Okay, let me start by saying that I like the President. I’ve been a Lasso supporter since the early days of his campaign. I think he has the right motives to lead this country. And even though the US has had a bad enough example to make my next few sentences seem ridiculous, I’m going […] To access this post, you must purchase The Cuenca Dispatch Subscription – Monthly or The Cuenca Dispatch Subscription – Annual.

 There are 10 national holidays and one local one that depends on where each person resides. In 2023, Ecuador will have 10 national holidays, independent of the local holidays of each city or canton. The Ecuadorian Ministry of Tourism published this coming year’s holidays on its website (and forecasted them for 2024 and 2025). Most of the holidays are for […] To access this post, you must purchase The Cuenca Dispatch Subscription – Monthly or The Cuenca Dispatch Subscription – Annual.

In real terms, the average salary that Ecuadorians received in 2022 is almost 2% less than in 2019, before the pandemic began. Despite the economic recovery and the increase in the basic salary in Ecuador, the population still receives an average remuneration lower than that of levels prior to the Covid-19 pandemic. The World Wage […] To access this post, you must purchase The Cuenca Dispatch Subscription – Monthly or The Cuenca Dispatch Subscription – Annual.

According to the Ministry of Finance, tax collection totaled $14.015 billion between January and November 2022. This was the highest number since 2015. One month before the end of 2022, tax collection reached record figures not seen since 2015. Tax revenue from the State Budget totals $14.0153 billion between January and November 2022, according to […] To access this post, you must purchase The Cuenca Dispatch Subscription – Monthly or The Cuenca Dispatch Subscription – Annual.

After the increase in respiratory diseases due to covid and influenza infections, the COE gave new guidelines. Following the increase in cases of Covid-19 and influenza in November, and the fact that several health centers need to increase the number of beds to care for people with acute respiratory infections, Juan Zapata, president of the National […] To access this post, you must purchase The Cuenca Dispatch Subscription – Monthly or The Cuenca Dispatch Subscription – Annual.

The effort by the Ministry of Health to get Ecuadorians vaccinated comes amid a spike in Covid-19 and influenza infections. In addition, the application of booster shots has stalled. Even though vaccines are effective tools to combat diseases, there are still 2.6 million people in Ecuador who have not received a single dose against Covid-19. […] To access this post, you must purchase The Cuenca Dispatch Subscription – Monthly or The Cuenca Dispatch Subscription – Annual.