Fruit of the North, the largest goldmine of Ecuador and one of the two large-scale recently operated in the country, is behind the “boom” of the mining exportswhich in 2022 were among the star products sent abroad, with more than US$ 2.7 billion in sales, 2.41% of the gross domestic product (GDP). Located in the […]
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Experts will analyze sustainable finance in Ecuador in a forum with multilaterals
The first edition of the Sustainable Finance Forum of Ecuadororganized by the Association of Private Banks of Ecuador (Asobanca), will bring together Quito to experts from the sector and from multilateral organizations that have financing lines for this area. The Forum, which will take place next Wednesday, is the first of its kind in Ecuador, […]
Ecuador: Guild rejects illegal mining in a natural reserve near Peru
The Chamber of Mining of Ecuador (CME) rejected the activity illegal mining which is registered within the Podocarpus National Park, one of the main protected natural areas of the country, located in the Amazonand warned that the pollution generated can reach the territory of Peru. Through a statement, the main mining union of Ecuador expressed […]
Cartels Exploit Ecuador Banana Industry to Smuggle Cocaine
Some men walk through a leafy plantation between the peaceful Pacific coast of Ecuador and its majestic Andes, pruning hundreds of branches of green bananas of the huge trees twice its height. Workers bring the bunches to a production line where the bananas are washed, weighed and labeled for European buyers. The owner, Franklin Torres, […]
Study reveals high interest of Ecuadorians in being “digital nomads”
A study carried out by the Multitrabajos portal in Ecuador reveals that 99% of those surveyed are interested in becoming “digital nomads”reported this Sunday the Multitrabajos portal, one of the largest in Ecuador. However, almost 7 out of 10 of the Ecuadorians consulted see nomadism as a modality that is not so easy to put […]
Prison ships: presidential candidate Noboa’s bet against violence in Ecuador
How to face the drug gangs in an increasingly violent Ecuador? The right-wing presidential candidate Daniel Noboa proposed on Tuesday to create a system of high seas prison ships to keep inmates away from “the non-violent” and disconnect them from their criminal networks. The calls “prison barges“would have the capacity to”300 or 400 inmates” and […]
Citizen Revolution asks that Ecuador’s elections be repeated abroad
Citizen revolutionthe Ecuadorian political party that won the elections last Sunday, calls from Europe for the elections to be repeated abroad, after having reported failures and cyberattacks in telematic voting. In statements to EFE, the director of Revolución Ciudadana Europa, Margarita Guerrero, confirmed this Tuesday that only about 81,000 Ecuadorians on the continent registered on […]
Petroecuador will abide by the plebiscite that orders to stop oil exploitation in the Amazon
state company Petroecuador announced this Monday that it will abide by the historic victory achieved by environmental groups in the national referendum held on Sunday to stop the exploitation of Block 43-ITT, an important oil field for the country, located in the Yasuní National Park, considered the heart of the amazon ecuadorian In a statement, […]
Ecuador votes to suspend oil extraction in a part of the Amazon
Ecuadorians voted to suspend part of the oil extraction in an Amazon reserve, according to the results of a historic referendum on Sunday that is considered a world example of the climate debate. The Yes to leave the crude underground only in the emblematic block 43 within the great Yasuní reserve obtained the support of […]
Noboa gives a surprise, he would go to the runoff in Ecuador against González with 20% of votes counted
Luisa Gonzalez and Daniel Noboa would go to the ballot for the presidency of Ecuadoraccording to official data released on Sunday by the National Electoral Council (CNE) with almost 20% of the votes counted. Millions of Ecuadorians voted in presidential and legislative elections on Sunday after a campaign marred by bloodshed, amid voters’ hopes that […]