The election comes amid an unprecedented crime wave which is having a direct impact on the economy. Cartel violence is hollowing out Ecuador's largest city Guayaquil, scaring away tourists, pummelling ...

Ecuador slipped into recession in 2024, with its economy shrinking by 2.0%—the first contraction after three consecutive ...

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 ...

Ecuador’s sovereign bonds surged after the country’s electoral authority declared President Daniel Noboa the winner of Sunday’s election, giving him a full four-year term to try to rein in cocaine ...

It comes as drug gang violence hits record levels, with Ecuador now experiencing one of the highest homicide rates in Latin America. At the same time the economy has stalled leaving few resources to ...

Support for Ecuadorean leftist Luisa Gonzalez's call for a recount in the country's presidential election was dwindling on ...

Ecuadorans are voting Sunday in a too-close-to-call presidential election that pits incumbent Daniel Noboa against a charismatic leftist challenger, after a campaign plagued by drug-related violence.

A magnitude 6.3 earthquake struck near the coast of Ecuador on Friday, the European Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) ...

Ecuadorean President Daniel Noboa appointed Sariha Belen Moya as the new economy minister, replacing Luis Alberto Jaramillo, the government said in a decree on Wednesday. Moya previously led the ...