Ecuador
Ecuador ( (listen) EK-wə-dor; Spanish pronunciation: [ekwaˈðoɾ] (listen); Quechua: Ikwayur; Shuar: Ecuador or Ekuatur), officially the Republic of Ecuador (Spanish: República del Ecuador, which literally translates as "Republic of the Equator"; Quechua: Ikwadur Ripuwlika; Shuar: Ekuatur Nunka), is a country in northwestern South America, bordered by Colombia on the north, Peru on the east and south, and the Pacific Ocean on the west. Ecuador also includes the Galápagos Islands in the Pacific, about 1,000 kilometres (621 mi) west of the mainland. The capital is Quito.The territories of modern-day Ecuador were once home to a variety of Amerindian groups that were …
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24 July 2024 English
Indeed, it is sad to expect that refugees would come from war zones in the wider Middle East and Africa, so when the UNHCR notes that 42% of the world’s …
In January 2024, gunmen invaded a TV studio in Ecuador, seized journalists and staff as hostages, and … That episode highlighted the rise of violence in Ecuador, a country that was until very recently calm and … In this paper, I place the rise of violence in Ecuador within the context of what some refer to as the … Haiti, gangs control 80% of Port-Au-Prince … in Ecuador, homicides rose more than 86% just between 2021 … 2024), I focus here on the cases of Brazil and Ecuador for their significance in the region. In the case …
World Bank Group · 18 July 2024 English
The Container Port Performance Index (CPPI) measures the time container ships spend in port, making it an important point of reference for stakeholders in the global economy. These stakeholders include …
Overall Ranking HELSINGBORG 163 PUERTO BOLIVAR (ECUADOR) 164 SAGUNTO 165 MOGADISCIO 166 NEW ORLEANS 167 …
World Bank Group · 17 July 2024 English
Evidence from high-income countries suggests that the quality of school leadership has measurable impacts on teacher behaviors and student learning achievement. However, there is a lack of rigorous evidence in …
middle-income countries including Colombia, Peru, Ecuador and Mex- ico have established similar systems in …
World Bank Group · 17 July 2024 English
PROCUREMENT PLAN Ecuador : Social Safety Net Project General Information Country: Ecuador Bank’s Approval …
World Bank Group · 17 July 2024 English
Decision-making is often used as a proxy for agency—the ability to set goals and act on them—although there are several theoretical critiques of this approach. Using unique data from the …
Ownership and Agricultural Decision-making in Ecuador: Who Are the Farm Managers?" Land Economics 91(3): …
World Bank Group · 17 July 2024 English
This paper explores the potential correlations between financial development and state fragility, using a sample of 137 countries observed over the period from 1998–2019. The countries are grouped into clusters …
clusters. (such as Bolivia, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Guyana, Haiti, Paraguay, the Rep´ublica Bolivariana … Bangladesh, Belarus, Brazil, Congo - Kin- shasa, Ecuador, Iran, Islamic Rep., Sri Lanka, Mongolia, Chad … Cambodia, Lao PDR, Chad, Thailand, T¨urkiye 3 Romania Ecuador, Paraguay, Ukraine Table A.4: Transitions from … Kyrgyzstan, Nicaragua, Rwanda, Serbia Brazil, Ecuador, Sri Lanka, Mon- golia, Ukraine 3 Belarus, Indone- …
IISD: International Institute for Sustainable Development · 17 July 2024 English
IISD provides insights on aspects of World Trade Organization (WTO) members' plastics that have created friction with trading partners and suggests recommendations for the adoption of such policies in the …
countries. 2 Bangladesh, China, Chinese Taipei, Ecuador, European Union, France, India, Jamaica, Mauritius … accessed on 23 August 2023. 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 Thailand Ecuador Mauritius China Republic of Korea Sri Lanka Saudi … Philippines in response to a policy introduced by Ecuador in 2011, the question addressed the effectiveness …
World Bank Group · 16 July 2024 English
In light of the emerging mega-trends and intricate challenges facing the Europe and Central Asia (ECA) region, this note presents a review of how neglecting to have a continued focus …
Higher Education?: Experimental Evidence from Ecuador”. Policy Research Working Papers; 10483. World …
IADB: Inter-American Development Bank · 16 July 2024 Spanish
Los ministerios de Economía y Finanzas (MEF) desempeñan un rol cada vez más importante en la agenda climática, pero aun así no se conoce hasta qué punto los MEF vienen …
tercero se encontraba preparando sus nuevas NDC (Ecuador). ■ Las estrategias de largo plazo tienen como … combustibles fósiles Argentina, Belice, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Guyana, Jamaica, Panamá y Paraguay. Al momento … París en 2015: Bar- bados, Belice, Costa Rica, Ecuador, El Salvador y Guatemala. Otros dos países (Bahamas … de las variables estudiadas: Belice, Colombia, Ecuador, Guatemala, Perú y Uruguay.SITUACIÓN DE LAS POLÍTICAS … está conformado por Argentina, Bahamas, Chile, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala y República Dominicana …
IEA: International Energy Agency · 16 July 2024 English
Natural gas markets moved to more pronounced growth in the first half of 2024, with initial estimates indicating that global gas demand increased at a rate well above its historical …
South America Cuba, the Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador …
