COVID-19 has not stopped the departure of Ecuadorians who are looking for a better future in the US and who pay coyoteros up to $15,000
Thirteen Ecuadorians have disappeared in their attempt to reach the United States so far this year
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Volume 5, Issue 41
July 18, 2021
International banks fund oil extraction, groups say it puts Ecuadorian Amazon at risk
A new report from Amazon Watch and Stand.earth says that entities that finance oil extraction continue to fail to take sufficient action.
Cannabis in Ecuador: Industry and opportunity
The first steps towards an emerging market The cannabis industry is not simple, but it has promise. It is crossed by social, therapeutic and public health, scientific, productive, legal issues and even a certain morality, a product of ignorance and the stigma that the...
Updates: 07-20-2021
Update to: Lasso Announces 50% Internet Discount for Seniors Published: Volume 5, Issue 40 The Elderly Plan for the discount on internet and telephony, explained The Ministry of Telecommunications created the Senior Adult Plan to give a 50% discount on the payment for internet consumption and fixed and mobile telephony for people over 65 years […]
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Delta Variant Enters Ecuador, Cases Rise Significantly, Deaths Fall, Government Continues To Fail To Release Hospitalizations Figures
Tracking the spread and outcome of the coronavirus in Ecuador: Updated for Tuesday, July 20, 2021 This week it is important to talk more about what is happening in the country overall, than any particular numbers that we track. First and foremost, the delta variant of the coronavirus—which is considered to be as much as […]
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National Assembly ratifies the Inter-American Convention Against All Forms of Discrimination and Intolerance
The national Assembly unanimously approved the ratification of the Inter-American Convention Against All Forms of Discrimination and Intolerance. On July 13th, the Ecuadorian legislature approved with 126 votes the report of the International Relations and Human Mobility Commission to ratify this international instrument. Assemblyman Juan Fernando Flores, President of the Commission, said that “the convention is […]
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Lasso could increase oil production by 22%, but not double it in 4 years
In the best of cases, production could be increased to 610,000 barrels per day in 2025, which is still far from the million barrels announced by the authorities
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Ecuador’s economy after the Moreno government: a more negative balance
On May 24, 2021, the government of Lenín Moreno officially ended and give way to that of Guillermo Lasso. Although his 4 years as President have ended, the results of Moreno’s policies on the country’s economic indicators have consequences that will last for months — perhaps years. It was not a surprise. In April 2020, at the […]
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3 out of 4
I’m in Florida writing this and it’s hot. And muggy. I had to come her for a family “emergency” that has all worked out okay. I’m quite happy for that and I am glad that I came. It was a rushed trip and I had to make a connection to get here which I never […]
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