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The United States will raise visa prices from May 2023

Learn about the new visa prices for five types of travelers. The last review of the costs of these procedures had been made in 2014. The United States announced an increase in the prices of tourist, business, student, temporary worker and investor visas that will be effective...
Posted On 28 Mar 2023
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In Ecuador, the consumption of chicken meat increased by 3.14% in 2022

The price of a pound of chicken meat recovered in the Ecuadorian market. At the same time, the cost per pound of this protein, in the third week of March, increased from 76 to 85 cents per foot, while the slaughter price went from USD 1.10 to 1.15 per pound. Chicken meat...
Posted On 27 Mar 2023
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Who is ‘Chito’ Vera, the best Ecuadorian fighter in the UFC

Marlon ‘Chito’ Vera began training mixed martial arts at the age of 16, in Guayaquil. He dreamed of coming to the UFC with a single objective: to pay for the treatment of his daughter, who suffers from Moebius syndrome (a disease that causes non-progressive facial...
Posted On 24 Mar 2023
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A seal opens markets to seven products from Ecuador

In Ecuador, there are seven products with denomination of origin. The Miske drink is the most recent to obtain certification. Seven Ecuadorian products have the recognition of Denomination of Origin, a certification that gives added value to the products and opens doors in the...
Posted On 23 Mar 2023
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Lenín Moreno declares himself defenseless, after a court ruling

Judge Bayardo Espinosa rejected the review of measures requested by Lenín Moreno and his wife. Now, the former president could be arrested. It is getting closer to issuing an arrest warrant against former President Lenín Moreno. On March 22, 2023, the national judge Bayardo...
Posted On 23 Mar 2023
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The accusations between Lasso and Fernández continue

The presidents of Ecuador, Guillermo Lasso, and of Argentina, Alberto Fernández, are entangled in a crossroads of criticism on social networks, around the escape of former minister María de los Ángeles from the Embassy in Quito. President Guillermo Lasso responded to his...
Posted On 21 Mar 2023
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Earthquake in Ecuador caused 14 deaths and affected 1,107 people and 235 homes

The collapse of the walls of the shrimp farms in three sectors of El Oro forces the emptying of the shrimp farm pools. This causes millions in damage. The earthquake of March 18, 2023, which had an intensity of 6.5 on the Richter scale, became the strongest telluric movement that...
Posted On 20 Mar 2023
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Non-oil non-mining exports grew in January 2023

The first month of this year, non-oil non-mining exports grew 4% in sales compared to January 2022. Sales represented USD 1,475 million and constitute 63% of total exports, the Federation of Exporters of Ecuador (Fedexpor) indicates in its bulletin. They also had a volume growth...
Posted On 17 Mar 2023
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Banking rules out a tailspin in Ecuador due to the fall of Silicon Valley Bank

The price of Ecuadorian oil suffered a significant drop after the crisis originated in the United States due to the bankruptcy of the Silicon Valley Bank. Ecuador begins to feel the first effects of the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank (SVB), in the United States, and they...
Posted On 16 Mar 2023
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Export companies led by women are more productive

14% of export companies in Ecuador are led by women. These firms are 3.5 times more productive than those run by men. Export companies led by women are 3.5 times more productive than those led by men, according to a report by the Ecuadorian Federation of Exporters (Fedexpor). The...
Posted On 16 Mar 2023
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