Security crisis in Ecuador: When reality trumps management
The scourge of organized crime, drug trafficking, common crime, and an unprecedented prison crisis place Ecuador as the country
May 30, 2022Section
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10 things that make Ecuador unique
On the occasion of Ecuador's Bicentennial, we review 10 things that make this Latin American country unique.
May 25, 2022
Ecuador: insecurity and violence hit the population
Organized crime groups, urban gangs, muggers, and common thieves threaten security in Ecuador, and while citizens are demanding protection
May 24, 2022
After a year in office, Ecuador’s Lasso is accused of neoliberal policies and authoritarian rule
On Tuesday, Ecuadorian President Guillermo Lasso will end his first year in office. 71.18% of respondents rated his government's work...
May 23, 2022
Paraguay and Ecuador join the International Code for the Protection of Tourists
Paraguay and Ecuador are the first countries in the Americas to adhere to the International Code for the Protection of...
May 23, 2022
Ecuador’s provinces with the wealthiest people
Between January and April 2022, Ecuador's Internal Revenue Service (SRI) collected US$414.5 million for the temporary wealth tax,
May 20, 2022
Ecuador pushes trade with Chile, Mexico, Peru, and Israel
A few months ago, the Ecuadorian government announced its intention to sign more than ten trade agreements in the medium...
May 19, 2022
Plastic industrialists affirm that Ecuador is not the “garbage dump” of countries like the U. S.,
In Ecuador, World Recycling Day was commemorated with complex figures, the country generates 4 million metric tons of waste per...
May 18, 2022
Chile and Ecuador: New Trade Integration Agreement entered into force
This Monday, May 16, the Trade Integration Agreement (ACE75) between Ecuador and Chile entered into force.
May 17, 2022