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CNE Adds Online Card Payments to the Electoral-Fine Collection Stack
Ecuador's National Electoral Council says electoral fines can now be paid online with Visa and Mastercard through cne.gob.ec. The change expands the collection stack ahead of the November 29, 2026 sectional and CPCCS elections while leaving bank and Facilito routes in place.
Ecuador Census Review Raises a Data-Quality Risk for Local Analysis
An international review requested by INEC says VOPA imputation reached 4.7% to 5%, representing 759,103 people not directly counted, and rose to 10% when incomplete and corrected records were included.
Pachakutik Faces a September Electoral and Registration Test
The TCE is scheduled to hold a September 3 evidence hearing involving CNE allegations about missing financial reports and documents tied to the April 2024 referendum campaign.
Guayaquil Employment Fair Offers 3,000 Vacancies, but the Market Data Is Still Incomplete
The Ministry of Labor is holding an 80-company job fair at the Instituto Tecnologico Bolivariano on August 21. The event offers about 3,000 vacancies while INEC has not yet published the June or second-quarter 2026 labor surveys.
Ecuador Advances Three-Phase Plan for 222 Temporary Judges
Ecuador’s Council of the Judiciary approved a three-phase methodology to appoint 222 temporary judges during the judicial emergency declared in July. The process addresses court capacity but leaves open questions about the duration and institutional safeguards of temporary appointments.
Ecuador Wants Tax Incentives Tied More Closely to Results
Ecuador is reviewing its tax-incentive system under the ACE 2040 agenda, with a proposed emphasis on results rather than broad eligibility. The redesign could affect how companies evaluate future investment support.
Education Ministry Directs USD 1.354 Million Toward El Nino School Resilience
Ecuador will direct more than USD 1.3 million toward school prevention and mitigation before possible El Nino effects. The identified allocations include USD 1.044 million for infrastructure work and USD 310,000 for flood-mitigation kits.
Ecuador’s New Economic Ministry Sets Six Vice Ministries
The new architecture covers finance, economy, production and tourism, foreign trade and investment, agricultural production and rural development, and aquaculture and fisheries.
Ecuador Public Procurement Reached USD 3.38 Billion in H1 2026
A PRIMICIAS analysis of 129,652 awarded processes shows a procurement market split between high-value tenders and a much larger electronic-catalog base.
SRI Extends Commercial Transport Compliance To December 31
Resolution NAC-DGERCGC26-00000028 extends the implementation window and sets an ex-officio RUC update from January 1, 2027 for taxpayers that do not comply.
Decree 461 Adds Supplier Retention And RUP Registration Costs
Executive Decree 461 introduces a special supplier contribution and a paid registration framework for national and foreign participants in Ecuador’s public-procurement system.
Ecuador Customs Reform Adds 25-Day Abandonment Trigger
Ecuador's customs reform establishes new definitive-abandonment scenarios and changes how Senae disposes of goods. A detained tourist vehicle may be declared abandoned after one month without a recovery or regularization procedure.