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Volume 5, Issue 02

The pros and cons of raising Ecuador’s VAT to 15%

The world is facing an economic crisis as a result of the coronavirus pandemic, but in the case of Ecuador, the difficult situation in this area preceded it, which is why it has been hit harder than other countries. As a measure to obtain resources, the Government has requested money from international organizations, including the […]

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NEWS UPDATES: Following up on recent stories

NEWS UPDATES: Following up on recent stories

In our “Updates” feature, we follow up on some of our most read stories over the last few weeks. Our goal is to bring our readers up to speed on any news that adds to, changes, or increases the impact of previous topics we’ve covered. Update to: Gasoline prices stay the same, but diesel fuel […]

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Rate of new cases falls again but rate of deaths bumps up

Rate of new cases falls again but rate of deaths bumps up

Tracking the spread and outcome of the coronavirus in Ecuador: UPDATED FOR TUESDAY, OCTOBER 13, 2020 Now in the third week since national restrictions were lifted, it appears that Ecuador continues to have incremental improvement in reducing the spread of the coronavirus in the country. However, what we are also seeing at this point is […]

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Pandemic pushes growth of digital banking across Ecuador

Pandemic pushes growth of digital banking across Ecuador

The coronavirus pandemic, and its resulting quarantines and mobility restrictions, accelerated the use of digital services that some Ecuadorian banking institutions had already been gradually implementing. Before the COVID-19 pandemic hit Ecuador, it was estimated that four out of ten transactions were made by digital means—now some banks are reporting levels almost 50% higher than […]

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Guayaquil’s Aerovía transport system nears its opening with big expectations

Guayaquil’s Aerovía transport system nears its opening with big expectations

Back in July 2018, then Guayaquil Mayor Jaime Nebot toured the site of the first station being built for the city’s Aerovía transport system station. He was accompanied on his tour by Cynthia Viteri, then Community Management advisor for the Municipality, and now the Mayor of Ecuador’s largest city. And by all accounts, Mayor Viteri […]

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CUENCA SHORT October 13, 2020

Court gives way to protection action to avoid fire station in Illincocha On Thursday afternoon last week, the Cuenca Criminal Guarantees Court gave way to the protection action presented in the Illincocha case, to stop a construction of the Fire Department in that sector of the Cajas National Park. The action was presented against the Fire Department and the Ministry […]

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A hard way to learn

A hard way to learn

I have only used the space of this column to reprint a story someone else has written, three times in 4 years. But I read this article yesterday and have passed it on to many people in my circle of friends. I came to think that this is something that I should offer to all […]

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