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Canada to explore a free-trade agreement with Ecuador, in fresh run at lessening reliance on US, China
25-Nov-2022 The Sun Times
Canada has been negotiating a trade agreement with the Pacific Alliance, which includes Chile, Colombia, Mexico, Peru and soon Ecuador, since 2017
S. Korea, Ecuador hold new round of talks for bilateral trade deal
21-Nov-2022 Yonhap News Agency
South Korea and Ecuador on Monday began an eighth round of talks on the formation of a bilateral free trade deal, Seoul’s trade ministry said. If the deal is reached, South Korea will be the first Asian country to have a free trade agreement with Ecuador.
US, Ecuador to discuss expansion of trade ties
4-Nov-2022 ST&R
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
14-Oct-2022 Xinhua
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
20-Sep-2022 Yonhap News Agency
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
18-Aug-2022 Telesur
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
20-Jul-2022 MercoPress
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
11-Jul-2022 The Korea Herald
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
31-May-2022 Xinhua
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
21-Apr-2022 MercoPress
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
7-Feb-2022 Reuters
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
26-Jan-2022 Global Times
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
4-Jan-2022 NHK
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
8-Oct-2021 Reuters
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
31-Aug-2021 Fresh Plaza
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
26-Aug-2021 The Pig Site
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
24-Aug-2021 Market Research Telecast
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
6-Aug-2021 Market Research Telecast
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
15-Jul-2021 Institute for New Economic Thinking
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
15-Jul-2021 Market Research Telecast
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.