News Ecuador: Ecuador’s Pastaza province, Indigenous groups collaborate on forest conservation
CANELOS, Ecuador — An almost invisible trail snakes through thick buzzing forest leading to a chakra, an ancestral food garden in the Kichwa Cuya community located in Ecuador’s largest province, Pastaza. The Kichwa, like other Indigenous peoples throughout the Amazon, use the cleared space in the forest to cultivate yuca, plantain, peanuts, beans and other […]
News Ecuador: Ecuador's Petroecuador declares force majeure over Napo crude exports, sources say
Sources said that Ecuador's Petroecuador state oil company declared force majeure on exports of Napo heavy oil due to the closure of a pipeline and oil wells caused by heavy rains. The weekend's ...
News Ecuador: Rolling Blackouts Cripple Ecuador's Economy
Ecuador's overreliance on hydropower amidst a severe drought has triggered a nationwide energy crisis, resulting in rolling blackouts, economic turmoil, and calls for urgent diversification of the country's energy mix.
News Ecuador: Can Ecuador’s New President End The Security Crisis And Rebuild The Economy?
Ecuador's new president, Daniel Noboa, faces the challenging task of addressing a severe security crisis fueled by violence and cocaine trafficking while rebuilding the country's oil-dependent economy.
News Ecuador: What Is Bitcoin's Price Prediction For 2025?
Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Bitcoin journalist and financial analyst based in London. As 2025 begins, bitcoin's price is a key focus for investors and ...
News Ecuador: What You Need To Know Before Buying Your First Bitcoin
Regulated exchanges like Coinbase and Binance handle a large volume of bitcoin purchases today. They connect to your bank account, verify your identity and let you buy bitcoin with dollars or other ...
News Ecuador: Ecuador’s best bank for real estate: Banco Pichincha
With over 118 years of history, Banco Pichincha is one of Ecuador’s leading banks in real estate financing, in particular in the social and public housing sectors. As the top provider of these loans, ...
News Ecuador: Debt capital markets: Ecuador wakes to a new dawn
Last year was tumultuous for Ecuador. A president was ousted, a spat with the World Bank threatened to get out of hand and there were genuine fears that the sovereign might default. At long last, ...
News Ecuador: Ecuador to Lift 21% Duty on Colombian Imports
Ecuador will cancel a 21-percent tariff on imports from Colombia by the end of the month, the Colombian trade ministry said late on Wednesday, reversing an effort to shield its economy from an influx ...
News Ecuador: What the Lasso Presidency May Mean for Business in Ecuador
On Sunday 11 April, the conservative former banker Guillermo Lasso emerged victorious in Ecuador’s second round presidential election. The victory marked a significant political swing away from the ...
News Ecuador: Ecuador’s Prison Business
The moment a person enters Ecuador’s prison system, they become a resource to be exploited by organized crime and corrupt officials in a criminal economy of staggering dimensions. Whether they are a ...
News Ecuador: Ecuador: Microenterprises want to create a new story of growth and success
Veronica Cevallos, Sushi Friends Owner. For many entrepreneurs, financing is key for growth and job creation. “We started in a tiny kitchen, with a small bag and a defective motorcycle, but we had to ...
News Ecuador: Letter: TPS for Ecuador will benefit our economy
I am writing to express my support for the implementation of Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Ecuadorian immigrants who have been residing in the United States for many years, and can’t return to ...
News Ecuador: Ecuador: Bank Spreads, Taxes, Executive Compensation and Growth
Bill Black is the author of The Best Way to Rob a Bank is to Own One and an associate professor of economics and law at the University of Missouri-Kansas City. He spent years working on regulatory ...
News Ecuador: Ecuador’s banks urge Noboa to focus on reform
As Ecuadorian businessman Daniel Noboa prepares to take office as the country’s new and youngest-ever president on Thursday, there is hope but little expectation that the new administration could move ...
News Ecuador: EEOC, Ecuador Sign Partnership Agreement
WASHINGTON - The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) and the Republic of Ecuador today committed to work together to combat employment discrimination. In a ceremony at EEOC's ...
News Ecuador: US selects Ecuador to negotiate multimillion-dollar grant program
Dec. 22 (UPI) --The United States has selected Ecuador to begin negotiations on a grant program ranging from $300 million to $500 million aimed at financing infrastructure, institutional reforms and ...
News Ecuador: Galapagos reports half-year 2024 financial results and provides second quarter business update
Executing on our Forward, Faster strategy with strong progress in a pivotal year, focused on delivering regulatory and clinical milestones, expanding our cell therapy manufacturing capabilities, and advancing our early-stage programs. Submitted IND application to FDA for our Phase 1/ 2 ATALANTA-1 study of CD19 CAR-T candidate, GLPG5101 in R/R NHL. Submitted...
