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The Ecuador growth forecast for 2026 rose to 2.7% at the central bank, with trade, mining and food manufacturing named as the three biggest drivers.
Ecuador explained: 9,216 homicides in 2025, a dollar economy, a US$5 billion IMF deal, power-cut risk and local elections on 29 November 2026.
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Rent, water, buses and doctors in Ecuador's Andean third city, counted in the currency a foreign...
He wrote to ask how American aircraft could lawfully use a second Ecuadorian base. Two days...
Quito security chief Carolina Andrade quits after three years, citing personal reasons, to work on Amazon environmental crime....
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US visa restrictions hit 27 people in Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador and Peru, led by Bolivia's attorney general. Who...
Ecuador economy minister Sariha Moya is out: Noboa named Social Security chief Bernardo Cordovez, who leads a US$2...
Ecuadorian media name alias Charlie, killed with two escorts in a Manabí army operation on 23 September 2026,...
Camilo Ecuador 2027: Quito moves to 9 April and Cuenca to 10 April. New tickets from US$49; what...
Soy Luna Ecuador dates: Guayaquil on 12 November and Quito on 14 November 2026, with TicketShow seats from...
Carlos Rivera Reik Ecuador 2026: the two Mexican acts share one stage in Quito on 5 November and...