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At the end of school, young Ecuadorians must take an exam to try to enter the university. Some pass, others don’t. Those in this second group live in limbo. This note is based on the article “The kids are not well”, by Marco Martínez, published in Mundo Diners...

Russia was the destination of almost 20% of the boxes of bananas that Ecuador exported during 2021 . It is a significant market for the country, the main one among the independent countries without bringing them together in commercial blocs, even above the United States (USA)....

Of the three main firms that move the most volume of fruit, Noboa was the only one to achieve a 53% increase in its exports. This, while Ubesa fell 26.56% and Reybanpac, 19.05%. The Union of Ecuadorian Banana Growers (Ubesa), which markets the Dole brand, will end the year...

The irregular migration of Ecuadorians, who venture through the dangerous Colombian-Panamanian jungle, skyrocketed between January 2021 and October 2022. The migratory wave from Ecuador, Venezuela, Haiti, Cuba and other countries as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic has...

The Christmas season and the increase in e-commerce in Ecuador facilitate the proliferation of these crimes. PRIMICIAS presents a guide to avoid them. The use of e-commerce channels becomes more common as Christmas approaches, shopping centers are full of shoppers and there are...

Ecuador added the support of senators for the negotiation of a free trade agreement with the United States. Lawmakers Robert Menendez, Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, and Rob Portman sent a letter to Antony Blinken, Secretary of State; and Katherine Tai, the...

Puerto Madero, Ipanema, La Carolina and Samborondón are some of the areas with the highest added value in Latin America. Ecuador has three of the 20 areas with the highest price per square meter in Latin America, according to a report by the real estate portal Properati. La...

Argentine residents in Ecuador gathered to watch their team proclaim itself as world champion. Approximately 1,000 people joined in celebration after watching Messi and Argentina win the World Cup. The Argentine residents in Ecuador met at the residence of the Embassy of...

MEP Javier Zarzalejos explains to PRIMICIAS that Ecuador’s entry into the list of countries that do not require a Schengen visa would have the votes to be approved in the European Parliament. What would remain is the technical evaluation to implement that free mobility and...

At an event at the Universidad Andina, the US ambassador, Michael Fitzpatrick, criticized the Ecuadorian justice system and the advance of drug trafficking in the country. Foreign Minister Holguín defends binational cooperation. The Ecuadorian justice system was again questioned...