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Currently, Ecuadorian bananas pay a 10% tariff for entering the Asian country, with the trade agreement it will decrease 1% per year. Ecuadorian banana exports fell in 2022, both in volume and in dollars, according to the Central Bank of Ecuador (BCE) and the banana union....

Alexis Mera, former legal secretary of Rafael Correa, was sentenced to eight years in prison for the Sobornos Case 2012-2016, in 2020. The decision was made by Galo Rodríguez, Ambato Penitentiary Guarantees Judge (Tungurahua), on the morning of January 27, 2023. Alexis Mera will...

The State Public Security Council (Cosepe) resolved to declare illegal mining a threat to state security. The announcement was made by the Secretary of Security, Diego Ordóñez, at a press conference held in Carondelet, after a meeting of the Council of Public Security and State...

Juan Zapata, Minister of the Interior, presented information on these candidates to the Prosecutor’s Office. There are eight open investigations for the so-called narcopolitics. The information was delivered by Zapata, at the offices of the State Attorney General’s...

A greater purchase of diesel to face the severe dry season had an impact on the increase in the cost of importing fuels from Ecuador. In 2022, Ecuador imported 70% of the fuels consumed by its domestic market, which represented a cost of USD 7,646 million. This is a number never...

Ecuador has registered and contained nine outbreaks of avian influenza in the provinces of Cotopaxi, Bolívar, Pichincha and Tungurahua. The Central Government is analyzing the appropriate vaccine to immunize poultry and backyard birds, which are exposed to avian influenza. The...

The Hungarian Foreign Minister, Péter Szijjártó, arrived in Ecuador to sign two letters of intent on defense and hydrocarbons. The diplomat hopes that this will open the door to new joint actions. The Hungarian Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade, Péter Szijjártó, visited...

The CFN plans to sell the emblematic La Clementina banana farm, valued at USD 93 million, until March 2023. The National Financial Corporation (CFN) will auction the emblematic La Clementina banana farm, located in the province of Los Ríos, in the first quarter of 2023. Jorge...

El Servicio de Rentas Internas (SRI) espera recaudar USD 1 000 millones adicionales en 2023. Para lograrlo, contempla -entre otras acciones- incorporar a influencers, comercio electrónico informal y otros anónimos fiscales en el pago de impuestos. Así lo indicó Francisco Briones,...

The Ministry of Transportation of Ecuador will open a humanitarian corridor for the passage of trucks from Colombia, carriers are analyzing the use of a bridge over the San Miguel River. The Ministry of Transportation of Ecuador announced that it will open a humanitarian corridor...