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About two out of every hundred Ecuadorians have one or more. The levels of over-indebtedness are high; one must know how to use ‘plastic money’. Currently, in Ecuador there are 2.6 million

Of every 10 patients treated at the city’s public hospital, 4 have to purchase medicines and supplies on their own. Editorial IBARRA The shortage of medical supplies and medicines at the San

The Assembly will discuss in the coming days the pardon of people accused of committing acts of vandalism in the protests of October 2019. The request calls into question the impunity of

The country is even below the regional average. The heavy red tape and obsolete regulations do not allow greater financial inclusion. Even though the Association of Banks of Ecuador (Asobanca) announced that

The shortage of specialists, the centralization of services and the lack of economic resources are some of the factors. In Ecuador, each year about 700 new cases from child cancer. Those who

Two of the main scenarios are the increase in the retirement age and the change in the pension calculation formula. The Social Security Law, approved in 2001, establishes that every five years

Pachakutik accuses Ruth Arregui of not controlling illegal collection of money and not protecting clients from computer fraud, among other charges. This February 15, 2022, the Plenary of the National Assembly decided

In the Metropolitan Council, the complaints against the Mayor of Quito were discussed, but due to lack of a quorum, a commission was not formed to investigate his alleged participation in tax

About the Mayor of Quito there is a complaint in the Prosecutor’s Office and the Comptroller’s Office for alleged breach of the rule that prohibits having assets in tax havens. Since 2017,

The measure will last 30 more days. The Executive argues that exceptional measures are still required to remedy the situation resulting from illegal mining. President William Lasso extended for 30 days Exception