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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...

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 ,...

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,...

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,...

Representatives of the Executive and of the indigenous movements participated in a dialogue table, chaired by the Ecuadorian Episcopal Conference, which managed to put an end to the national strike that began on June 13. The national strike enters its 18th day with its sights set...

The non-oil export sector accumulates a loss of $85 million, after 16 days (as of June 28, 2022) of demonstrations and production stoppages, reported the Ecuadorian Federation of Exporters (Fedexpor), which estimated that about 86% of the impact was concentrates on flowers,...

Edible oils with a label that identifies them as “popular oil” and that will cost 20% less will begin to be distributed this week in stores nationwide. The Government and the Association of Producers of Fats and Oils (Aprograsec) held talks to ensure that a low-cost...

Although the atmosphere in Quito remains relatively calm, tension is growing in cities like Cuenca due to shortages and the state of siege to which it has been subjected since the start of the strike. The leadership of the indigenous movement assures that the government’s...

Through a message to the nation, President Guillermo Lasso announced on June 24 that the National Government will use “all the resources that the law empowers to confront the vandals and criminals” who have unleashed chaos in the country in the framework of of the...

The export sector will receive support to counteract the delicate situation that in more than ten days of national strike has represented losses of more than $40 million. This aid comes from Contecon Guayaquil SA (CGSA), concessionaire of the Libertador Simón Bolívar port, which...