Facebook Twitter Google+ LinkedIn During a press conference on Monday, The Minister of Tourism, Rosi Prado, described the country’s internal tourism during the holiday for the Day of the Dead and Independence of Cuenca, from November 1 to 4, 2019, as “positive.” Prado saidmore than 565,000 people toured Ecuador during the holiday. The most visited […]
Holiday tourism numbers expected to exceed last year
Published on November 11, 2019
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We’re nearing the end of our remodel in Yunguilla. Last week the third layer of plaster was sanded, and the painting began. It will probably be done this week. And then the new flooring will go in. After that we will have to wait sometime for our cabinets to be completed, but that is really […] To view this article you must have an active subscription. Already a member? Sign in. Subscribe to weekly reports on Ecuador’s economics, politics, crime and more. Not sure you want to commit? Don’t worry, you can cancel anytime. For a limited time,subscribe now and get your first month for only $1. Regular subscriptions available at $4.99/month or $42/year. Subscribe now!
Air Canada Quito to Toronto flights start in December
On December 8, 2019, Air Canada will begin operations in Ecuador with three weekly direct weekly flights between Toronto and Quito. “This marks a new stage in connectivity between the two countries and constitutes an additional means to promote the tourism, commercial, investment and academic mobility sectors with Canada,” the Foreign Ministry said in a […] To view this article you must have an active subscription. Already a member? Sign in. Subscribe to weekly reports on Ecuador’s economics, politics, crime and more. Not sure you want to commit? Don’t worry, you can cancel anytime. For a limited time,subscribe now and get your first month for only $1. Regular subscriptions available at $4.99/month or $42/year. Subscribe now!
7 National Court of Justice judges under investigations for “disproportionate increases” in assets
The results of an evaluation of the assets of the judges of the National Court of Justice is part of the report that the Evaluation Committee delivered to the Judicial Council at the beginning of last October. One of the findings was the ‘disproportionate’ increase in the assets of seven national judges, over afour-year period. […] To view this article you must have an active subscription. Already a member? Sign in. Subscribe to weekly reports on Ecuador’s economics, politics, crime and more. Not sure you want to commit? Don’t worry, you can cancel anytime. For a limited time,subscribe now and get your first month for only $1. Regular subscriptions available at $4.99/month or $42/year. Subscribe now!
Moreno visits Cuenca and talks about investments
The investment that the National Government has earmarked for Cuenca in the last two years is $450 million, announced President Lenin Moreno during his visit to the city last week. The Ecuador’s Head of State visited Cuenca to celebrate its 199 years of independence alongside the Mayor of Cuenca, Pedro Palacios Ullauri. Moreno mentioned that […] To view this article you must have an active subscription. Already a member? Sign in. Subscribe to weekly reports on Ecuador’s economics, politics, crime and more. Not sure you want to commit? Don’t worry, you can cancel anytime. For a limited time,subscribe now and get your first month for only $1. Regular subscriptions available at $4.99/month or $42/year. Subscribe now!
CRIME AND ACCIDENT REPORT
Cuenca and National Criminal Activity (Cuenca) After rejecting their appeal, the Criminal Guarantees Chamber of Azuay ratified the sentence of 34 years and 8 months against Rafael L., Lady H. and Diego Ch., for the robbery and death of 65-year-old Florencio A. In the sentence issued on Tuesday, the judges also confirmed that those sentenced […] To view this article you must have an active subscription. Already a member? Sign in. Subscribe to weekly reports on Ecuador’s economics, politics, crime and more. Not sure you want to commit? Don’t worry, you can cancel anytime. For a limited time,subscribe now and get your first month for only $1. Regular subscriptions available at $4.99/month or $42/year. Subscribe now!
Ecuador begins its official withdrawal from Unasur
Ecuador initiated the notification of its official departure from the Union of South American Nations (Unasur), after President Lenín Moreno had in late October denounced “in all its contents” the treaty establishing the organization. “The Foreign Ministry will notify its peers from the States that continue to belong to Unasur, of its decision” said the […] To view this article you must have an active subscription. Already a member? Sign in. Subscribe to weekly reports on Ecuador’s economics, politics, crime and more. Not sure you want to commit? Don’t worry, you can cancel anytime. For a limited time,subscribe now and get your first month for only $1. Regular subscriptions available at $4.99/month or $42/year. Subscribe now!
Tourist ship runs aground in the Galapagos
A tourist boat suffered a mishap when it was sailing and ran aground in the Punta Vicente Roca sector, located north of Isabela Island, in the Galapagos archipelago. The incident occurred at approximately 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday and forced the evacuation of all the passengers. The ship, named the Celebrity Xpedition, partially ran aground on […] To view this article you must have an active subscription. Already a member? Sign in. Subscribe to weekly reports on Ecuador’s economics, politics, crime and more. Not sure you want to commit? Don’t worry, you can cancel anytime. For a limited time,subscribe now and get your first month for only $1. Regular subscriptions available at $4.99/month or $42/year. Subscribe now!
It may not be long before Chinese cars take over the Ecuador market
Like the rest of the world, Ecuador’s automotive market has been steadily adding cars from China over the last few years. Today, over 40 Chinese car brands are available in the country. According to information from the Association of Automotive Companies of Ecuador (Aeade) the Chinese car brands that compete in the local market are: […] To view this article you must have an active subscription. Already a member? Sign in. Subscribe to weekly reports on Ecuador’s economics, politics, crime and more. Not sure you want to commit? Don’t worry, you can cancel anytime. For a limited time,subscribe now and get your first month for only $1. Regular subscriptions available at $4.99/month or $42/year. Subscribe now!
Textile sector loses over 12,000 jobs in the last year
The textile sector is going through a sensitive situation. More than 12,000 people in the industry lost their full employment in the last year. The figure represents a 9% drop, according to data from the National Institute of Statistics and Censuses (INEC). This Tuesday, the Association of Textile Industries of Ecuador (AITE) presented a report […] To view this article you must have an active subscription. Already a member? Sign in. Subscribe to weekly reports on Ecuador’s economics, politics, crime and more. Not sure you want to commit? Don’t worry, you can cancel anytime. For a limited time,subscribe now and get your first month for only $1. Regular subscriptions available at $4.99/month or $42/year. Subscribe now!
Ecuador to install ethics committees in companies to prevent government contracting corruption
The Anti-Corruption Secretariat announced that in the next few days, they will start having people working in the oil, electrical and telecommunications companies. The Government’s fight against corruption will have a new structure: ethics committees. Its mission is to prevent bribery in government procurement. This is an idea of the Anti – Corruption Secretariat of […] To view this article you must have an active subscription. Already a member? Sign in. Subscribe to weekly reports on Ecuador’s economics, politics, crime and more. Not sure you want to commit? Don’t worry, you can cancel anytime. For a limited time,subscribe now and get your first month for only $1. Regular subscriptions available at $4.99/month or $42/year. Subscribe now!
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