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A software controls illegal fishing in Ecuador

The software for the digital control of fishing, which will allow Ecuador to get out of the yellow card, is in the final stage of implementation. The implementation of the Integrated Aquaculture and Fisheries System (SIAP) entered the final phase, which is expected to conclude in...
Posted On 04 Jul 2023
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More than 20 SMEs will be in Sumarse, a project for migrants

More than 20 Ecuadorian exporting SMEs will be part of the Sumarse Migration + Trade + Development project. Companies interested in Sumarse can register at the link https://bit.ly/ProyectoSumarseRegistro. The process will be between June 27 and July 15, 2023. The execution of the...
Posted On 01 Jul 2023
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El Niño could cause USD 4,000 million in losses, according to the Government

The Government will request support from multilateral organizations to finance their preparation with a view to facing the coming El Niño phenomenon. In a meeting with representatives of the media, President Guillermo Lasso indicated that he will ask the multilaterals for the...
Posted On 28 Jun 2023
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These will be the costs and challenges of El Niño for Ecuador

The Government met with bank representatives to coordinate the placement and purchase of domestic debt for USD 200 million, and with ambassadors to discuss international aid. The Government will send, next week, a decree law to expedite the processes of public contracting, in the...
Posted On 28 Jun 2023
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Ecuador faces El Niño without strategic food reserves

According to the liquidator of the National Storage Unit (UNA), the only reserves there were were 55,000 quintals of rice that disappeared. Ecuador does not have strategic reserves of rice, corn or soybeans, this on the eve of an El Niño phenomenon, which threatens to destroy the...
Posted On 21 Jun 2023
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Fight against smuggling will be of ‘national interest’, decrees the Government

Through Decree No. 783, the Government provides to strengthen the fight against smuggling and reinforce customs controls, in the face of possible crimes such as money laundering. The Government issued decree No. 783, on June 19, with which it declares the fight against smuggling...
Posted On 21 Jun 2023
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Ecuador maintains exports of yellowfin tuna to the US.

The United States supports that Ecuador continue with its exports of yellowfin tuna products to that market. The nod is due to Ecuador’s work to promote and maintain sustainable fishing and fight against illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing. In this sense, the...
Posted On 19 Jun 2023
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Visa prices to the United States rise from June 17, 2023

El aumento de las tarifas de Estados Unidos aplica para visas de turismo, negocios, trabajos temporales, comercio e inversión. The United States will raise the prices of tourist, business, student, temporary worker and investor visas from June 17, 2023. Initially, these were...
Posted On 16 Jun 2023
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Costa Rica inaugurated its commercial headquarters in Ecuador

Ecuador and Costa Rica continue to strengthen economic and productive agreements, this time with the inauguration of a new commercial headquarters. This Thursday, June 8, the Costa Rican Foreign Trade Promoter (PROCOMER) took an important step to strengthen trade relations...
Posted On 12 Jun 2023
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The World Bank will provide USD 300 million to finance SMEs in Ecuador

El Banco Mundial (BM) aprobó un crédito por USD 300 millones para ampliar un programa de apoyo financiero a pequeñas y medianas empresas (pymes) en el país. Another World Bank (WB) loan is on its way to Ecuador. This is a financing for USD 300 million, aimed at projects of small...
Posted On 02 Jun 2023
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