Trade unions were concerned about possible exit from the CAN

The Chamber of Commerce of Guayaquil (CCG) and the National Chamber of Fisheries were concerned by the announcement of a possible departure from Ecuador of the Andean Community of Nations (CAN for its Spanish acronym), block that last week issued a resolution opposing the safeguards applied by the country to Colombia and Peru.

President Rafael Correa said last February 10 that should be “serious analysis” the continuity in the CAN and Saturday 14 February in his late weekly address, he explained: “We have no national currency is why we have put a smart policy tariffs “.

The CCG said in a newsletter: “Ecuador should stay in the CAN and follow the example of Colombia and Peru, which strengthened its business relationship with the US”. While the fishing sector indicated: Colombia and Peru are two very important markets for tuna and sardines Ecuador “.