Bladex Leads US$100 Million Syndicated Loan in Ecuador
Panama-based trade-finance bank Bladex arranged a US$100 million syndicated facility for Ecuador's Banco Bolivariano, drawing new international lenders.
July 22, 2026Section
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The Strokes to Play First-Ever Ecuador Show in Quito
The Strokes will make their long-awaited debut in Ecuador on November 24, 2026, bringing their world tour to Quito's Estadio
July 22, 2026
Ecuador’s 2040 Plan Gets $7.5 Billion Development Bank Boost
Ecuador formally presented its Agenda de Crecimiento Ecuador 2040 on July 21, 2026, a 15-year policy roadmap designed to lift...
July 22, 2026
Ecuador Coca Eradication Hits 60,000 Plants in Border Raid
Ecuador's army destroyed more than 60,000 coca plants and a clandestine lab in a July 2026 border operation, highlighting spillover...
July 22, 2026
Ecuador’s Quito Culture Festival Returns With Free Light Shows
The Quito culture festival Fiesta de la Luz returns August 8-12, 2026, with free video-mapping shows at historic churches. No...
July 21, 2026
Delivery Hero PedidosYa Ecuador Sale Fits Uber Deal
Delivery Hero PedidosYa sells its Ecuador unit to SSW Partners in a $1.6B deal clearing 14 markets for Uber's $14.8B...
July 21, 2026
Terpel Ecuador Exits Retail Fuel in US$64 Million Sale
Terpel Ecuador sold its retail fuel stations to Primax in a US$64 million deal to focus on lubricants and aviation...
July 20, 2026
Ecuador Assembles Its First Local Military Patrol Vehicle as US Naval Ties Deepen
Ecuador assembled its first domestically built military patrol vehicle and commissioned a US-donated coast-guard boat, deepening naval cooperation with Washington.
July 20, 2026
Salgado Revival Reaches Vienna as Youth Orchestra Picks Talent
Ecuador’s Salgado revival hit Vienna, Rome and Barcelona in January. Now Medellín youths join a 78-player Ibero-American orchestra in Colombia,...
July 19, 2026