Ecuador's economy heavily relies on petroleum, leaving it vulnerable to oil price fluctuations and declining production, impacting government revenue and economic growth. A surge in violence and ...

QUITO, Sept 19 (Reuters) - Ecuador's economy will grow an estimated 1.5% this year and 0.8% in 2024, the country's central bank said on Tuesday, ahead of projected falls in oil exports. Ecuador's ...

QUITO, Ecuador (AP) — President Lenín Moreno survived the toughest political crisis of his presidency by negotiating an end to indigenous anti-austerity protests. Now he faces an even tougher ...

QUITO (Reuters) - Candidates vying for Ecuador's presidency agreed in a debate on Sunday on the need to beef up security in the Andean country but differed on how to improve the economy. Leftist Luisa ...

I am writing to express my support for the implementation of Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Ecuadorian immigrants who have been residing in the United States for many years, and can’t return to ...

QUITO (AP) — Ecuador’s President Daniel Noboa was officially sworn in on Saturday following his reelection for another four-year term early this year. Noboa, 37, who wore a presidential sash over his ...

Jan 3 (Reuters) - Ecuador's economic growth was 3.2% in the third quarter of last year thanks to increased domestic consumption and government spending, the central bank said on Tuesday, raising its ...

In a desolate area of Ecuador's northern Andes, dozens of electricity generators are cordoned off by yellow crime scene tape as armed security forces keep watch. The mining village of La Merced de ...

QUITO, Aug 15 (Reuters) - Ecuadorean presidential candidate Luisa Gonzalez, who has led polls ahead of a Sunday vote riven by the murder of one of her competitors, said on Tuesday she will use $2.5 ...

Most presidential candidates wear bulletproof vests when they’re on the campaign trail. The cartels affect every segment of society including government as Ecuador's crude oil exports to the U.S. have ...

Cartel violence is hollowing out Ecuador's largest city Guayaquil, scaring away tourists, pummelling the economy and leaving whoever wins Sunday's presidential election with a gargantuan problem. In ...