Ecuador’s Inflation Rate Drops to 1.51% in November 2024
Ecuador's inflation rate dipped slightly to 1.51% in November 2024, down from 1.53% a year earlier. The monthly inflation rate...
December 5, 2024Section
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Ecuador Ends Private Control of Crucial Oil Infrastructure
Ecuador's government has made a strategic move in its energy sector. They've taken control of the Heavy Crude Oil Pipeline...
December 2, 2024
Ecuador’s Golden Opportunity: Lumina Gold’s Cangrejos Project Advances
Lumina Gold's landmark agreement with Ecuador marks a turning point for mining investment in South America. Coverage and analysis from...
November 28, 2024
Ecuador Jails Ex-Judicial Chiefs in Massive Corruption Sting
The Ecuadorian justice system faced a significant blow as a tribunal handed down severe sentences to former high-ranking officials. The...
November 26, 2024
Ecuador Opens Media Sector to Foreign Investment
President Daniel Noboa of Ecuador has taken a bold step to boost the nation's media landscape through a recent decree.
November 20, 2024
Criminal Networks Infiltrate Ecuador’s Public Spending: A $13.5 Million Wake-Up Call
The discovery of organized crime's deep infiltration into Ecuador's public contracts reveals a troubling reality about the country's institutional weakness....
November 19, 2024
Ecuador’s Power Crisis Eases as Colombia Resumes Electricity Exports
Ecuador's severe power crisis has taken a turn for the better as Colombia restarted electricity exports to its neighbor. The...
November 18, 2024
Ecuador’s Noboa Suspends Vice President Abad Amid Political Tensions
Ecuador's President Daniel Noboa has appointed Sariha Moya as the acting vice president after suspending Verónica Abad for 150 days....
November 11, 2024
Ecuador’s Electoral Tribunal Disqualifies Jan Topic’s Presidential Bid
Ecuador's TCE permanently disqualified Jan Topic from the 2025 election over undivested state contracts. The ruling is final — no...
November 11, 2024