FUEL PRICES Government extends fuel price freeze until end of February 30-01-2020 13:38 Fernández administration to retain restrictions until the end of February in order to curb inflation.
PROTESTS IN ECUADOR Ecuador's president agrees deal with indigenous to end protests 14-10-2019 11:58 Ecuador celebrated a deal President Lenín Moreno and indigenous leaders struck late Sunday to cancel a disputed austerity package and end nearly two weeks of protests that have paralyzed the economy and left seven dead.
ECUADOR IN CRISIS Clashes at protests in Ecuador over fuel price hike, oil facilities seized 08-10-2019 09:26 President Lenín Moreno accuses predecessor and ex-ally Rafael Correa and Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro of an "attempted coup d'état." Government business temporarily moved to the port city of Guayaquil.
PROTESTS Ecuador's declares state of emergency after clashes over fuel prices 04-10-2019 09:17 Clashes broke out between protesters and police in Ecuador after President Lenín Moreno declared a state of emergency Thursday following demonstrations against rising fuel prices due to the government scrapping subsidies. Moreno's measure allow the government to restrict movement, to employ the Armed Forces to maintain order and to censor the press.
Cost of living YPF, Shell raise consumer petrol prices by over 2.1% 02-07-2019 15:41 Argentina's state-owned oil company YPF and competitor Shell increased their consumer petrol prices by 2.5 and 2.1 percent respectively this week.