Changes in transparency and ethics in the last three years have seen the number of law suits against the Ministry of Public Work in El Salvador reduced to zero. In 2009, 80% of Ministry of Public Works contracts were paralysed by legal problems and had debts of $43m. This remarkable change has been driven by

El Salvador is the first new country to join CoST since the launch of its international programme late last year. At a recent press conference in San Salvador, Gerson Martinez Minister of Public Works and John Hawkins, Programme Manager CoST International Secretariat signed a Memorandum of Understanding that commits the Ministry of Public Works, Transport