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Guillermo Lasso’s defeat over reforms and mayoral contests prompts call for early election
Beijing is increasingly offering bailouts to countries at risk of financial crises
Drug violence reaches well beyond Mexico and Colombia into region’s quieter corners
Two weeks of demonstrations by indigenous Ecuadoreans pose serious threat to President Guillermo Lasso
Low-carbon policies stoke demand for lithium, cobalt and copper, but investors must judge whether the boom will last
Argentina and Ecuador’s presidents to meet Xi Jinping to discuss debt and investments
Guillermo Lasso dismisses environmental concerns about new ventures
Massacre increases pressure on government to clean up overcrowded and unsanitary prisons
Former banker’s ratings crashed after his appearance in the Pandora papers and a surge in crime
Judge gives Steven Donziger six-month jail term for ‘thumbing his nose at the US judicial system’
Guillermo Lasso fulfils Covid vaccine goal and agrees new IMF deal but economic challenges lie ahead
Ecuador’s Andrés Arauz argues there’s no legal basis for central banks to appropriate the IMF’s fresh SDR allocation.
‘La Locomotora’ wins brutal mountainous course in sweltering conditions just a week after third place in Tour de France
Conservative banker Guillermo Lasso faces enormous economic and social challenges
Dire economy and deep political divisions complicate task for incoming leader Guillermo Lasso
Government bonds surge as former banker pulls off remarkable win over leftist Andrés Arauz
Winner will have to revive economy of state indebted to IMF, bondholders and Chinese banks
Latest polls suggest rightwing Guillermo Lasso is catching up to frontrunner Andrés Arauz ahead of Sunday’s vote
Indigenous candidate’s party will wield influence in congress despite likely disappointment in presidential run-off
Washington had agreed to help Quito pay Beijing to keep Chinese companies out of 5G telecoms network
Yaku Pérez may have narrowly missed his chance this election, but gains by his party are a game-changer
Guillermo Lasso will take on leftwinger Andrés Arauz but Yaku Pérez supporters dispute result
Indigenous candidate Yaku Pérez cries fraud as rightwing Guillermo Lasso claims he has edged into second round
If Andrés Arauz takes control of the South American oil exporting country in April there is likely to be much structural monetary experimentation.
Leftwing economist Andrés Arauz leads but fails to meet 40% threshold to win outright
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