Law 1238, enacted on February 21, 2025, unifies Nicaragua’s public and municipal procurement regulations into a single legal framework. It introduces updated procurement categories, adds key principles like remediability and local economic development, and establishes new requirements such as the State Supplier Verification Certificate. The law aims to streamline administrative contracting processes and promote transparency and local participation.

Law No. 1247, published on February 25, 2025, extends maternity leave in Nicaragua to 13 weeks—four weeks prenatal and nine weeks postpartum—while ensuring 60% salary compensation and full social security benefits.

Nicaraguan citizens have always had the means provided by the State to register at the Civil Registry and have their respective identity document that allows them to carry out any commercial and institutional procedures or transactions.

On March 31, 2025, Law Number 1244, the "Law of the Judicial System of the Republic of Nicaragua," was published in the official newspaper (“La Gaceta”), in edition number 61. This law promotes modernization in the jurisdictional order and advances the administration of justice for citizens.

On February 24, 2025, the National Assembly published Law 1240, the "Foreign Investment Law," in the official newspaper. This law repealed Law 344 (the previous law that promoted investments) and its regulation. It also repealed Executive Decree Number 55-2006, "Creation of the Single Window for Investments (VUI)," in order to transform the legal framework regarding investments in Nicaragua.

This article addresses food loss and waste (FLW), a complex issue due to its environmental impacts and its effect on food safety.