Ecuador
October 2026
Leading opposition figure arrested
- LatinNews Daily - 23 October 2026
In brief: Peruvian and Ecuadorean presidents shore up ties
- LatinNews Daily - 21 October 2026
In brief: Colombia and Ecuador restore flows of electricity and oil
- LatinNews Daily - 19 October 2026
ECONOMIC HIGHLIGHTS
- Economy & Business - October 2026
In brief: Electricity rationing tightened for Ecuador’s industrial sector
- LatinNews Daily - 09 October 2026
Court verdict prompts questions over strikes on fishing vessels
- Weekly Report - 08 October 2026 (WR-26-40)
ECUADOR/EL SALVADOR: CIA accused of carrying out covert operations in Pacific
- Security & Strategic Review - October 2026
September 2026
In brief: Ecuador’s country risk rises after finance minister’s replacement
- LatinNews Daily - 30 September 2026
REGION: US sanctions Bolivia’s AG and other Andean officials
- LatinNews Daily - 29 September 2026
In brief: Ecuador’s finance minister replaced
- LatinNews Daily - 29 September 2026
Shield of the Americas to sanction criminal groups
- LatinNews Daily - 28 September 2026
REGION: Leaders focus on security at UNGA
- LatinNews Daily - 24 September 2026
Noboa grapples with security crisis
- Weekly Report - 17 September 2026 (WR-26-37)
In brief: Curfews hit night-time economy in four Ecuadorean provinces
- LatinNews Daily - 17 September 2026
Rights groups call on US to end military strike campaign
- LatinNews Daily - 14 September 2026
Rubio shores up ties with Noboa
- LatinNews Daily - 10 September 2026
Rights groups demand end to US attacks on Pacific vessels
- LatinNews Daily - 08 September 2026
US ups military cooperation with Colombia and Ecuador
- LatinNews Daily - 07 September 2026
Moreno convicted; González barred
- Weekly Report - 03 September 2026 (WR-26-35)
August 2026
Noboa visits Beijing
- Weekly Report - 27 August 2026 (WR-26-34)
Opposition denounces electoral exclusion
- LatinNews Daily - 25 August 2026
In brief: Economic activity up in Ecuador
- LatinNews Daily - 24 August 2026
TRACKING TRENDS
- Weekly Report - 20 August 2026 (WR-26-33)
Regional elections stir up controversy
- Weekly Report - 20 August 2026 (WR-26-33)
CIA reportedly carrying out secret operations against fishing boats
- LatinNews Daily - 14 August 2026
ECONOMIC HIGHLIGHTS
- Economy & Business - August 2026
Severe El Niño could impact crucial shrimp industry
- Economy & Business - August 2026
Southcom launches regional task force
- LatinNews Daily - 10 August 2026
ARGENTINA: Milei meets Noboa in Ecuador
- LatinNews Daily - 07 August 2026
In brief: Colombia resumes electricity exports to Ecuador
- LatinNews Daily - 06 August 2026
Lawyer of Guayaquil mayor criticises prison sentence
- LatinNews Daily - 05 August 2026
July 2026
Militarisation continues under new security plan
- Security & Strategic Review - August 2026
Noboa looks to improve border security
- Weekly Report - 30 July 2026 (WR-26-30)
In brief: Ecuador’s Noboa hails FTA with Canada
- LatinNews Daily - 28 July 2026
In brief: IDB pledges billions for Ecuador
- LatinNews Daily - 22 July 2026
Correísmo suffers another legal blow
- LatinNews Daily - 20 July 2026
In brief: South American countries commit to more aviation routes
- LatinNews Daily - 17 July 2026
ECONOMIC HIGHLIGHTS
- Economy & Business - July 2026
New national security plan unveiled
- Weekly Report - 16 July 2026 (WR-26-28)
In brief: Ecuador’s inflation picks up
- LatinNews Daily - 15 July 2026
Noboa fighting second recall petition
- Weekly Report - 09 July 2026 (WR-26-27)
In brief: Ecuador’s FDI rises year-on-year
- LatinNews Daily - 06 July 2026
Bad blood over constitutional recall
- Weekly Report - 02 July 2026 (WR-26-26)
US designates Chone Killers as terrorist group
- LatinNews Daily - 02 July 2026
June 2026
Ecuador strengthens security cooperation with US
- LatinNews Daily - 29 June 2026
US to assist with Ecuador border security
- Weekly Report - 25 June 2026 (WR-26-25)
Los Choneros leader captured
- Weekly Report - 18 June 2026 (WR-26-24)
COLOMBIA/ECUADOR: Another organised crime boss captured
- LatinNews Daily - 18 June 2026
Foreign minister replaced in government restructuring
- Weekly Report - 11 June 2026 (WR-26-23)
In brief: Colombia lifts tariffs on Ecuador
- LatinNews Daily - 10 June 2026
In brief: Ecuador’s Noboa presents slimmed down cabinet
- LatinNews Daily - 09 June 2026
Italy lends its mafia-fighting experience
- Weekly Report - 04 June 2026 (WR-26-22)
Grappling with a medicine shortage
- Security & Strategic Review - June 2026
May 2026
Noboa submits upbeat report to national assembly
- Weekly Report - 28 May 2026 (WR-26-21)
ECONOMIC HIGHLIGHTS
- Economy & Business - May 2026
REGION: Steel sector raises concerns with Andean Community
- Economy & Business - May 2026
TRACKING TRENDS
- Weekly Report - 21 May 2026 (WR-26-20)
In brief: Ecuador’s international reserves at record high
- LatinNews Daily - 20 May 2026
Noboa talks security with Vance
- LatinNews Daily - 14 May 2026
In brief: Andean Community demands end to Ecuador-Colombia trade war
- LatinNews Daily - 11 May 2026
In brief: Dominican Republic and Ecuador to start trade talks
- LatinNews Daily - 07 May 2026
In brief: Ecuador’s gov’t makes second foray into bond markets
- LatinNews Daily - 07 May 2026
ECUADOR/COLOMBIA: Quito eases trade war as curfews begin
- LatinNews Daily - 05 May 2026
April 2026
Billion-dollar gold mine faces opposition
- Weekly Report - 30 April 2026 (WR-26-17)
ECUADOR/COLOMBIA: Noboa accuses Petro of causing guerrilla incursion
- LatinNews Daily - 30 April 2026
Majority of population facing curfews in May
- Weekly Report - 23 April 2026 (WR-26-16)
Curfews announced in nine provinces
- LatinNews Daily - 21 April 2026
COLOMBIA/ECUADOR: Noboa accuses Petro of meeting allies of drug leader
- LatinNews Daily - 20 April 2026
Noboa angers local governments with unusual spending rule
- Economy & Business - April 2026
ECUADOR-COLOMBIA: Noboa doubles tariff rate as Petro dispute escalates
- Weekly Report - 16 April 2026 (WR-26-15)
In brief: Ecuador’s Noboa ratifies trade agreement with South Korea
- LatinNews Daily - 16 April 2026
In brief: Colombia raises tariffs on Ecuador
- LatinNews Daily - 13 April 2026
In brief: Ecuador doubles Colombia tariffs as tensions rise
- LatinNews Daily - 10 April 2026
Ecuador planning for early elections
- Weekly Report - 09 April 2026 (WR-26-14)
ECUADOR-COLOMBIA: Tensions rise over Petro comments
- LatinNews Daily - 09 April 2026
Curfew in four provinces
- Weekly Report - 02 April 2026 (WR-26-13)
Opposition warns of democratic erosion
- Security & Strategic Review - April 2026
US joins Noboa’s war on crime
- Security & Strategic Review - April 2026
March 2026
CNE accused of meddling as elections moved forward
- LatinNews Daily - 30 March 2026
Ecuador finalises US trade deal details
- LatinNews Daily - 23 March 2026
ECUADOR-COLOMBIA: Border bombing raises tensions as Noboa escalates crackdown
- Weekly Report - 19 March 2026 (WR-26-11)
New law aims to turbocharge mining sector
- Economy & Business - March 2026
MEXICO: Alleged Los Lobos leader arrested
- LatinNews Daily - 19 March 2026
COLOMBIA: Petro accuses Ecuador of cross-border bombing
- LatinNews Daily - 17 March 2026
Correísmo in existential legal battle
- Weekly Report - 12 March 2026 (WR-26-10)
In brief: Ecuador secures investment in Amazonian oilfields
- LatinNews Daily - 11 March 2026
Top court finds State responsible in forced disappearance case
- LatinNews Daily - 11 March 2026
Suspended opposition party warns of encroaching ‘dictatorship’
- LatinNews Daily - 10 March 2026
New security plan after record murders in 2025
- Security & Strategic Review - March 2026
US military steps in as Noboa escalates war on crime
- Weekly Report - 05 March 2026 (WR-26-09)
In brief: Cuba hit by another massive outage
- LatinNews Daily - 05 March 2026
US launches military operation against criminal groups
- LatinNews Daily - 04 March 2026
Curfews announced as crime strategy enters ‘new phase’
- LatinNews Daily - 03 March 2026
February 2026
Mining and energy reform approved amid indigenous resistance
- LatinNews Daily - 27 February 2026
In brief: Ecuador raises tariffs on Colombia
- LatinNews Daily - 27 February 2026
Noboa imposes spending limits on local government
- Weekly Report - 26 February 2026 (WR-26-08)
In brief: Colombian tariffs on Ecuador come into force
- LatinNews Daily - 25 February 2026
ECUADOR/COLOMBIA: Noboa unleashes Trump-style tariff war to prod Petro
- Economy & Business - February 2026
Leading opposition mayor arrested
- Weekly Report - 19 February 2026 (WR-26-07)
Guayaquil mayor arrested
- LatinNews Daily - 11 February 2026
In brief: Inflation picks up in Ecuador
- LatinNews Daily - 10 February 2026
Correísmo hit with campaign finance investigation
- Weekly Report - 05 February 2026 (WR-26-05)
In brief: Argentina and Paraguay, among others, sign US critical minerals deals
- LatinNews Daily - 05 February 2026
In brief: Ecuador makes progress with UAE and DR trade deals
- LatinNews Daily - 05 February 2026
In brief: Ecuador’s Noboa seeks UAE investment
- LatinNews Daily - 04 February 2026
In brief: Ecuador restricts mining operations in three provinces
- LatinNews Daily - 03 February 2026
January 2026
ECUADOR-COLOMBIA: Trade war erupts over claims of security negligence
- Weekly Report - 29 January 2026 (WR-26-04)
In brief: Ecuador’s gov’t seeks infrastructure and electricity reforms
- LatinNews Daily - 29 January 2026
In brief: Ecuador’s country risk reaches lowest level since 2014
- LatinNews Daily - 28 January 2026
Colombian security efforts signal desire to end stand-off
- LatinNews Daily - 27 January 2026
In brief: Ecuador returns to bond markets with major debt auction
- LatinNews Daily - 27 January 2026
In brief: Colombia announces tariffs on 73 Ecuadorean products
- LatinNews Daily - 26 January 2026
In brief: Ecuador threatens higher pipeline tariff for Colombian oil
- LatinNews Daily - 23 January 2026
ECONOMIC HIGHLIGHTS
- Economy & Business - January 2026
Can Rivadeneira pull Ecuador’s opposition together?
- Weekly Report - 22 January 2026 (WR-26-03)
ECUADOR/COLOMBIA: Tariffs announced amid counter-narcotics dispute
- LatinNews Daily - 22 January 2026
Judge resigns over corruption case
- Weekly Report - 15 January 2026 (WR-26-02)
Homicides hit all-time high in 2025
- Weekly Report - 08 January 2026 (WR-26-01)
ECUADOR: Plan for return of foreign military bases hits the buffers
- Security & Strategic Review - January 2026
In brief: Ecuador extends oil production contract with Chinese firm
- LatinNews Daily - 08 January 2026