Our Scans · Ecuador · Weekly Summary

• Over 100 migrants from countries including India, China, Ecuador, and Colombia will be deported. Mathrubhumi
• Countries like Ecuador, El Salvador, [and] Peru are going to be much more vulnerable to democratic backsliding than Argentina, South Korea, the United States, or Brazil. Harvard International Review
• Countries facing similar transnational threats - such as Colombia, Ecuador, and the Philippines - would look to the United States as a model. Georgetown Security Studies Review
• Ecuador and Brazil are the only major producers expected to see yield increases in current banana production areas due to climate change. Nature
• In the longer term, costs might decrease as farmers use the current high prices to reinvest in their farms and countries outside West Africa, like Ecuador, increase cocoa planting. The Food & Drink Federation
• Algae Countries like Mexico, Ecuador, Brazil, and Chile are exploring the potential of algae in biodiesel production. Biofuels International
• Countries like Mexico, Colombia, and Ecuador have not only positioned themselves as key players but are also maximizing opportunities through strategic trade agreements. Prodezk
• NASA has identified India, Bangladesh, Pakistan, Ethiopia, Nigeria, Venezuela, Colombia, and Ecuador as the countries most at risk. The New Arab
• Countries such as India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Ethiopia, Sudan, Nigeria, Venezuela, Colombia, and Ecuador would be at risk. Wired
• A delegation of Indigenous women leaders from Ecuador has brought to Parliament Hill their concerns that a proposed free trade agreement could lead to human rights abuses by Canadian mining companies operating without consent on Indigenous lands. CBC
• The situation currently facing Ecuador is one that even much stronger and more developed countries like Mexico and Colombia have struggled to confront effectively, and threatens to turn the small nation into a failed state. The American Conservative
• Amongst other measures, Ecuador will close its borders with Colombia and Peru over the weekend to avoid disruption from foreign armed groups. Colombia One: News from Colombia and the World
• Ecuador's President Daniel Noboa announced on Monday that his government will apply a 27 pc tariff on Mexican goods in an effort to promote fair treatment for his country's companies. Yahoo News
• Another risk for Ecuador is being caught in the middle of the trade war between China and the United States, two of its main markets for its exports. AmericaEconomia
• There are risks to the energy security of Ecuador in the future, as fossil resources scarcity is expected, and climate change uncertainties may pose challenges to the future harnessing of hydropower. MDPI AG
• The beans, in addition to processed cocoa, come from major cocoa exporters such as Brazil, Ecuador, Venezuela, Mexico and Indonesia, as well as Ghana and Cote d'Ivoire, where Nestle plans on initiating its shade trees project. Food Dive
• In countries like Ecuador and Peru, indigenous groups have mobilized against oil and mining companies that threaten the Amazon rainforest and other critical habitats. Abstract Classes
• Countries like Peru, Bolivia and Ecuador will not be able to transform their economies, protect nature, or deal with the escalating impacts of climate change, without much greater financial support from richer nations, who have done the most to cause the climate crisis. Climate Home News
• Chancay port will serve Chile, Colombia and Ecuador, among other South American countries, allowing them to skirt ports in Mexico and the United States for trade with Asia. ABC News
• As the digital economy in Latin America continues to expand, countries like Peru and Ecuador will serve as models for others looking to modernize their financial systems. Metapress
• Shrimp production in China, Ecuador and India will all drop in 2024, causing global production to fall by 260,000 tons to 4.89 million tons. Vietnam Economic Times | VnEconomy
• Ecuador made headway in fiscal rectification with its VAT increase; Argentina's Congress is set to debate the omnibus law a week later than expected; and Chile passed a number of tax evasion reforms. Gramercy
• With the port of Chancay, Peru will have a strong impact at regional level, starting with Chile, Ecuador, Colombia and even Brazil, if it manages to integrate with the industrial zone in the inland city of Manaus. The Maritime Executive

Last updated: 14 June 2025