Ecuador
Vai alla Scheda Paese »There is nothing harder than the softness of indifference.
— Juan Montalvo
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Election uncertainty and Yasuní oil reserves affect Ecuador’s credit outlook
As indicated by the country’s Ministry of Economy and Finance, the upcoming election uncertainty regarding the Yasuní National Park’s oil reserves and the future economic policy influence Ecuador’s credit rating. Recent reports from credit rating agencies Fitch and Standard & Poor’s highlight the country’s political uncertainty due to upcoming elections ...
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U.S. pledges support for Ecuador’s anti-drug initiatives
The United States has committed additional funding to its drug-control partnership with Ecuador, aiming to amplify the nation’s research and preventive actions against drug trafficking and organized crime. This move also targets the enhancement and restructuring of the judicial sector. The recent commitment was unveiled by Ecuador’s Ministry of Foreign ...
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Acuerdo con Costa Rica pone en riesgo exportación en Ecuador
Exportadores ecuatorianos consideran que el dictamen de la Corte impide el desarrollo del país.
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Ecuador’s Constitutional Court urges renegotiation of sections of trade agreement with Costa Rica
The Constitutional Court of Ecuador today recommended renegotiating certain parts of the Commercial Association Agreement, signed with Costa Rica on March 1st, upon establishing that several articles of the agreement are unconstitutional. The decision came with the support of five out of the nine judges of the constitutional control body. ...
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Ecuador’s President Lasso addresses the growing threat of organized crime
Ecuadorian President, Guillermo Lasso, has reported that the nation is currently grappling with a critical phase due to the rising threat from organized crime syndicates. He made this statement amid a recent surge in street and prison violence caused by these groups. Lasso stated, “Organized crime has assaulted the rule ...
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La artista panameña Farah, de promoción en Colombia y Ecuador
Farah Hashemi, más conocida en el mundo artístico como Farah, ha llevado a cabo en las últimas semanas una gira promocional a nivel internacional.
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Pedofiel Marthijn U. in Ecuador veroordeeld tot tien jaar cel
Pedofiel Marthijn U. uit Hengelo en zijn partner Wesley L. zijn door de rechtbank in Ecuador veroordeeld tot tien jaar celstraf. Volgens de rechtbank in Manabí maakten de mannen zich schuldig aan het bezit van kinderporno. Beiden waren voortvluchtig na veroordelingen in Nederland.
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Ecuador’s Constitutional Court approves presidential decree on tax reform
The Constitutional Court of Ecuador approved a law decree on a new tax reform this Friday, signed by President Guillermo Lasso on May 17th. This occurred after Lasso had declared the constitutional procedure of the “cross death,” dissolving the National Assembly (Parliament) and calling for early general elections. The Court ...
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Esperan fallo histórico de la ONU sobre niñas, maternidades forzadas y aborto en Nicaragua, Guatemala, Ecuador y Perú
Cuando eran niñas, Fátima, Norma, Susana, Lucía y Camila fueron violadas y abusadas sexualmente. En lugar de apoyarles, las autoridades de Nicaragua, Guatemala, Ecuador y Perú las revictimizaron. Ahora, tras cuatro años de litigio, organizaciones de derechos humanos y movimientos sociales de América Latina y el Caribe esperan, en los ...
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Nuevo proveedor. Descubren 105 kilos de cocaína de Ecuador en un cargamento de bananas destinado al Mercado Central
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President of Ecuador signs decree-law to attract investments
The President of Ecuador, Guillermo Lasso, signed Tuesday the decree-law for the “Attraction and Promotion of Investments for Productive Development” to promote the creation of new free trade zones. This is the second urgent economic decree-law signed by the President after last May 17 he applied the constitutional figure of ...
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El Consejo de Participación pide a Lasso que sus decretos beneficien a la mayoría en Ecuador
El Consejo de Participación Ciudadana y Control Social, organismo encargado de designar a las autoridades de control en Ecuador, pidió al jefe de Estado, Guillermo Lasso, que los decretos-ley que suscriba beneficien a la mayoría de la población.
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Ecuador: historic trade agreement with China
The trade agreement that Ecuador signed with China on May 11 is historic. It is historic because of the economic impact it will have and because it will surpass what has been achieved so far with other markets such as Europe. China has become the country’s most important trading partner, ...
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Migrantes buscan desesperados salir del sur de México ante fin del Título 42
El próximo fin del Título 42 en Estados Unidos causa desesperación en la frontera sur de México, donde migrantes urgen al Gobierno permisos para transitar hasta la frontera norte y aprovechar lo que perciben como una oportunidad para cruzar. Familias enteras de Venezuela, Cuba, Guatemala, Ecuador, El Salvador, Honduras, China, ...
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Ecuador’s government launches fight against organized crime with FBI support
By Mamela Fiallo Ecuador expects 14 million rounds of ammunition and a second shipment with 10 million rounds of ammunition to fight organized crime. The shipment is scheduled to arrive on May 8 to strengthen law enforcement. This includes training by the US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI). The FBI’s ...
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What was Ecuador like before dollarization? The change of model that transformed the country
The Ecuadorian economy was going through the same problems that Argentina has today, including high inflation, economic stagnation, deterioration of the social fabric, and lack of long-term credit. Dollarization laid the foundations for a model change that made it possible to overcome these problems. The dollarization of Ecuador not only ...
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Ecuador announces the imminent signing of a trade agreement with China
According to the Ecuadorian Minister of Production, Foreign Trade, Investment, and Fisheries, Julio José Prado, Ecuador will sign a trade agreement with China in the coming weeks, tentatively in May. "The next trade agreement that will be ratified, validated, and signed shortly will be the trade agreement with China," he ...
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Economic miracle in Ecuador: wages and real activity have doubled since the advent of dollarization
Despite the restrictions on using monetary policy as an accommodative tool, dollarization in Ecuador proved to be effective in eradicating inflation for good and promoting long-term economic growth in an economy that, until 1999, had a very low profile in terms of development expectations. The Central Bank of Ecuador, a ...
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Ecuador grows: Lasso achieved the largest fiscal surplus in decades, and the economy is expanding
President Guillermo Lasso’s reforms are laying the groundwork for sustained growth of the economy within the framework of dollarization and price stability. Economic activity grew by 1.67% in the third quarter of 2022 and by 2.34% in the last three months of the year. The growth rate is double that ...
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Pizzas SBARRO llega a Panamá de la mano de Terpel
Nacional Contenido Premium: 0La mayor cadena de pizzas del mundo, Sbarro, llegó a Panamá de la ...
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From highlands to the coast, quake damages Ecuador, Peru
Juan Vera lost three relatives when a strong earthquake that shook parts of Ecuador and Peru on Saturday brought down his niece’s home. The government has offered to pay for the woman’s funeral and those of her baby and her partner, but Vera wonders why local authorities allowed his relatives to ...