Ecuador lifts “force majeure” to restart oil exports
The public company EP Petroecuador lifted the declaration of "force majeure" in the oil sector on Monday after a state...
March 7, 2023Section
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Ecuador: National Assembly calls for impeachment proceedings against Lasso
Ecuador's National Assembly voted Saturday (4) in favor of a report recommending the initiation of impeachment proceedings against President Guillermo...
March 6, 2023
Lasso was recommended to be investigated for alleged corruption
The Truth, Justice and Anti-Corruption Commission of the National Assembly of Ecuador has voted to recommend that the president, Guillermo...
March 2, 2023
Ecuador resumes oil pumping in largest state-owned pipeline
Ecuador resumed pumping oil through the Trans-Ecuadorian Oil Pipeline System (SOTE), the largest state-owned oil pipeline, after seven days paralyzed...
March 2, 2023
Ecuador has a “difficult” socio-political environment and risk of default, says Moody’s
Moody's Investors Service maintained the long-term foreign currency issuer rating of the Government of Ecuador at Caa3,
March 1, 2023
What is behind the murder of indigenous leader Eduardo Mendúa in an area coveted by oil companies?
The leader of the Confederation of Indigenous Nationalities of Ecuador (CONAIE) was shot dead in his community.
March 1, 2023
Ecuador’s Cotopaxi volcano emits an ash cloud of about 2,400 meters
The Cotopaxi volcano, located in the Ecuadorian province of the same name in the north of the country, recorded a...
February 27, 2023
Ecuadorian carnival rampage ends in governor’s dismissal
They included destruction and attacks on drivers on the streets, to the point of leading to the dismissal of the...
February 24, 2023
Conservative stronghold in South America, Lasso administration suffers siege in Ecuador
By Fábio Galão One of the few governments in South America that are not in the hands of the left,...
February 16, 2023