Ecuador

Ecuadorian President Rafael Correa on Aug. 28
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Ecuadorian President Rafael Correa on Aug. 28
Ecuador: Correa and the Indigenous Challenge
October 15, 2009 1337 GMT
While Ecuador's indigenous groups do not look particularly strong at the moment, they have toppled presidents from time time, giving Ecuadorian President Rafael Correa incentive to keep on their good side. [more]
Situation Reports
Colombia: Ecuadorian Defense Minister To Visit
November 18, 2009 2034 GMT
Ecuador, Colombia: Charges D'Affaires Named
November 13, 2009 1732 GMT
Iran, Ecuador: Acceleration Of Loan Studied
November 12, 2009 2019 GMT
Ecuador: Credit Talks With China Suspended
November 12, 2009 1911 GMT
Ecuador: Negotiating With Colombia And Peru For Electricity
November 10, 2009 1630 GMT
More Situation Reports
Colombian Energy and Mines Minister Hernan Martinez Torres (R) at a South American Energy Council meeting in Caracas on May 8, 2
Colombia: The Political Implications of Energy Export Reductions
October 14, 2009 2234 GMT
Colombia has legitimate reasons for reducing energy exports to Ecuador and Venezuela, but the reductions could have political consequences. [more]
Colombia's DM Juan Manuel Santos Calderon and Brasilian DM Nelson Jobim
Brazil, Colombia: A Deal Signals Strategic Cooperation
March 12, 2009 1739 GMT
A deal between Colombia and Brazil permitting cross-border hot pursuit operations has significant regional implications. (With STRATFOR map) [more]
Ecuadorian President Rafael Correa
Ecuador: Using Remittances to Generate Credit
March 11, 2009 1617 GMT
Ecuador hopes to alleviate some economic troubles by opening a new bank to collect and distribute remittances from abroad. [more]
Ecuadorean Minister of Mines and Petroleum, Derlis Palacios (L)
Ecuador: Using OPEC Cuts to Take Over the Energy Sector
January 9, 2009 2120 GMT
Ecuador will seek to terminate the contracts of two foreign oil firms whose production just about makes up the cuts mandated by the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries. [more]
Ecuadorian President Rafael Correa with head in hands
Ecuador: Moving Toward Economic Crisis
December 29, 2008 2114 GMT
Ecuador's decision to borrow from its own Social Security Institute and impose oil production cuts on foreign firms will help precipitate an economic crisis. [more]
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