Five common keys for Latin America arriving at the Ibero-American summit in Andorra
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Each Latin American country attends the XXVII Ibero-American Summit in Andorra this Wednesday with its...
April 20, 2021Section
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Vaccination against Covid marks the beginning of calm government transition in Ecuador
Vaccination against covid-19 and institutional cordiality marked this Monday the beginning of the Government transition process between the outgoing President...
April 20, 2021
Ecuador will show if there is room for liberalism in Latin America
Latin American countries have flirted with economic liberalism in recent decades. Much of the time the liberal pledges have remained...
April 16, 2021
IMF assured there is an “important understanding” with Guillermo Lasso, Ecuador’s president-elect
The Western Hemisphere director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), Alejandro Werner, assured on Thursday that there is an "important...
April 16, 2021
Moody’s upgrades banking outlook for Paraguay, Panama and Argentina
The rating agency Moody's has improved the outlook of the banking system of Paraguay, Panama and Argentina, by changing its...
April 15, 2021
Guillermo Lasso vows he will send tax-cut bill to Congress on his first day as President of Ecuador
After winning the second round of elections last Sunday, Guillermo Lasso assured that his government will bring about a "real...
April 15, 2021
Ecuador’s Comptroller General arrested, charged with corruption
Ecuador's acting Comptroller General Pablo Celi, was arrested on Tuesday, April 13th, for investigations in a case of alleged corruption,...
April 15, 2021
U.S. announces it will work with Guillermo Lasso to “further strengthen” relationship with Ecuador
The United States has congratulated Ecuador's President-elect Guillermo Lasso on his victory in the presidential elections and said it looks...
April 14, 2021
Guillermo Lasso defeates Andres Arauz and is elected president of Ecuador
With more than 97% of the votes officially counted, conservative Creo candidate Guillermo Lasso obtained 52.5% of the votes against...
April 11, 2021