Turmoil. On the phone today, that’s about the best way I could describe South America to my friend who lives in Thailand. He’s seeing it there too; the King is tossing out and making moves that to many people there, look like he is taking a stronger autocratic position than his father did. As for […] To view this article you must have an active subscription. Already a member? Sign in. Subscribe to weekly reports on Ecuador’s economics, politics, crime and more. Not sure you want to commit? Don’t worry, you can cancel anytime. For a limited time,subscribe now and get your first month for only $1. Regular subscriptions available at $4.99/month or $42/year. Subscribe now!

An Ecuadorian citizen died in the social protests that are ongoing in Santiago, Chile, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Human Mobility of the Andean country confirmed on Monday. “Unfortunately, Romario Wladimir Veloz Cortez, [a 26-year-old an Ecuadorian citizen from Quito], died yesterday in Santiago, Chile, during the protests,” the Foreign Ministry confirmed in a […] To view this article you must have an active subscription. Already a member? Sign in. Subscribe to weekly reports on Ecuador’s economics, politics, crime and more. Not sure you want to commit? Don’t worry, you can cancel anytime. For a limited time,subscribe now and get your first month for only $1. Regular subscriptions available at $4.99/month or $42/year. Subscribe now!

On Tuesday, October 22nd, the National Assembly began the analysis of the tax reform project presented by Ecuadorian President Lenín Moreno, after having repealed a decree that eliminated the fuel subsidy and caused eleven days of protests in the country. The president of the Assembly, César Litardo, said that the Legislative Administration Council (CAL) decided […] To view this article you must have an active subscription. Already a member? Sign in. Subscribe to weekly reports on Ecuador’s economics, politics, crime and more. Not sure you want to commit? Don’t worry, you can cancel anytime. For a limited time,subscribe now and get your first month for only $1. Regular subscriptions available at $4.99/month or $42/year. Subscribe now!

The Ministry of Economy and Finance says that a new decree on the “rationalization” of fuel subsidies will come out before October 31, when it presents the budgetary pro-forma for 2020 (which must be presented 60 days before the new fiscal year). This means that the State has less than ten days to send this […] To view this article you must have an active subscription. Already a member? Sign in. Subscribe to weekly reports on Ecuador’s economics, politics, crime and more. Not sure you want to commit? Don’t worry, you can cancel anytime. For a limited time,subscribe now and get your first month for only $1. Regular subscriptions available at $4.99/month or $42/year. Subscribe now!

The Confederation of Indigenous Nationalities of Ecuador (Conaie) closed ranks on Monday against the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and demanded that the agency cease pressures to apply new austerity policies in the country. In a “letter with intent” addressed to the IMF Director, Kristina Georgieva, the Conaie demanded that the agency officials “stop with the […] To view this article you must have an active subscription. Already a member? Sign in. Subscribe to weekly reports on Ecuador’s economics, politics, crime and more. Not sure you want to commit? Don’t worry, you can cancel anytime. For a limited time,subscribe now and get your first month for only $1. Regular subscriptions available at $4.99/month or $42/year. Subscribe now!

José Ochoa has been a bus owner for 23 years and recently bought a new vehicle at a cost of $125,000, money he borrowed form a financial entity. The debt term that many carriers like him take to finance their buses is five, six and seven years, with monthly fees ranging from $ 1,500 or […] To view this article you must have an active subscription. Already a member? Sign in. Subscribe to weekly reports on Ecuador’s economics, politics, crime and more. Not sure you want to commit? Don’t worry, you can cancel anytime. For a limited time,subscribe now and get your first month for only $1. Regular subscriptions available at $4.99/month or $42/year. Subscribe now!

The Legislative Administration Council (CAL) of the Parliament of Ecuador, has suspended the salary of several assembly members who have been staying inside the Mexican embassy for more than a week. The assembly members sought “protection” from political persecution from the Mexican government. The president of the National Assembly, César Litardo, explained on Twitter that […] To view this article you must have an active subscription. Already a member? Sign in. Subscribe to weekly reports on Ecuador’s economics, politics, crime and more. Not sure you want to commit? Don’t worry, you can cancel anytime. For a limited time,subscribe now and get your first month for only $1. Regular subscriptions available at $4.99/month or $42/year. Subscribe now!

The Municipality of Cuenca presented the agenda of events for the “199 years of Independence of Cuenca,” which will be held during the last days of October and throughout the month of November. Among the notable events are, on November 1st in the Parque La Libertad, the “National Music Concert,” with several artists among them, Yavirac, Margarita […] To view this article you must have an active subscription. Already a member? Sign in. Subscribe to weekly reports on Ecuador’s economics, politics, crime and more. Not sure you want to commit? Don’t worry, you can cancel anytime. For a limited time,subscribe now and get your first month for only $1. Regular subscriptions available at $4.99/month or $42/year. Subscribe now!

The Attorney General’s Office has initiated a preliminary investigation into the statements made in Macas by the president of the Confederation of Indigenous Nationalities of Ecuador (Conaie), Jaime Vargas, who circulated a video that went viral on social networks in which he called for called for the creation of a “proper army” of the indigenous […] To view this article you must have an active subscription. Already a member? Sign in. Subscribe to weekly reports on Ecuador’s economics, politics, crime and more. Not sure you want to commit? Don’t worry, you can cancel anytime. For a limited time,subscribe now and get your first month for only $1. Regular subscriptions available at $4.99/month or $42/year. Subscribe now!