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At the age of 35, Ecuadors president-elect Daniel Noboa is fulfilling the political dreams of his banana tycoon father, who failed five times to win the presidency.

At the age of 35, Ecuadors president-elect Daniel Noboa is fulfilling the political dreams of his banana tycoon father, who failed five times to win the presidency.

(Bloomberg) -- A 35-year-old business leader from a wealthy fruit-exporting dynasty, Daniel Noboa, will be Ecuador’s next president after winning Sunday’s election pledging to restore order to a nation torn by violence. Most Read from BloombergIsrael Latest: Army Says Over 600,000 Gazans Have Fled SouthUS Pushes to Contain Israel-Hamas War, Warns Iran About EscalationIsrael Latest: Biden and Abbas Talk as Gaza Invasion NearsGlobal Markets Stable as US Pushes to Contain Middle East ...

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Reporter Juan Carlos Calderon analyzes insecurity in Ecuador and talks about the impact of candidate Fernando Villavicencio’s murder.

QUITO, Ecuador -- A day after he dissolved the National Assembly, averting his looming impeachment but triggering new elections this year, Ecuadorian President Guillermo Lasso said he has no plans to run in them -- and does not care who replaces him.

Days after dissolving Ecuadors National Assembly, President Guillermo Lasso said he will not participate in the special election required when he instituted the constitutional tool muerte cruzada.

Ecuador Bonds Plunge as Pro-IMF Candidate Lags in Vote Count Bloomberg 8/02/2021 Stephan Kueffner, Ben Bartenstein and Sydney Maki (Bloomberg) -- Ecuador’s dollar bonds slumped after investors’ preferred candidate unexpectedly trailed two rivals in Sunday’s presidential election. The nation’s recently restructured bonds due in 2030, 2035 and 2040 headed for their worst day since last year’s debt exchange. Andres Arauz, a socialist economist who rejects fiscal austeri...

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