off

The Ministry of Defense does not rule out that the explosion in the Montecristi radar facilities is the product of a terrorist attack

The Ministry of Defense does not rule out that the explosion registered at dawn this Sunday at the radar facilities located on the Montecristi hill, Manabí, is due to a possible terrorist attack. This was indicated in a statement released in the afternoon. To date, personnel from...
Posted On 08 Nov 2021
, By
off

International markets begin to review the price of a box of bananas based on global cost increases

The Regional Agreement for Shared Responsibility signed in Guayaquil on October 27 by banana producers and exporters from Ecuador, Colombia, Guatemala, Honduras, Panama, the Dominican Republic and Costa Rica is already giving results. Through this agreement, the countries asked...
Posted On 05 Nov 2021
, By
off

“Mas Galapagos” congratulates the Government for the expansion of the Marine Reserve of the islands, announced in Glasgow

The organization Más Galapagos congratulated the Ecuadorian Government for its announcement of an expansion of the Marine Protected Area (MPA) for Galapagos and achieve by 2030 that at least 30% of the ocean is protected. These announcements were made by the President of the...
Posted On 04 Nov 2021
, By
off

The floricultural sector estimates losses of $ 3 million in exports due to two days of protests

The protests led by peasants and indigenous people on October 26 and 27 wreaked havoc on the export of flowers, especially in Cayambe and Pedro Moncayo, north of Pichincha. The blockades in the internal roads of the cantons and in those that connect with Quito made it difficult,...
Posted On 29 Oct 2021
, By
off

Citibank receives recognition as the best digital bank in Ecuador

Citibank was recognized as the best digital bank in Ecuador by Global Finance magazine, in the 22nd annual competition of the World’s Best Corporate / Institutional Digital Banks in Latin America. Citi Latin America received recognition in 24 of 27 award categories in Latin...
Posted On 28 Oct 2021
, By
off

Banana Time, a space to discuss the future of the banana industry and demand a better deal in Europe and the United States

The need to sign trade agreements with Asian countries, the impacts of input costs and shipping freight, the future of bananas in the face of Fusarium race 4 and shared responsibility in the ‘From farm to table’ strategy of the European Union are some of the topics...
Posted On 27 Oct 2021
, By
off

Exporters do not want to argue with producers and hope that the price of $ 6.25 for bananas will be formalized to start with the signing of contracts

The banana export sector hopes as soon as possible for the price of the banana box to be made official by 2022 and assures that it does not want to enter into controversies with the producers of the fruit, who insist that they were deceived into signing an agreement so that the...
Posted On 26 Oct 2021
, By
off

Banana producers say they were tricked into signing an agreement and ask to meet with Guillermo Lasso to define the price of a box of bananas for 2022

Representatives of the banana producing sector unionized in the National Federation of Banana Producers of Ecuador (Fenabe) denied this Monday that they had reached an agreement to maintain the minimum support price of the banana box at $ 6.25, officially announced days ago by...
Posted On 25 Oct 2021
, By
off

Fuel prices: Guillermo Lasso orders the freezing of values

Price freeze. The system of bands that allows the monthly increase in fuel is no more, as indicated by the president of Ecuador, Guillermo Lasso a few minutes ago in the Guayas governorate. The price of extra gasoline is $ 2.55 cents a gallon, while diesel for public...
Posted On 22 Oct 2021
, By
off

Peru seeks to attract Ecuadorian investments to its tourism sector

Peru seeks to attract Ecuadorian travelers with its tourist offer, but above all local businessmen to invest in the different destinations of the southern country. In 2019, Peru registered more than 4.4 million international tourist arrivals, of which 268,179 came from Ecuador,...
Posted On 21 Oct 2021
, By