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Quito is positioned in the international ranking as a destination for congresses

Quito remains one of the leading venues in the region for holding events, conferences and meetings. For the first time since the covid-19 pandemic, the International Congress and Convention Association (ICCA) published the ‘Destination Performance Index’.  This...
Posted On 15 Jun 2022
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Almost USD 30 million has been lost by Ecuador due to the demonstrations

The Deputy Minister of Economy, Bernardo Orellana, in an interview for Ecuador TV, released the figures of losses in the country during these days of demonstrations. The official indicated that, so far, there are already close to USD 30 million economic losses due to stoppages....
Posted On 15 Jun 2022
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Lasso will propose to the US an Ecuador Plan to confront drug trafficking

The president of Ecuador, Guillermo Lasso , announced this Wednesday, June 8, 2022, from Los Angeles that he will propose to the United States (USA) the intention of consolidating an Ecuador Plan to fight against drug trafficking. Lasso made an intervention in the IV Business...
Posted On 08 Jun 2022
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Government Minister asks mayors to leave differences to fight crime. In reserve, president analyzes security issues with sectional authorities

After noon this Monday, June 6, 2022, President Guillermo Lasso began a meeting with sectional authorities to analyze strategies in the face of insecurity. The appointment takes place at the Eloy Alfaro Military High School, in the north of Quito, where a security operation has...
Posted On 06 Jun 2022
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The first grain storage plant for industrialization was inaugurated in Guayas

On the outskirts of the city of Durán, the first largest cocoa plant in the country was inaugurated, where the North American fine chocolate company BARRY CALLEBAUT opened the first collection center of these characteristics. It will have as its objective the purchase of grain in...
Posted On 03 Jun 2022
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Ecuador and the EU sign a memorandum to combat illicit maritime trafficking

The Foreign Ministry of Ecuador and the Maritime Port Cooperation Project ( Seacop V ) of the European Union (EU) signed a memorandum of understanding on May 31, 2022 in the fight against illicit maritime traffic. Ecuadorian Foreign Minister Juan Carlos Holguín and the director...
Posted On 02 Jun 2022
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Ecuador rules out the Monkeypox epidemic

On May 27, Ecuador registered the first suspected case of monkeypox in Quito and the patient underwent the corresponding test. On the night of May 20, 2022, the Ministry of Health ruled out that it was a case of monkeypox and Ximena Garzón, minister of the State portfolio, added...
Posted On 31 May 2022
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Migrant arrests rise on trips to the US

Migrant tragedies occur almost daily on the US – Mexico border . This keeps Ecuadorian families who have their loved ones in transit or who are missing on permanent alert . The Migration Police confirmed yesterday that two of the six migrants who died in the overturning of...
Posted On 30 May 2022
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First suspected case of monkeypox confirmed in Ecuador

The Ministry of Health reported that the first suspected case of monkeypox was registered in Ecuador. Minister Ximena Garzón indicated, on the morning of this Friday, May 27, 2022, that the patient is under observation and in confinement. “Thanks to the epidemiological alert that...
Posted On 27 May 2022
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Deaths from covid-19 in Ecuador decreased considerably

Mortality in Ecuador from covid-19 has not increased in recent weeks, according to the Minister of Health, Ximena Garzón. The average number of deaths from the virus is one person per week. The State official explained, at a press conference, that deaths occur in people who have...
Posted On 26 May 2022
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