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Banana growers propose a contingency fund to minimize losses due to the war between Russia and Ukraine

The banana producers propose to the Government the creation of a contingency fund with their own financing (from the banana producers themselves), through the withholding of $0.05 per box sold to minimize the losses that may be caused by the war between Russia and Ukraine. This...
Posted On 09 Mar 2022
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Peru, Bolivia, Chile and Mexico interested in the Ecuadorian artist Alfonso Barek

Quito.- Unfortunately, the Covid-19 does not give us respite, and apparently we are returning psychologically and physically to a confinement that in the long run is undoubtedly lethal for the growth of a professional and an artist. Alfonso Barek is an artist, an author, a...
Posted On 07 Mar 2022
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War conflict in Ukraine puts the arrival of fertilizers in the country at risk

A gray cloud threatens to bring problems to farmers : the possibility that the war in Ukraine will affect the supply of fertilizers . Russia is the main supplier of this input and at the moment there are logistical problems to import it. With the beginning of the conflict , the...
Posted On 07 Mar 2022
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Tourist spending on the Carnival of Ecuador bordered on 67 million dollars

The economic movement generated by the recent Carnival holiday in Ecuador amounted to 66.8 million dollars for tourist spending during the four days of vacation, the Ministry of Tourism reported Monday. In a statement, he noted that the figure represents “an additional...
Posted On 07 Mar 2022
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Comptroller establishes gloss of USD 18 million in the Biess

After carrying out the special examination of the contracting, execution and liquidation of group life insurance policies, in Biess, the State Comptroller General’s Office determined civil responsibilities for more than 18 million dollars. In January 2022, the resolution...
Posted On 04 Mar 2022
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The first humanitarian flight from Ukraine arrived in Quito

At 10:50 this Friday, March 4, the first humanitarian flight with Ecuadorians residing in Ukraine and fleeing the war between that country and Russia arrived at Quito’s Mariscal Sucre International Airport. It is a flight of the company Word2Fly where 248 compatriots come...
Posted On 04 Mar 2022
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The export of pelagics puts the fishing sector afloat

Small pelagics, which were previously mostly used for the production of fishmeal and for local consumption, have become an important item in fishery exports. Last year, at least, it was the segment that had the greatest rebound and that managed to fuel the sales of these...
Posted On 03 Mar 2022
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Álvaro Noboa is once again in the top 3 of Ecuadorian banana exporters

Noboa Trading Co. (former Exportadora Bananera Noboa), owned by Álvaro Noboa Pontón, is already close to the second largest exporter in Ecuador (Rey Banano del Pacífico). It is separated by less than 200,000 boxes. The data for January 2022, from the Banana Marketing and Export...
Posted On 03 Mar 2022
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First factory opens to produce cannabis-based cosmetic products

With 90% of spaces built with recyclable or reusable materials, and equipped with state-of-the-art machinery, which allows the production of different products at an industrial level such as oils, ointments, shampoo and soaps, the Ecuadorian Association AYA Natural Products...
Posted On 02 Mar 2022
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The Foreign Ministry has issued more than 200 urgent passports for Ecuadorians in Ukraine

The Foreign Minister of the Republic, Juan Carlos Holguín, in an interview, reported that “in the last few hours” more than 200 urgent passports have been issued for Ecuadorian students in Ukraine. According to the official, “every day a new student...
Posted On 02 Mar 2022
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