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Global inflation reduces the arrival of remittances to Ecuador

The arrival of remittances in 2022 will depend on the measures adopted by the United States and the European Union to deal with inflation. The inflow of remittances to Ecuador, which was marking historically high levels since 2021, is now experiencing a slowdown. In the first...
Posted On 07 Jul 2022
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Toquilla straw hats from Ecuador are sold on hangers in Qatar

Toquilla straw hats made in Ecuador have a shelf in Lulu supermarkets in Doha, as part of the program to introduce Ecuadorian products in that market. The first shipment was 600 hats and in the second it will be 2,500 with suppliers such as Taytta Hats and Veka Design. The...
Posted On 07 Jul 2022
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Health confirms first case of monkeypox in Ecuador

In a statement, the Ministry of Health reported that it is a 30-year-old patient, who is in Guayas. The WHO confirmed more than 5,000 cases of the disease, worldwide. Ecuador registers its first case of monkeypox. The Ministry of Health confirmed the presence of the disease in a...
Posted On 06 Jul 2022
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Guillermo Lasso renewed part of his Ministerial Cabinet

As positive, but which may be insufficient or untimely. This is how the experts evaluate the changes in the Cabinet of the government of Guillermo Lasso , after the national strike of the indigenous movement. Wendy Reyes, an expert in governance and political communication issues...
Posted On 06 Jul 2022
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Polo Ralph Lauren and Michael Kors will open their stores in Guayaquil

Two international brands arrive in October at the San Marino Shopping mall in Guayaquil. These are the American brands Michael Kors and Polo Ralph Lauren. Both firms will open their stores for the first time through the commercial alliance developed by DK Management Services ,...
Posted On 05 Jul 2022
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Files were opened to 17 banana exporting companies for allegedly not respecting the official price and falsehoods in the shipping plans

Seventeen banana exporting companies will be notified of alleged irregularities detected by the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock (MAG) within the audit that was carried out on a total of 56 of these businesses to verify that the official price of the box of bananas is paid ,...
Posted On 05 Jul 2022
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Ecuador will be able to recover from the strike in the second half of 2022

According to Guillermo Avellán, manager of the Central Bank, the recovery depends on maintaining the pace of domestic and foreign sales during the last six months of the year, mainly in the tourism, poultry and trade sectors. The manager of the Central Bank of Ecuador (BCE),...
Posted On 04 Jul 2022
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Ecuadorian Amazon loses 379,000 hectares of forest in almost four decades

Between 1985 and 2020, the Amazon basin lost thousands of hectares of forest equivalent to the size of Bolívar province. The Amazon is ancient, it has giant trees like the red Angelim, and others submerged in the water of the Cuyabeno River. It is also home to otters, dolphins,...
Posted On 04 Jul 2022
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Extra and eco gasoline prices at $2.40 and diesel at $1.75 are already in force in Ecuador

From 00:00 on July 1, 2022, the new price of extra and ecopaís gasoline ($2.40) and diesel ($1.75) began to take effect, according to decree 467 signed by the President of the Republic , Guillermo Lasso, and within the framework of what was agreed in the peace act signed by three...
Posted On 01 Jul 2022
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Ministry of Agriculture began the delivery of seeds, inputs and subsidized fertilizers up to 70%

The Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock (MAG) began this Friday, July 1, the Seed Project, which with a budget of $14 million includes the subsidy of certified seeds, phytosanitary supplies and fertilizers for producers of bananas, rice, corn, potatoes , coffee, cocoa, banana,...
Posted On 01 Jul 2022
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