Bukele Lures Wall Street Back to El Salvador as Bonds Rally

  • Notes due in 2025 climb to highest since September 2021
  • Nation said to tap ex-IMF official Alejandro Werner as adviser

Nayib Bukele

Photographer: Camilo Freedman/Bloomberg
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El Salvador’s bonds are on a roll as investors cheer on signs that President Nayib Bukele’s government is trying to shore up finances.

The Central American nation’s overseas notes are the best-performing in emerging markets Tuesday, with the price of $348 million of bonds due in 2025 surging to the highest since September 2021. Yields on the notes dropped to 18%, compared to a peak of more than 70% last July.