Ecuador: the director of a prison in Quito is assassinated
The Ecuadorian authorities have confirmed this Thursday the death of the director of the El Inca prison, Santiago Loza Moscoso,
December 2, 2022Section
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Ecuador’s President raises basic monthly salary to US$450 by 2023
Ecuador's president, Guillermo Lasso, announced Wednesday that the Unified Basic Wage (minimum) would rise by US$25
December 1, 2022
Ecuador’s Lasso signs decree to call a referendum in 2023
Ecuador's president, Guillermo Lasso, signed a decree on Tuesday officially calling for a widespread consultation scheduled for 2023,
November 30, 2022
The presidents of Mexico and Ecuador promote a bilateral trade agreement
The ruler of Ecuador was received by the host president and his wife, Beatriz Gutiérrez Müller, at the official residence
November 25, 2022
The first regional blue bond of the private company was issued in Ecuador
The IFC of the World Bank reported the placement of the first blue bonds in Latin America by the private...
November 23, 2022
A new security system is installed in the prisons of Ecuador
The Government of Ecuador has installed a new security system in the country's 36 prisons, valued at just over €1.1...
November 23, 2022
IDB will lend US$125 million to finance electrical interconnection between Ecuador and Peru
Ecuador will promote its electrical interconnection with Peru with a 500 kilovolt line that will be financed by the IDB
November 21, 2022
Ecuador starts to privatize: President Lasso accelerates the sale of 45 Petroecuador service stations
Guillermo Lasso's administration is committed to fiscal discipline and the limitation of the “entrepreneurial state” in Ecuador
November 21, 2022
Ecuador’s president offers more police and equipment to fight insecurity
Ecuador's President Guillermo Lasso announced today, Tuesday, that 10,000 new uniformed officers will join the ranks of the National Police
November 16, 2022