Faced with the advance of the Omicron variant of the coronavirus in the world, on Monday night President Guillermo Lasso announced the measures that the Ecuadorian government will implement to prevent the spread of the virus. He said that the situation is being...
The new economic law will raise $ 1.9 billion in the first 2 years of validity and is very similar to the project of the Creating Opportunities Law that was presented by President Lasso in September of this year but was not qualified by the Council of the Legislative...
Of every $100 spent, $25 is lost to fraudulent processes, per year. Public entities plan their hiring poorly and cumbersome processes facilitate irregularities. In the last five years, an average of $6 billion has been spent on public purchases. However, around $1.5...
The Population and Housing Census will finally be carried out in the last quarter of 2022, after several years of planning. Planning for the project began in 2018 with the objective of being executed in November 2020, but due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the National Statistics and Census Commission (Conec) decided to postpone the training, […]
The EF English Proficiency Index (EF EPI) is the world’s largest ranking of countries/regions by adult English skills. Published annually, the EF EPI is an important international benchmark for adult English proficiency. The EF EPI reports identify the most common pitfalls and highlight the most effective strategies for improving English proficiency. Regrettably, Ecuador remains one […]
What do you say to someone that lies to their ‘associates,’ their friends, their community and even hundreds of complete strangers, while claiming it as their right? I ask this because this week I faced this very situation and am struggling with how to deal with it. One option is to “leave it up to […]
Recent evidence, shown in the Amazon Assessment Report, says that deforestation in the region cannot exceed ranges between 20% and 25%. The concern is great because, at present, 17% of the forests have already been lost and at least an additional 17% have been degraded. On the last day of COP 26 on climate change in […]
Although still considered a hero of his country by many Ecuadorians, since Rafael Correa ceased his functions as president of Ecuador, several of his colleagues, militants of his political movement, former officials of his government, and even himself began to be investigated for alleged cases of corruption. This is a list of those from correismo who […]