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The director of Ecuador’s Internal Revenue Service (SRI), Ximena Amorosos says that amendments to the Production Incentives and Tax Fraud Prevention law will save the country $200 million a year. […]
According to an organization that represents more than 100 driving schools in Ecuador, amendments to the national traffic law passed by the National Assembly and awaiting approval by President Rafael […]
While Latin America maintains its position as the world’s most murderous region, the number of murders in Ecuador is dropping sharply. As of July 2014, Ecuador showed an annual murder […]
Crude’s slump to five-year lows means OPEC member Ecuador is facing the choice of spending cuts that risk crimping growth or taking on more debt to finance outlays, Jefferies LLC […]
Although Latin America as a whole is posting its worse economic growth in five years, Ecuador continues to rank near the top. The year marks the region’s slowest economic growth […]
As the first of eight new hydroelectric plants began operations last week north of Quito, the country’s plan to convert energy use away from LP gas and to electricity appears […]
By Mark Johnson I’ve met quite a few single expat men and women who have packed up life in the UK and headed overseas to search of a new life […]
Almost everyone agrees that Cuenca’s historic district needs to improve its pedestrian friendliness. The problem is balancing the area’s social, cultural and tourism needs with those of businesses that depend […]
By Jonathan Watts Ecuador plans to drill for oil in the Yasuni Amazon reserve, as president Rafael Correa seeks to exploit his country’s resources, in part to pay off debts […]
Saying that the system that provides tax refunds to residents over the age of 65 has been abused, the government said Wednesday it plans to reduce the number of deductible […]
Speaking at the inauguration of the new South American Nations Union (UNASUR) headquarters in Quito, President Rafael Correa again pushed for the establishment of a common currency. Correa has voiced […]
Cuenca Mayor Marcelo Cabrera has announced that the city transportation office will renegotiate contracts with the French consortium responsible for building the tram system. The move is necessary, he says, […]
Cuenca police chief José Valdivieso credits a multi-year drop in crime to the addition of more police officers, community training and the installation of security cameras and emergency buttons in […]
The value of the Venezuelan bolívar has plummeted in the past month, depreciating from 102.56 to 159.02 per U.S. dollar on the black-market exchange. November’s decline indicates that Venezuela now […]
National Assemblyman Gabriel Rivera has introduced legislation that would streamline the process for obtaining an Ecuadorian driver’s license, a move that could save expats time and money. Current rules require […]
A group of Ecuadorian environmental activists travelling to the UN Climate Change conference in neighbouring Peru were stopped and harassed at least six times by police who eventually seized their […]
It has been sought for centuries but remained a mystery, still out of reach. Now an expert has pinpointed a site that could be Atahualpa’s resting place in Ecuador: the […]
As Cuenca celebrates the 15th anniversary of the designation of its historic district as a UNESCO World Heritage Site, officials worry that there are not enough architects trained in historic […]
When former President Chávez died last year, leftist governments across the America also lost their most charismatic and radical leader. But the staying power of leftist governments points to their […]
Roberto Gomez Bolanos, the iconic Mexican comedian who wrote and played the boy television character “El Chavo del Ocho” that defined a generation for millions of Latin American children, died […]
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