Jan Topic, a businessman from Guayaquil, has been chosen as the presidential candidate for the SUMA movement, stepping in after Pedro Freile. He will partner with María Cristina Calderón Saá-Jaramillo as his vice-presidential running mate. 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!

The government of Daniel Noboa has announced plans to hire one or two more barges to address the ongoing electricity crisis. These will be added to the existing barge leased from the Turkish company Karpowership. 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!

Doesn’t it seem that no matter where we live, we are surrounded by the absurdities of politics? Consider this: all the political stories in this week’s issue could just as easily be about Brazil, Mexico, Argentina, or even the United States. One person accuses another of doing a terrible job. Another calls someone a criminal. […] 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 has been forced to significantly increase its electricity imports from Colombia due to an early onset of drought. In 2023, the country paid a steep 21.6 cents per kilowatt-hour to Colombia—nearly four times the cost of its domestic energy. 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!

The Pristimantis ruidus, (also known as the ‘Cutín de Molleturo’) a frog species endemic to Ecuador, has been rediscovered by scientists after eluding them for a century. 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!

Ecuadorians turned out in droves for the opening of the country’s first Starbucks in Quito, where a small American coffee costs $1.70 and a large Ultimate Caramel Frappuccino goes for $6.15. The anticipation was palpable. As early as 7:00 a.m. on August 15, 2024, eager customers began lining up outside Scala Shopping Mall in 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!