Salvadoran Stock Exchange
The Salvadoran Stock Exchange, Bolsa de Valores de El Salvador (BVES) is the stock exchange in the nation of El Salvador.[1] The exchange is used for the securitization of various government infrastructure projects. The exchange was established in 1992.[2] It is overseen by Central Securities Depository (CEDEVAL). The market grew from handling U.S. $600 million initially to more than U.S. $3 billion by 2006 and almost $6 billion by the end of 2011.[3] Rolando Duarte was chief of the BVES as of 2013.[4] In 2009 there were 34 companies trading on the exchange, the vast majority in finance or insurance businesses.[2]