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Ecuadorian Congress allows impeachment proceedings against President Lasso to continue

The Legislative Administration Council (CAL) of the National Assembly (Congress) of Ecuador qualified yesterday, Monday, the impeachment request filed...

Ecuador’s country risk soars: how high is it and why?

At the beginning of 2023, Ecuador had a country risk of around 1,245 points...

Ecuador’s President announces state of emergency due to strong earthquake

The President of Ecuador, Guillermo Lasso, announced Sunday that he would declare a state of emergency to accelerate the reconstruction of property affected by...

Death toll rises to 12 after strong earthquake in Ecuador that was felt even in northern Peru

The President of Ecuador, Guillermo Lasso, informed today that the number of deaths caused by the earthquake of magnitude...

Ecuador’s government rejects impeachment against President Lasso

The Government of Ecuador rejected " categorically " yesterday's request for impeachment against President Guillermo Lasso, filed by 59...

The supply of international flights from Ecuador increases 

Cartagena and Medellín are the new destinations served by Avianca Airlines from Ecuador. There will...

Former Ecuadorian President Lenín Moreno is considering seeking asylum in Paraguay

On Tuesday, former Ecuadorian President Lenín Moreno said that he is weighing the possibility of seeking asylum in Paraguay after learning that the Justice of his country has ordered him to appear every two weeks...

Ecuador lifts “force majeure” to restart oil exports

The public company EP Petroecuador lifted the declaration of "force majeure" in the oil sector on Monday after a state oil pipeline and a polyduct resumed operations after several days of stoppage due to damage...

Ecuador: National Assembly calls for impeachment proceedings against Lasso 

Ecuador's National Assembly voted Saturday (4) in favor of a report recommending the initiation of impeachment proceedings against President Guillermo Lasso. The head of state...

Ecuador resumes oil pumping in largest state-owned pipeline

Ecuador resumed pumping oil through the Trans-Ecuadorian Oil Pipeline System (SOTE), the largest state-owned oil pipeline, after seven days paralyzed due to a bridge collapse in the province of Napo (center) said yesterday, Wednesday, the...

Ecuador has a “difficult” socio-political environment and risk of default, says Moody’s

Moody's Investors Service maintained the long-term foreign currency issuer rating of the Government of Ecuador at Caa3, with a stable outlook. It should be noted that Caa3 is, within Moody's scale, the 19th step out of...

Australian Senator Gerard Rennick: "There has been a lot of misleading advertising in regards to the safe and effective claim….the risks have never been clearly outlined"