by Rebeca Mendoza | Sep 21, 2026 | Volume 10, Issue 46
Cuenca and two other cantons will test emergency responses as officials prepare for potentially damaging weather. A province-wide test before the real emergency Emergency agencies in Azuay will conduct a major disaster simulation Tuesday, September 22nd, designed to...
by Rebeca Mendoza | Sep 21, 2026 | Volume 10, Issue 46
The exchange rate that once emptied Tulcán’s stores is now sending Colombian shoppers across the border into Ecuador. The shopping traffic has changed direction For years, Ecuadorians living near the Colombian border routinely crossed into Ipiales to fill shopping...
by Rebeca Mendoza | Sep 21, 2026 | Volume 10, Issue 46
About 150 large electricity users will disconnect weekly as Ecuador tries to stretch hydroelectric reserves through December. A different kind of power rationing Ecuador is preparing to impose electricity restrictions on some of the country’s largest industrial...
by Rebeca Mendoza | Sep 21, 2026 | Volume 10, Issue 46
Stronger consumption, investment and exports have improved this year’s outlook, while climate risks loom over 2027. Economy performing better than expected Ecuador’s economy is on track to grow faster this year than previously expected, with the Central...
by Rebeca Mendoza | Sep 21, 2026 | Volume 10, Issue 46
New forecasts point to heavier rainfall in parts of the Coast and Amazon, with more variable conditions across the Andes. The ocean signal is getting stronger El Niño conditions have strengthened in the Pacific Ocean, and Ecuadorian scientists say the atmosphere over...
