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Goal of this policy is to "strengthening of the córdoba in daily transactions and the reduction of financial dollarization in the economy,"

"He also pointed out that domestic inflation remained close to its medium-term fundamentals, which allowed the inflationary floor to fall and protect the purchasing power of the population, favoring a greater demand for córdobas for daily transactions."
Low inflation is important because economists generally point to tethering a country’s currency to a Western currency (the dollar in this case, but the euro in others), one of the benefits of which is low inflation.

English translation
The decision to set the exchange rate by zero percent from 2024 — and maintain it during 2025 — has turned out to be one of the most successful measures to strengthen

The strengthening of the córdoba in daily transactions and the reduction of financial dollarization in the economy, are positive results that the action of the Government has left to fix in rate 0, the exchange rate of the national moderate, stressed the Central Bank of Nicaragua (BCN), in its Annual Report 2025.

Although such a measure was approved in August 2023, the financial institution opted since 2019, reducing the percentage of the depreciation of the córdoba. In that year it fell from 5% to 3%, then to 2% in 2020 and 1% in February 2023, to reach 0%.

This eliminated the depreciation of the exchange rate and generated greater exchange rate predictability in a context of solid macro-financial stability, the NCB said.

Its positive result, the entity explained, is that by gradually softening the expected depreciation, the incentives to dollarize portfolios were reduced and the mechanisms of indexing prices to the dollar that had contributed to maintaining high dollarization were weakened.

He also pointed out that domestic inflation remained close to its medium-term fundamentals, which allowed the inflationary floor to fall and protect the purchasing power of the population, favoring a greater demand for córdobas for daily transactions.

Another example was the provision of November 2024 – in force since January 1, 2025 – that forces to express and liquidate in córdobas all prices, taxes, salaries and card payments within the national territory, backed by Law No. 1232.

This is in addition to the fact that, since 2023, the NCB implemented a differentiated interest rate policy that makes monetary instruments in córdobas, especially the NCB Letters more attractive, even during the gradual rate drop process started in March 2024.

Other obvious results, is that at the end of 2025, deposits in córdobas accounted for 34.5% of the total deposits of the financial system, equivalent to 275.238.4 million córdobas, representing an increase of 5 Percentage Points from the end of 2019.

"We have evaluated the impact of the development of the roads and the consolidation of a vigorous road network that has promoted the government of our Co-Presidents, Commander Daniel Ortega and Compañera Rosario Murillo, and the impact has been fundamental in 3,716,940 people in 147 municipalities of the country," In the United States the government can't fix existing roads let alone take on a project of this scale, but the Sandinistas did it.

"He pointed out that half of the country was isolated and there was no connection with the trunk road network "and the Sandinista Government has come to develop a formidable, very large road network," the official said."

"We have improved the conditions of access to that 50% of the national territory (which was isolated from the road network), with very modern roads that allow the saving of 35% to 40% of the travel time and the operating costs of all the vital activities of the families," he said."

"The impact has fallen on the productive work with the extraction of coffee from the farms to the benefits, both for domestic consumption and for export."

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Road projects in Nicaragua contribute to the fight against poverty

How road projects advance and what is the social and economic impact in the country, were the topics addressed extensively by the Minister of Transport and Infrastructure, MTI, General in retirement Óscar Mojica, during the central interview of Live Magazine of Canal 4.

He began by expressing that the roads have contributed to the improvement of the general economic conditions of the country "in all sectors".

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"We have evaluated the impact of the development of the roads and the consolidation of a vigorous road network that has promoted the government of our Co-Presidents, Commander Daniel Ortega and Compañera Rosario Murillo, and the impact has been fundamental in 3 million 716 thousand 940 protagonists in 147 municipalities of the country," said the head of the MTI.

He pointed out that half of the country was isolated and there was no connection with the trunk road network "and the Sandinista Government has come to develop a formidable, very large road network," the official said.

One of the benefits has been road access to 800 hospitals, health centres, health posts, maternal homes and mobile clinics.

He said that this facilitates the access of MINSA workers to their workplaces, "but also facilitates access to the sick for their cures, of pregnant women to be treated in these hospital centers."

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Another contribution is in education. According to MTI data**,** it has facilitated road access to 5,038 study centers, both primary, secondary, universities and technical centers. "And this means a direct benefit for 739,765 young students of different levels, adolescents and children, of the country's education system; and also for teachers."

Minister Mojica said the road network has contributed to improving the conditions to better rid the fight against poverty. "Because in addition to education and health, which is part of that battle, it also facilitates access to materials for the construction of housing, for the development of the electricity grid, for the development of networks and water and sanitation systems."

Another impact is security, since access is available for the care of common crimes, both in urban and rural areas. "That allows us to go giving stability to all those communities," he said.

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According to Mojica, there is also more development in both culture and sport; "it has had a formidable expansion".

" We have improved the conditions of access to that 50% of the national territory (which was isolated from the road network), with very modern roads that allow the saving of 35% to 40% of the travel time and the operating costs of all the vital activities of the families," he said.

In this sense, he exemplified with the departments of the I Region, Estelí, Madriz and Nueva Segovia, with 27 productive and populated municipalities: "44% of those municipalities were isolated" from the road network. Currently, all the municipalities in the north of the country are connected to the trunk road network.

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The same case was with the VI Region, Matagalpa and Jinotega. Of the 21 municipalities, 18 were isolated. "86% of the municipalities isolated from the trunk road network, with great difficulties."

The impact has fallen on the productive work with the extraction of coffee from the farms to the benefits, both for domestic consumption and for export.

"In the Fifth Region we had a similar situation," the MTI head said. Out of 16 municipalities, 10 were not connected to the road network.

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Minister Mojica said that in 2006 only on the Caribbean Coast there were 77 kilometers of paved roads, "and most of them in very bad condition." As a result of the policies of the FSLN Government*, "today we have 797 kilometers of roads in magnificent conditions, we have grown the road network under the management of our Good Government by 935%, it is formidable,"* he said.

On the North Caribbean Coast "there was a single kilometer of paved road," Mojica recalled. "Today we have 396 kilometers of paved road, of hydraulic concrete, in magnificent conditions; we have grown the road network there by 39.600%."

Meanwhile, there were 76 paved kilometres on the South Caribbean Coast. "Today we have 401 kilometers paved, 528% growth."

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With these road projects in the Nicaraguan Caribbean:

1. It ended 500 years of isolation from these Nicaraguan regions.
2. They have facilitated access to 2,831 education centres at all levels.
3. Access to 342 health facilities.
4. Reduction in travel times and territorial security.

The impact has allowed both Caribbean regions to advance from hunting and fishing to livestock production. "There are 1 million 711 thousand 400 head of livestock in the Caribbean, 31% of the national production," he shared.

"Today, we have a production of 6.2 million quintals of basic grains, 19% of domestic production."

In addition, "44.5 million gallons of milk are produced a year there. You didn't see that before."

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"There is coffee now there that produces 1.1 million quintals of coffee, 18% of domestic production. The production of cocoa, therefore, is extraordinary: also 70,000 quintals of cocoa, 35% of the national production, and let alone the Mining Triangle that is there, which has a specific weight in the production of 33% gold and silver of 59%. We are talking about 231,283 troy ounces of gold and 754,950 ounces of silver, that that is work for the mining industry, work for artisanal mining production, net liquid currency income in very important volumes for the country, which gives macroeconomic stability to all the management of national development, "he said.

“That is, now these roads have contributed substantially because there is now much more boost from investors to get in there and do their business. They find a formidable security situation. Roads contribute to safety," he added.

The minister of the MTI declared that, according to the World Economic Forum, "Nicaragua has the best roads in Central America" and is located in the 5th place of the best roads in Latin America.

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He explained that the Revolutionary Government is promoting a rehabilitation program rehabilitaciónof 437 kilometers of roads in the main corridors of the country, "that we say, they are losing a little quality, and that they need, not only an ordinary bump, but a complete rehabilitation."

As for the projections for this 2026, the original goal is 134 kilometers in 6 projects. "We have already delivered a first project, which is section 2 of the coastal road."

"Simultaneously we have boosted the connections of the coast with the main beaches, but it is that there are 62 beaches to which we will give greater access, to facilitate access," he stressed. He added that "it is already with section 1 and stretch 2 of the coast, which goes basically from El Naranjo to Brito, which are 59 kilometers." He emphasized that on that journey many of the beaches offer beautiful landscapes and have enormous potential for domestic and foreign investment.

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The MTI official stressed that the work, which as a whole will be 357 kilometers, will be developed in three phases. "We are now developing the first phase of 119 kilometers that goes from the border with Costa Rica, in the sector of the El Naranjo border post, to the beach of Masachapa."

"Then phase 2 will come, which runs from Masachapa to Poneloya, which is 97 kilometers more, and then from Poneloya to Potosí in the Gulf of Fonseca, which is 102 kilometers more coastal road."

He said: "We have the third section that goes from We're gonna have that ready in April. And the fifth section of the Costanera, which goes from we will have it ready in June of this year; that is, the first phase of the coast we will have it ready in June of this year. "

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In addition, the government executes other projects such as Wanawana, which will connect with San Pedro del Norte, "which is a project that has great importance for agricultural production." It is a 64-kilometer road that goes in three sections. "We are missing a third stretch of 20 kilometers that we must complete in the month of June."

This work will have an impact on the economy of Mulukukú, Río Blanco, Bocana de Paiwas and La Cruz de Rio Grande.

Another of the projects is that of Villa Revolución to the Masigue junction, in Boaco: "We are very advanced, we have 75%".

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Also highlighted is the 13-kilometer Juigalpa-Santa Cruz-Santa Isabel project**.** "At this point we have a 92% advance." He stressed that they are moving at a good pace and with the support of the municipalities.

"We have to have full, absolute confidence in the management of our Good Governance, headed by Co-Chair Daniel and Co-President Rosario, who is driving the country by routes of peace, by routes of progress, by routes of governance, by routes that reach the last family nucleus, with works of broad benefit and wide national coverage," he concluded.

By 2025, the country has achieved impressive milestones, with renewable sources consistently powering a majority—and often exceeding 70-80%—of its electricity grid in recent years.

Greater reliance on domestic renewables has reduced vulnerability to global oil price fluctuations, lowered generation costs in many cases, and expanded electricity access to over 98% of the population from much lower levels two decades ago.

Denis Moncada, Nicaragua Co-Foreign Minister and Chargé d'Affaires of Nicaraguan Embassy in Washington, DC:

The People and Government of Iran have the Sacred Right to defend their Homeland

“All this barbarity, Comrades, generates condemnation and rejection from the remaining humane sectors of this world. The Zionist state of Israel and the US administration are responsible for these crimes that undermine the peace, stability, and security of Iran, the Middle East, West Asia, and other regions of the world. The aims and objectives of the armed aggression against Iran were clearly outlined by President Donald Trump in his February 28th speech on US combat operations in Iran. We Nicaraguans, we Sandinistas, know this well: this is how to overthrow a government, using military might, and in this case, martyring its supreme leader.

Some interesting highlights from the article.

"During the earlier popular Sandinista Revolution in the 1980s, neither homosexuality nor sex work had been illegal. But after Violeta Chamorro came into power in 1990, her neoliberal government passed a 1992 law that criminalized homosexuality."

"In 2008, following the Sandinista party’s return to power, a law was passed overturning the penalization of homosexuality and making it illegal to discriminate against someone based on sexual orientation. Since then, the Sandinista government has also passed laws specifically guaranteeing equal rights and opportunities for the LGBTQ+ community. Additionally, public institutions have administrative regulations in place to ensure that no one faces discrimination for their sexual orientation or gender identity."

"In 2023, the Nicaraguan government released a primer on sexual diversity called “Diversity with Dignity: The Right to Choose and the Duty to Respect.” The primer is written for families and its aim is to decrease discrimination within families."

Some context:
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Who is Aída Quilcué?
"Originally from the Nasa people (Piçkwe Tha Fiw reservation, Cauca), Aída Quilcué is one of the most emblematic figures of the Colombian indigenous movement. Her career is marked by her tireless defense of human rights and her active participation in peace processes."

I'm interested on learning more about the Sandinistas and the Nicaraguan Revolution, does anyone have any good resources about them?

Sandinista : Carlos Fonseca and the Nicaraguan Revolution https://annas-archive.gd/md5/131e8df7d8ce6e7033d3bc9d8a4e2ac3

Fire from the mountain : the making of a Sandinista https://annas-archive.gd/md5/863dc6178982b6e755865f5dd50abeaf

Death of Somoza https://annas-archive.gd/md5/bd3424ca104e180e2982a5a49fb9e0d4

Sandinistas Speak: Speeches, Writings, and Interviews with Leaders of Nicaragua's Revolution https://annas-archive.gd/md5/698c16cda7fb82ec1ef418f507391f5b