Ecuador surpasses Colombia and Peru in GDP growth
Ecuador is one of the countries that have benefited the most from the trade agreements that States of the region...
May 13, 2022Section
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Between Peru and Ecuador, the Venezuelan migration does not cease
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - A mixture of chance, discretion, and arbitrariness of the policeman on duty defines the immediate...
May 12, 2022
Prison riot in Ecuador leaves at least 43 dead and more than 100 fugitives
At least 43 inmates were killed in a riot early Monday morning, May 9, after rival gangs clashed at a...
May 10, 2022
Agreement signed in Ecuador to protect the Galapagos Islands
Ministry of the Environment of Ecuador, CAF and Jocotoco Foundation signed an agreement to strengthen protection in the Galapagos islands.
May 6, 2022
Ecuador raised its press freedom standard, according to Reporters Without Borders
Ecuador is raising its standard of press freedom compared to other countries in the world, according to a Reporters Without...
May 5, 2022
At least 11 people were killed last weekend in Ecuador despite the state of emergency
During the last Labor Day holiday in Ecuador, at least 11 murders were reported in the cities of Guayaquil, Durán...
May 4, 2022
Ecuador pays a lower interest rate on its public debt
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The average interest rate on Ecuador's public debt stood at 3.99% in February 2022.
May 3, 2022
Ecuador’s military takes control of provinces taken over by drug and crime groups
A 9,000-strong military and police force took control of Ecuador's three provinces hardest hit by drug trafficking and crime, which...
May 2, 2022
Ecuador ends mask mandate in all spaces
On April 28, Ecuadorian authorities announced the end of the requirement to wear masks throughout the country, more than two...
April 29, 2022