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Who is Gerardo Mejia?

It is not a surprise that Gerardo Mejía is a candidate for councilor of Guayaquil for the United Society More Action (SUMA) party. In fact, the artist, businessman and Christian pastor, who became a figure recognized throughout the world for his hit Rico Suave, in the 90s, has...
Posted On 30 Sep 2022
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The relationship between Mexico and Ecuador stumbles on the trade front

The relationship with Mexico is key in security and migration. The signing of a trade agreement with that country would facilitate Ecuador’s entry into the Pacific Alliance. The most recent chapter in the bilateral relationship with Mexico is of a commercial nature. But the...
Posted On 29 Sep 2022
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Ecuador presented the new Nomad Visa

The Ministry of Tourism officially presented the Digital Nomads campaign, in order to strengthen the Nomad Visa modality that has been in force since April 2022. This was within the framework of World Tourism Day, on Wednesday, September 27, 2022. At a commemorative event, Niels...
Posted On 28 Sep 2022
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The United States asks for an investigation into the shipwreck in Galapagos

The US Embassy in Ecuador reported that three Americans were on the boat that capsized in Galapagos. One of them died. The United States Embassy in Ecuador reported, on September 27, 2022, that three US citizens were on the ship ‘Angy’, which was shipwrecked near...
Posted On 27 Sep 2022
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Lasso announces demolition of the building where the femicide of Belén Bernal occurred

The President announced that when all the judicial investigations of the femicide case are finished, that property will be demolished and a new one will be built in its place. After installing Juan Zapata as Minister of the Interior, President Guillermo Lasso went, on the morning...
Posted On 26 Sep 2022
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Mexico and Ecuador maintain commercial disagreement in tuna, shrimp and banana

The Mexican president, Andrés Manuel López Obrador, acknowledged this Thursday, September 22, that there are disagreements in the tuna, shrimp and banana sectors that prevent the completion of the free trade agreement with Ecuador. Key for the South American country to enter the...
Posted On 23 Sep 2022
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Ecuador, one of the leading countries in ocean conservation

Within the framework of the United Nations General Assembly 2022, which takes place in New York, United States, Gustavo Manrique, Minister of the Environment, Water and Ecological Transition of Ecuador, was part of the Blue Leaders event and ratified the commitment of the country...
Posted On 22 Sep 2022
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Ecuador achieves four years of fiscal relief after agreement with China

Despite the restructuring of the Chinese debt, the country risk will remain high, and the government will have problems financing itself, say the international firms S&P Global Ratings and Barclays. With the restructuring of Ecuador’s debt with China, the installments...
Posted On 21 Sep 2022
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These are the effects in the country due to the rise in rates in the United States

The markets forecast a new interest rate hike by the United States Federal Reserve (FED) on September 21, 2022. The interest rates of the United States Federal Reserve (FED) have experienced increases to levels not seen since 2018, going from 0.25% in January 2022 to 2.5% in...
Posted On 21 Sep 2022
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Tren de Aragua, the Venezuelan gang with tentacles in Ecuador

The recent wave of murders in Bogotá has the Tren de Aragua as responsible. It is a Venezuelan criminal organization that is led from prisons and would be present in Ecuador since 2020. The discovery of 23 dismembered bodies inside plastic bags, in different urban are...
Posted On 19 Sep 2022
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