Ecuador’s local authorities receive police protection amid violence
Local officials in Ecuador have been provided with police protection due to the surge in violence and insecurity in the...
August 8, 2023Section
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Ecuador’s risk premium rises above 2,000 points ahead of elections
Ecuador's risk premium surpassed 2,000 points for the first time in nearly three years, just two weeks before the extraordinary...
August 4, 2023
Ecuador’s prison director resigns amid crisis
The director of Ecuador's National Service for Comprehensive Attention to Adults and Adolescents Deprived of Liberty (SNAI), retired Police General...
August 2, 2023
Ecuador’s Constitutional Court urges renegotiation of sections of trade agreement with Costa Rica
The Constitutional Court of Ecuador today recommended renegotiating certain parts of the Commercial Association Agreement, signed with Costa Rica on...
August 1, 2023
Ecuador and Colombia start dialogue after suspected military incursion
Ecuador's Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Human Mobility stated that it is engaged in "cordial conversations" with Colombian authorities following...
July 30, 2023
Ecuador’s President Lasso addresses the growing threat of organized crime
Ecuadorian President, Guillermo Lasso, has reported that the nation is currently grappling with a critical phase due to the rising...
July 28, 2023
Ongoing unrest in Ecuador’s Esmeraldas province amid state of emergency
Esmeraldas, the capital city of the northern Ecuadorian province of the same name, was the site of unrest between law...
July 27, 2023
Ecuador’s poverty rate rises to 27% of population in first half of 2023
Ecuador experienced a rise in poverty and extreme poverty in the first half of 2023, with rates reaching 27.0% and...
July 26, 2023
State of emergency and curfew imposed in selected areas of Ecuador
Ecuador's Security Committee recently announced the enactment of an emergency state and nighttime curfew across two provinces and one city...
July 24, 2023