bank Data @worldbankdata]

Did you know that #poverty rates can vary by over 30 percentage points within the same country? The World Bank’s updated Subnational Poverty & Inequality Database (SPID) captures these inequalities across 2,045 regions in 133 countries.

Learn more: https://t.co/SP7aceiFS3

[All day Astronomy @forallcurious]

Extremely rare 'White Auroras' spotted over Finland last night

[Barsee 🐶 @heyBarsee]

It's been 24 hours since OpenAI unexpectedly shook the AI image world with 4o image generation.

Here are the 14 most mindblowing examples so far (100% AI-generated):

1. Studio ghibli style memes

[Institute for New Economic Thinking @INETeconomics]

Who will AI benefit—the many or the few?
👉 https://t.co/fZID8jhLDr 👀
@baselinescene (@MITshapingwork) argues that policymakers must step in to ensure technology benefits workers, not just corporate elites.

[Ricardo Hausmann @ricardo_hausman]

This rich thread highlights the academic papers written at the @HarvardGrwthLab in the past 10 years that have made important contributions to the economic complexity paradigm. Read on! @sfiscience @Kennedy_School