This week the trend to increases in the rate of new cases and new deaths, a higher positivity rate and an overflow in hospital waiting rooms continues. To be frank, the increase in cases and deaths are truly shocking and are a significantly higher ramp up than at any...
While the country awaits national restrictions, Cuenca puts several of its own in place
On Sunday night, while most of the country was awaiting information on national restrictions, the Cantonal Council of Cuenca approved a reform to the ordinance that regulates the prevention, containment and mitigation measures of the pandemic. The reform will allow the Cantonal Emergency Operations Committee to issue technical reports with the recommendations for modifying the […]
Where are the vaccines?
While I’m here in the US, Ecuador is bracing for another possible shutdown, is struggling to get the vaccines it needs, and is seeing the numbers of new deaths from the virus rise to levels first seen over a year ago. All the while, the US announced today that more...
Proposal submitted to regulate the “progressive use of force” through a single organic law
Ecuador has penal reforms for police officers and prison guides on the subject and regulations for the military, the application of which is being analyzed by the CC. The Government is seeking, through a single organic law, to regulate the progressive use of force in...
Lasso’s Tax Reform Draft Generates Support, But Also Questions
The president-elect has said that he will present his reform on the night of his first day in office. President-elect Guillermo Lasso’s first announcement on tax mattes has gathered both support and questions. Analysts, experts and the representatives of the business...
Guillermo Lasso won with fewer votes than in 2017
The null vote was decisive, it helped the president-elect to capture correísmo cantons. The president-elect failed to increase his support in the most recent elections, in fact he got fewer votes than in 2017, and still won. This was possible because the support for the Correísmo candidate fell in the face of an unprecedented rise in […]
Financing the Ecuador Green Economy Plan is only the first step to achieving its goals
Analysts highlight that the president-elect, Guillermo Lasso, has a general roadmap on environmental priorities The transition to a more sustainable economy encompasses a wide range of economic and political actors. It is talking about how it is produced, what source of energy is used, about the opportunities to manufacture products when less polluting principles are applied, […]