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US, Ecuador to discuss expansion of trade ties
The US and Ecuador have agreed to explore expanding a protocol on trade rules and transparency that went into effect in August 2021.
Ecuador makes progress in FTA negotiations with Costa Rica
For Ecuador, reaching an FTA with Costa Rica is key in its strategy to consolidate the country’s position in the Central American market where it already has trade agreements with Guatemala, Nicaragua and El Salvador.
S. Korea, Ecuador hold new round of talks for bilateral trade deal
South Korea and Ecuador began a seventh round of talks on the formation of a bilateral free trade deal, the trade ministry here said.
Ecuador to sign a free trade agreement with China this year
Ecuador’s Production, Trade, and Investments Minister Julio Jose Prado announced that the administration of President Guillermo Lasso seeks to achieve a free trade agreement (FTA) with China this year.
Petro wants FTA with US repenned
Colombia’s President-elect and US Ambassador to Bogotá met to discuss common goals with the incoming administration which might include renegotiating the Free Trade Agreement signed ten years ago between the two countries.
S. Korea, Ecuador to resume official talks for trade deal in 6 years
South Korea and Ecuador will resume official talks on the formation of a bilateral free trade deal Monday after a six-year hiatus, Seoul’s trade ministry said.
Ecuador and Mexico move closer to a trade deal in ninth round of talks
Ecuador and Mexico made "substantial progress" toward a Productive Integration Agreement in the ninth round of negotiations held May 23 to 27 in Quito.
Uruguay and Ecuador discuss possible bilateral trade agreement
The Presidents of Ecuador and Uruguay exchanged views on ”the possibility of starting to deal with a bilateral trade agreement.“
Ecuador sees trade deal with China at end of year, debt talks to begin
Ecuador expects to pull together a trade deal with China at the end of this year and will begin formal debt re-negotiations with the Asian country.
China, Ecuador explore FTA talks, sign MOU on investment and economic cooperation
China and Ecuador are actively exploring the negotiation of a free trade agreement and have completed a feasibility study on the issue.
Ecuador applies to join CPTPP trade pact
Ecuador has become the latest country to apply for membership in the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership, or CPTPP.
Ecuador eyes trade deals with China, Russia in bid for investment
Ecuador is aiming to negotiate trade deals with China, Russia and South Korea in the next four years, the Andean nation’s Production and International Trade Minister said, adding that closing a deal with the United States is a priority.
Ecuador will seek a trade agreement with Russia after the elimination of preferences
Ecuador to promote a free trade agreement with the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU), as the generalized system of preferences granted by Russia expires on October 11.
US – Ecuador trade deal comes into effect
The US Trade Representative (USTR) has announced that a mini trade deal between the US and Ecuador, originally signed in December 2020, has come into effect.
Lasso will meet with López Obrador in Mexico to request the entry of Ecuador to the Pacific Alliance
Ecuador will propose the free trade agreement with Mexico, with the purpose that, in the shortest possible time, Ecuador can enter the Pacific Alliance
Ecuador awaits Mexico’s response to negotiate the FTA, says minister
Ecuador is waiting for a response from Mexico to return to the negotiating table for a free trade agreement between the two that opens the long-awaited path to the Pacific Alliance.
New Ecuadorian government teams up with powerful international lobbies to rejoin investment treaties prohibited by the constitution
Investor-state dispute settlement (ISDS) allow foreign capitalists to run roughshod over the rights of Ecuadorians.
The Government of Ecuador wants to negotiate a free trade agreement with the United States
Ecuador wants to negotiate a free trade agreement with the United States, its main trading partner, as its neighbors Colombia and Peru have already done.
Ecuador signs the ICSID Convention
Ecuador had denounced the ICSID Convention in 2009. The convention establishes the institutional and legal framework for resolving international investment disputes.
Ecuador to seek ’payment plan’ for award to French oil company
Ecuador has 60 days to make the payment and has already contacted Perenco to start negotiations. In 2020, the country inked a $6.5 billion emergency deal with the IMF.