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Reservoir drop renews pressure on Ecuador’s electric grid
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Volume 10, Issue 25
April 26, 2026
New naval station aims to shut down drug routes through Gulf of Guayaquil
Private investment will fund a strategic Navy base near Posorja to protect Ecuador’s busiest maritime corridor.
Ecuador turns to targeted tax changes to raise $1.5 billion under IMF program
New revenue measures include VAT adjustments, tighter refund controls, mining changes and limits on tax-credit payments.
El Oro mining project pushes Ecuador further into large-scale extraction
The coastal gold project could reshape Ecuador’s mining sector and expand industrial extraction beyond the Amazon.
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Ecuadorians deported from U.S. say Congo transfer was involuntary
Three migrants say they asked to return to Ecuador but were instead sent to Africa.
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Citizen Revolution faces legal limbo as election clock keeps moving
Suspension has blocked the Correísta movement’s appeals while local elections move closer under a revised calendar.
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Wages slide as more Ecuadorians remain outside full employment
Average worker income fell below the basic salary as informal and precarious jobs continued to dominate the labor market.
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CNE removes Construye and Unidad Popular from electoral registry
Parties say the decision violates political rights and will challenge it in Ecuador and abroad.
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Cannabis proposal stalled after signature count falls short
Backers of the citizen initiative now have 90 days to collect the remaining endorsements needed.
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Banana exports became a cover for cocaine pipeline to Spain
Spanish court records show how traffickers used fruit shipments, shell companies and corrupt insiders to move cocaine.
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