President of Ecuador signs decree-law to attract investments
The President of Ecuador, Guillermo Lasso, signed Tuesday the decree-law for the "Attraction and Promotion of Investments for Productive Development"...
May 24, 2023Section
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Argentina and Ecuador – LatAm’s riskiest countries after restructuring in 2020
By Juan Pablo Álvarez Argentina and Ecuador restructured their debts with private creditors in 2020 within the framework of the...
May 23, 2023
Ecuador’s Minister of Economy announces decree to create free trade zones
Ecuador's Minister of Economy and Finance, Pablo Arosemena, informed that President Guillermo Lasso would soon issue an executive decree to...
May 23, 2023
Ecuador: crime and power struggles bring a democracy to the brink of the abyss
By Derian Delgado On Wednesday, Ecuador's President Guillermo Lasso dissolved the country's legislature (17). This is the head of state's...
May 22, 2023
Ecuador to hold elections and popular consultation on oil exploitation on the same day
The National Electoral Council (CNE) of Ecuador proposed to unify the date of the early presidential elections and the widespread...
May 22, 2023
Lasso says he will not be a candidate in Ecuador’s elections after cross death
The president of Ecuador, Guillermo Lasso, said he would not run as a candidate in the presidential elections this year...
May 19, 2023
President of Ecuador affirms that Constitutional Court ratifies legality of “death cross”
Ecuador's President Guillermo Lasso affirmed Thursday that the Constitutional Court has ratified the legality of his decision to dissolve the...
May 19, 2023
Constitutional Court of Ecuador receives lawsuits against “cross death”
The Constitutional Court of Ecuador received several claims of unconstitutionality against the "cross death" decree through which President Guillermo Lasso...
May 18, 2023
Peru backs Ecuador’s “democratic process” after closing of Parliament
On Wednesday, the Government of Peru expressed its support for the "democratic process" in Ecuador shortly after the President of...
May 18, 2023