People eat at a food establishment in the Historic Center of San Salvador, El Salvador, on July 22, 2026. Commercial activity continues in the capital as the cost of living and employment remain among the main economic concerns for Salvadorans. Few Salvadorans doubt that security is the greatest asset of the country that subdued the gangs. However, their concerns now center on the economic future and the austerity measures President Nayib Bukele is implementing as "bitter medicine." (Photo by Marvin RECINOS / AFP via Getty Images)