Vice President Abad Defies Presidential Order and Demands Respect for Her Role

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Vice President Abad Defies Presidential Order and Demands Respect for Her Role
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Savings Rates: Decline in 2024, What’s Next in 2025?

by Jonathan | December 30, 2024 | Volume 9, Issue 12

Ecuador’s interest rates for savers have sharply declined in late 2024, with further reductions expected in 2025 due to economic factors. Interest rates for savers in Ecuador have been in a downward spiral since mid-2024, after reaching a peak earlier in the year. The record-high rates of 8.5% in June 2024 for term deposits are […]

National Assembly Prepares for Wave of Impeachment Trials in 2025

by Jonathan | December 30, 2024 | Volume 9, Issue 12

Ecuador's National Assembly faces a record number of impeachment trials in 2025, targeting government officials for corruption and mismanagement.

Remember the Innocent

by Jonathan | December 30, 2024 | Volume 9, Issue 12

As I write this on the penultimate day of 2024, I find myself reflecting on friends who have passed away. Some were much younger than me, others much older, and some were around the age I’ll soon be—63. I don’t usually dwell on this subject, but this morning I started reading the Associated Press’s “In […]

Foreign Brands Enter Ecuador Amid Economic Uncertainty

by Jonathan | December 30, 2024 | Volume 9, Issue 12

International brands are expanding into Ecuador, drawn by its growing middle class, despite ongoing economic and security challenges.

Ecuador Moves Toward Repealing Ban on Foreign Military Bases

by Jonathan | December 30, 2024 | Volume 9, Issue 12

Ecuador takes steps toward lifting its ban on foreign military bases to enhance international security cooperation amid growing transnational threats. Ecuador is on the brink of making a historic change to its defense and foreign policy. A proposal by President Daniel Noboa to lift the country’s longstanding ban on foreign military bases has been greenlit […]