Salario mínimo 2026: “Ya hay una decisión amañada” dice presidente de Fenalco Fenalco, through its president Jaime Alberto Cabal Sanclemente, will not attend the Salary Concertation Table, believing it to be a predetermined agreement between the government and unions aimed at electoral gain. Cabal Sanclemente also highlighted that the commerce sector is closing the year with recovery, though some sub-sectors are more impacted than others, and expressed concerns about high labor costs and insecurity affecting businesses. He urged the business community to be active and united in the upcoming elections to ensure a change in the country’s direction, emphasizing the private sector’s significant role in job creation.

• Fenalco will not attend the Salary Concertation Table, deeming it a “rigged” process with a predetermined outcome by the government and unions.
• The organization believes the government’s proposed minimum wage increase is populist, demagogic, and politically motivated ahead of elections.
• The commerce sector is experiencing a year of recovery, with growth between 4-5%, but is impacted by rising labor costs and insecurity.
• Fenalco calls for business leaders to unite and be active in upcoming elections to influence the country’s direction, contrasting the private sector’s job creation with government employment.
• The organization advocates for electing leaders who respect entrepreneurship, democracy, and the separation of powers. https://nicaragua-hub.syndichain.com/articles/ddcd90d0-cec4-4239-8410-71a90d2129d1 https://www.eluniversal.com.co/economica/2025/12/04/salario-minimo-2026-ya-hay-una-decision-amanada-dice-presidente-de-fenalco/