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At an event hosted in Washington, D.C., Ecuadorian President-elect Daniel Noboa requested a "nine-month bridge loan" to avoid the suspension of debt payments or a possible default in 2026 or 2027, Infobae reported on Nov. 6.

Ecuador: Request for 'Bridge Loan' Raises Economic Concerns

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Governments from the United States, Barbados, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, the Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Mexico, Panama, Peru and Uruguay pledged to promote sustainable supply chains and boost trade across the region during the inaugural Americas Partnership for Economic Prosperity Leaders' Summit, Reuters reported on Nov. 3.

Americas: Governments Pledge to Boost Trade, Promote Sustainable Supply Chains

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With nearly all votes counted, Ecuador's center-right presidential candidate Daniel Noboa, a comparative political outsider, defeated the center-left candidate Luisa Gonzalez, an ally of former (and exiled) President Rafael Correa, by 52%-48% in the Oct. 15 runoff election, Reuters reported the next day.

Ecuador: Political and Time Constraints Will Limit the Ambitions of President-Elect Noboa

The populist left-wing candidate Luisa Gonzalez and businessman Daniel Noboa advanced to Ecuador's Oct. 15 presidential runoff after receiving 33% and 24% of the vote, respectively, Reuters reported on Aug. 21.

Ecuador: Leftist and Pro-Business Candidate to Face off for Presidency

Ecuadorian President Guillermo Lasso's center-right Creando Oportunidades (CREO) party announced that it would not field presidential or legislative candidates for the country's Aug. 20 snap general election, El Universo reported June 6. 

Ecuador: President's Party Will Not Run Candidates in Early Election

Ecuadorian President Guillermo Lasso introduced a decree seeking to provide incentives for investment in Ecuador's free economic zones by expanding tax exemptions and creating special foreign trade regimes, El Universo reported on May 23.

Ecuador: President Introduces Decree to Attract Private Investment

Ecuador's Constitutional Court unanimously rejected six separate claims of unconstitutionality that former legislators had filed against executive decree 741, with which President Guillermo Lasso dissolved the National Assembly and called for early general elections the day before, El Universo reported on May 18.

Ecuador: Constitutional Court Gives Early Elections Green Light

Ecuadorian President Guillermo Lasso published an executive decree to dissolve the National Assembly, enabling him to rule by decree for up to six months before advancing general elections, El Universo reported on May 17.

Ecuador: President Invokes Mechanism to Dissolve Congress, Rule by Decree

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Israeli army Merkava battle tanks deploy Oct. 13, 2023, with the Gaza Strip in southern Israel. An invasion will greatly exacerbate the hardships caused by Israel's total siege of the strip, creating a humanitarian crisis that could cause Egypt to use force to ensure that Palestinian refugees do not enter Sinai.

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Ecuadorean presidential candidate Daniel Noboa (center) gives a thumbs up as he rides on top of a truck during a campaign caravan in Quito, Ecuador, on Oct. 11, 2023. 

The Oct. 15 presidential run-off could end years of political deadlock, but the country's security and economic challenges will almost certainly persist regardless of the outcome.

The Challenges That Await Ecuador's Next President

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Policemen stand guard while supporters of slain Ecuadorian presidential candidate Fernando Villavicencio pay their respects at the Quito Exhibition Center in Quito, Ecuador, on Aug. 11, 2023. 

The Aug. 20 vote may see the emergence of a wildcard presidential candidate, while a simultaneous referendum could threaten the country's oil output.

Ecuador Braces for a High-Stakes Election

Police officers stand guard at the National Service of Legal Medicine and Forensic Science on Aug. 10, 2023, in Quito, Ecuador, following the assassination of a candidate running in the country's upcoming presidential election.

Fernando Villavicencio’s murder signals increasingly brazen political violence that could bolster support for tough-on-crime politicians in the Aug. 20 election.

A Presidential Candidate's Assassination Deepens Ecuador's Security Crisis

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Police forces stand guard outside Ecuador's National Assembly in Quito after the country's president issued a decree dissolving the legislature on May 17, 2023. 

Lasso's use of a constitutional clause to disband the legislature and rule by decree before early elections will face institutional opposition and likely spur disruptive protests.

Ecuador's President Dissolves Congress To Avoid Impeachment. But at What Cost?

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Ecuador straddles the equator on the Pacific Coast of South America. Colombia sits on its northern border, and Peru wraps around its eastern and southern boundaries. Geographical barriers divide the country into three parts. The east is part of the Amazon rainforest, the Andes Mountains run down the center, and the west is in the coastal zone.     The country's major territorial conflict with Peru was settled in 1998. The dispute dated back to the time when Ecuador was part of Gran Colombia, which included Colombia, Venezuela and Panama, in the early 19th century. With the dissolution of Gran Colombia, Ecuador inherited a territorial dispute that took over 150 years to be settled.     Although there is no territorial conflict with Colombia, Ecuador's border with its northern neighbor poses a major security challenge for the government in the capital, Quito, because it is a major route for Colombian drug trafficking and armed groups. Criminals and rebels tend to cross into Ecuador to escape Colombia's security forces. Ecuador and Colombia almost went to war at the beginning of the 21st century when Colombia bombed Ecuadorian territory in an operation against the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia.     The country's core regions are the Quito metropolitan area and Guayaquil, home to Ecuador's major port. Those two areas hold more than half of the country's population. Over 70 percent of Ecuador's population is mestizo, and less than 10 percent is indigenous. However, indigenous groups have clashed frequently with the central government because they oppose oil and mining activities, especially in Ecuador's Amazon region. Oil and mining products are two of the country's key export products, representing almost 40 percent of total exports.

SITUATION REPORTS

Ecuador: Request for 'Bridge Loan' Raises Economic Concerns

Americas: Governments Pledge to Boost Trade, Promote Sustainable Supply Chains

Ecuador: Political and Time Constraints Will Limit the Ambitions of President-Elect Noboa

Ecuador: Leftist and Pro-Business Candidate to Face off for Presidency

Ecuador: President's Party Will Not Run Candidates in Early Election

Ecuador: President Introduces Decree to Attract Private Investment

Ecuador: Constitutional Court Gives Early Elections Green Light

Ecuador: President Invokes Mechanism to Dissolve Congress, Rule by Decree

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