Listings for Investor News/Analysis (92)
Ecuador Government Plans Increased Oil Drilling
Category: Investor News/Analysis | Listed: August 23, 2011
According to Benito Cabrera, the sub-general of oil production of Petroecuador, as stated in an article in the newspaper El Universo, Ecuador will produce 58 million barrels of oil annually by next ye...
Disloyal Real Estate Agents in Ecuador
Category: Investor News/Analysis | Listed: August 22, 2011
This week, a few words from a movie (Training Day) came to mind as I sat with a real estate agent on the coast of Ecuador. "You Disloyal M***** F*****". But this time, I was on the positive end...
New Discussion Forum for Expats in Ecuador
Category: Investor News/Analysis | Listed: August 18, 2011
This week I'm pleased to announce the new discussion forum for expats located on this site here. Or access it from the link "Expat Q&A Forum" in the upper left hand corner of this site. Ask ques...
The Dreaded Bridge Effect in Ecuador
Category: Investor News/Analysis | Listed: August 17, 2011
Found it. A 2 bedroom apartment in Ecuador… new building… beautiful furnishings… good area of town near shopping… good short-term growth potential… asking price= $40,000 (similar apartme...
Inflation Rises a Bit in Ecuador
Category: Investor News/Analysis | Listed: August 15, 2011
As released by the National Census Board in Ecuador, the inflation rate for July of 2011 was 4.40% (if calculated annually) compared to July of the last year which had inflation (if calculated annua...
National Development Bank Tightens Micro-Loan Policies
Category: Investor News/Analysis | Listed: August 14, 2011
Small farmers in Ecuador are complaining about the strict policies the National Development Bank enforces... which offers credit to only those farmers who have their own land (to put as collateral) ...
Casinos Out! Vote Bans Casinos in Ecuador
Category: Investor News/Analysis | Listed: August 13, 2011
In the recent popular vote, Ecuador citizens decided to prohibit casinos in Ecuador. The only places that will be allowed to continue offering gaming will be a few, select large casino-hotels. Sev...
9% Increase in Tax Revenue Announced
Category: Investor News/Analysis | Listed: August 12, 2011
This week the SRI Announced this week a 9% Increase in the Amount of Taxes Collected in the First Semester of 2011 in Ecuador. I'm not surprised, the SRI is doing a great job of infusing fear into ...
Will the “Dreaded Bridge Effect” Lower Your Properties Value in Ecuador?
Category: Investor News/Analysis | Listed: July 27, 2011
This week on the Ecuador Insider's Weekly Newsletter I'll cover the "Dreaded Bridge Effect" and how it could effect your properties´ value negatively in Ecuador. Sign up below to be sure you get...
Freedom of Press Endangered in Ecuador: Correa Awarded $40 Millon in Suit Against Local Newspaper
Category: Investor News/Analysis | Listed: July 26, 2011
This week a judge in Ecuador awarded President Rafael Correa $40 million dollars in damages for a suit he lifted against the Universo, the main newspaper of Guayaquil, for remarks made by columnists. ...
Correa Proposes New Penal Code
Category: Investor News/Analysis | Listed: July 25, 2011
This week President Rafael Correa proposed a new penal code with new sentence durations per crime. He mentioned that it was important to make the distinction between more severe crimes and less sever...
This is How the Locals Get Rich from Bananas…
Category: Investor News/Analysis | Listed: July 20, 2011
This week on the Ecuador Insider's Newsletter we'll take an inside look at how much you can make running a banana plantation in Ecuador... a real cash cow...! Sign up below to be sure you get thi...
Electricity Subsidies to Be Eliminated in Ecuador
Category: Investor News/Analysis | Listed: July 20, 2011
In Ecuador, everyone's electric bills are paid half by the government, and half by the people who consume the electricity. But in a recent ruling, the government has decided to eliminate the subs...
Getting “Free” Money for Ecuador Property Investments
Category: Investor News/Analysis | Listed: July 19, 2011
This week I started my property hunt in Ecuador on my $30,000 skin-tight budget. First step, secure financing. The beauty of investing in Ecuador is that I actually can find a desirable investmen...
Cold Wave in South America Reminds Me Why I Chose Ecuador
Category: Investor News/Analysis | Listed: July 19, 2011
This week the southern countries of South America like Argentina, Paraguay and Brazil are experiencing an extraordinary cold wave. It snowed in Curitiba, Brazil. In Asuncion Paraguay it hit a record...
Conversation with Local Fishermen Reveals Problem Brewing Off Coasts of Ecuador
Category: Investor News/Analysis | Listed: July 19, 2011
The government of Ecuador announced this week that anyone who catches the fish "Dorado" will have to spend 3 months in prison. This law shows the government's preoccupation for the environment, a...
Traffic Problem Increases in Ecuador’s Biggest Cities
Category: Investor News/Analysis | Listed: July 18, 2011
In 2000 there were 290,752 registered vehicles in the province of Guayas (Guayaquil) Ecuador, now there are 620,393 according to the CTE (Comision de Transito). The traffic at rush hour in Quito a...
Buying Communal Land without Papers
Category: Investor News/Analysis | Listed: July 18, 2011
The "spread" is getting bigger. In other words, the difference between the lowest-priced and highest-priced properties in the same areas is getting larger. That's the first thing I noticed thi...
Low Balling Offers Like a Local
Category: Investor News/Analysis | Listed: July 18, 2011
This past week I began my property hunt here in Ecuador... with a $30k budget. I did quickly notice prices have risen a bit since I last looked in 2009, but desirable properties under $50k can sti...
2011 Ecuador Tourism Stats: Where From?
Category: Investor News/Analysis | Listed: July 11, 2011
The Ministry of Tourism and the paper El Universo released some interesting stats this week... 30.59% of all the tourists who arrived came from the US, Canada, UK and Germany. Americans spend ...
“Green” Laws Being Pushed through the Ecuadorian Assembly Now
Category: Investor News/Analysis | Listed: July 5, 2011
New "sin" taxes will be instituted on cigarettes and alcohol if the current "green" laws get approved. So the current low prices for beer (often under $1 a bottle) and cigarettes (usually under $...
Tapia Sentenced to 3 Years in Prison for Role in September Police Riots
Category: Investor News/Analysis | Listed: July 4, 2011
Big news this week in Ecuador as ex-police chief Rolando Tapia was sentenced to 3 years prison for his role in the September 30 police riots of last year. In other news, President Correa seemed m...
USaid Pledges 19.8 Million to Ecuador
Category: Investor News/Analysis | Listed: July 3, 2011
USaid, an organization that promotes politically oriented projects that protect "democracy" pledged this week $19.8 million dollars to future plans in Ecuador. The question that many have is "why...
Ecuador Economy Grew 8.6% in first Trimester of 2011
Category: Investor News/Analysis | Listed: July 3, 2011
During a meeting in the Mercosur, the executive secretary of the Cepal, Alicia Barcena highlighted the behavior of the Ecuador economy so far this year, increasing by 8.6%. This doesn't surprise ...
Approval Rates for President Correa at 76%
Category: Investor News/Analysis | Listed: July 3, 2011
According to a survey of 4,231 people all over Ecuador made by the newspaper Telegrafo, approval rates are high for President Correa at an astounding 76%. I personally have seen a sharp contrast ...
Good or Bad Buy? The Ecuador Stock Market
Category: Investor News/Analysis | Listed: June 1, 2011
This week on the Ecuador Insider's Newsletter I showed you how you can profit investing in the Ecuador Stock Market. The Ecuador stock market is still in diapers compared to what you may be used ...
Income Taxes in Ecuador, How Much?
Category: Ecuador Q&A, Investor News/Analysis | Listed: May 24, 2011
The income tax system in Ecuador is pretty straightforward. Every March everyone involved in commercial activity pays income tax “impuesto a la renta” based on the previous calendar year. If...
The Crisis Effect on Ecuador Real Estate
Category: Investor News/Analysis | Listed: May 22, 2011
Foreclosures, defaults, fire sales... We all know the story of the housing market north of the border, but has the crisis had the same affect on real estate in Latin America? An important quest...
The Auto vs the Housing Sector in Ecuador
Category: Investor News/Analysis | Listed: May 1, 2011
Auto and Housing Sectors: According to the Ecuador Central Bank, in 2000 the amount of cars sold was 18,983, while in 2008 112,684, and in 2009 90,000 (A significant increase). The local hou...
Poverty in Ecuador, Recent Changes?
Category: Investor News/Analysis | Listed: April 30, 2011
The Poverty Situation in Ecuador: According to the Ecuador Central Bank, from 2000 to 2010, the percentage of the population in moderate poverty has fallen from 27% to 22%. The percentage of lo...
Ecuador Fiscal Income Data
Category: Investor News/Analysis | Listed: April 28, 2011
Ecuador Fiscal Income and Tax Data: Many of the nation’s rich are often heard complaining about the current level of taxation, but in actuality, now is simply the first time they have ever real...
Ecuador Employment Stats
Category: Investor News/Analysis | Listed: April 26, 2011
Ecuador Employment Analysis: The current unemployment rate of Ecuador in 2010 is of 9.1% of the population. In the 80s the unemployment rate averaged 7.6%, in the 90s 8.6%, and from 2000-2010 8....
Ecuador GDP and Production Figures
Category: Investor News/Analysis | Listed: April 24, 2011
Production and GDP in Ecuador: According to the Ecuador Central Bank the economy has shown steady growth throughout the decade, even during the the world financial crisis, in 2000 the brute product...
The Dollar Crash, Effects on Ecuador
Category: Investor News/Analysis | Listed: April 19, 2011
I'm ticked, like most Americans as I continue to watch the dollar drop in value. With the dollar at or near all-time lows against many foreign currencies, like the Euro, I thought I'd mention the eff...
Inflation Trends in Ecuador
Category: Ecuador Q&A, Investor News/Analysis | Listed: April 10, 2011
Since the dollarization, Inflation has been reduced to normal levels. According to the Ecuador Central Bank, in 2000, the inflation rate of the country was 90%, in 2003 6.1%, in 2006 2.87%, and i...
Ecuador Economy Update
Category: Investor News/Analysis | Listed: April 9, 2011
This week on the Ecuador Insider's Newsletter I'll uncover some interesting facts about the current state of the Ecuadorian economy...sign up below to be sure you get it (you can unsubscribe at any ti...
The Trend-Setters of Ecuador to Watch
Category: Investor News/Analysis | Listed: April 3, 2011
This week on the Ecuador Insider's Newsletter I'm going to uncover how to discover trends in Ecuador before anyone else can, be sure to sign up within the next day if you want to see this report, it w...
Land Invasions and Squatters in Ecuador
Category: Investor News/Analysis | Listed: March 28, 2011
“What the hell am I doing here?” I thought as I sat in a cramped living room of a tiny shack-like-house on the coast in Ecuador. I was there to talk about a small beachfront lot I found in an...
The Phantom Escrow of Latin America
Category: Investor News/Analysis | Listed: March 15, 2011
There you are, in the cozy sales office looking at the plans of a beautiful, soon-to-be beachfront condo complex. The enthusiastic sales rep is making it sound perfect. Everything looks and s...
Free 2011 Ecuador Property Price Guide
Category: Investor News/Analysis | Listed: March 11, 2011
Get your free, 2-part 2011 Ecuador Property Price Guide by filling in the blanks below: First Name * Email * = Required Field // ...
New Road Sparks Record New Year for Playas
Category: Investor News/Analysis | Listed: January 22, 2011
A new paved road was inaugurated this past December from Progreso (a small town on the way from Guayaquil to Salinas) to Playas, reducing the transit time from Guayaquil to Playas. Many feel this...
Ecuador Unemployment Low as 2011 Begins
Category: Investor News/Analysis | Listed: January 19, 2011
On Friday, the government of Ecuador announced that unemployment has fallen to it's lowest rate in the last five years... to 5%, the Minister of Planning and Development (Senplades), René Ramirez, to...
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