News Ecuador Business: Exiled ex-Ecuador president doesn't exclude political return
Former Ecuador president Rafael Correa said the political asylum he has been granted in Belgium is proof he is persecuted by his country's authorities and did not rule out a return to politics in an ...
News Ecuador Business: Steven Donziger, the lawyer who took on Chevron in Ecuador, finally free
NEW YORK—On a cold Monday evening in April, a crowd gathered in New York City’s Upper West Side to hear the words of a man finally tasting his freedom. Steven Donziger, a Harvard-educated lawyer and environmental activist, celebrated his newfound liberty in style.
News Ecuador Business: Ecuador Energy Minister Juan Carlos Bermeo resigns
The Ecuadorean government said on Thursday that President Guillermo Lasso had requested that several ministers - including those in charge of energy and agriculture - resign their posts, as part of a reshuffle as he marks his first year in office.
News Ecuador Business: Ecuador's president expects oil prices to cut its fiscal deficit
Ecuador could reduce this year's fiscal deficit more than it predicted, if crude prices remain high and it is able to sell a state-owned bank, President Guillermo Lasso said on Tuesday, adding the ...
News Ecuador Business: Ecuador declares red alert in most of country over Omicron
Ecuador on Sunday declared a red alert in most of the country following a ten-fold increase in Covid-19 cases. The red alert applies to 193 of the South American country’s 221 cantons, including major ...
