Trade and Business in Ecuador, Quito

The objectives of the subject “Foreign Trade and Business in the Republic of Ecuador” are the following:

1. To analyze the Ecuadorian Economy and International Trade;
2. To know the business opportunities in Ecuador;
3. To explore the Ecuadorian trade relations with the country of the student;
4. To know the Ecuadorian Free Trade Agreements;
5. To examine the profile of Ecuadorian Companies;
6. To develop a business plan for the Ecuadorian Market.

The Subject “Foreign Trade and Business in Ecuador” belongs to the following Online Higher Educational Programs taught by EENI Global Business School:

Masters (MIB): International Business, Foreign Trade.

Doctorate (DIB): American Business, World Trade.

Learning materials in or Ecuador Equateur Equador.

1. Credits: 1 ;
2. Duration: one week.

Ecuadorian Free Trade Agreements (FTA).

1. Ecuador and the Latin American Economic Area;
2. Andean Community
   1. Andean Community Free Trade Agreements (FTA): MERCOSUR, Chile, Mexico, Panama, and the European Union.
3. Union of South American Nations (UNASUR);
4. Latin American Integration Association (ALADI);
5. Latin American and Caribbean Economic System (SELA);
6. Mexico-Ecuador Economic Complementation Agreement;
7. El Salvador-Ecuador Free Trade Agreement;
8. United Kingdom-Ecuador-Peru Free Trade and Economic Integration Agreement;
9. Global System of Trade Preferences among Developing Countries (GSTP);
10. MERCOSUR (Associate);
11. Central American Integration System (SICA) (observer country).

The Republic of Ecuador retired from the Bolivarian Alliance for the Peoples of Our America (ALBA) in 2018.

1. Ecuador seeks to join the Pacific Alliance after its departure from the ALBA.

1. World Trade Organization (WTO)
   1. WTO General Agreement on Trade in Services (GATS);
   2. WTO Agreement on the Application of Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures (SPS);
   3. WTO Agreement on Technical Barriers to Trade (TBT);
   4. WTO Agreement on Preshipment Inspection (PSI);
   5. WTO Agreement on Safeguards (SG);
   6. WTO Trade Facilitation Agreement (TFA).
2. World Customs Organization (WCO)
   1. Revised Kyoto Convention (RKC).
3. Convention on the Carriage of Goods by Sea (Hamburg Rules, UN).

Sample:

American Trade and Economic Organizations:

1. Inter-American Development Bank (IDB);
2. Organization of American States (OAS);
3. Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC);
4. Summit South American-Arab Countries (ASPA);
5. Africa-South America Summit (ASA);
6. Forum for East Asia-Latin America Cooperation (FEALAC);
7. Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC)
   1. European Union-CELAC Summit.

Global Organizations:

1. United Nations (UN)
   1. Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD);
   2. International Trade Centre (INTRACEN);
   3. Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL);
   4. World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO).
2. OPEC Fund for International Development (OFID);
3. World Bank (WB);
4. World Trade Organization (WTO);
5. International Monetary Fund (IMF);
6. Pacific Economic Cooperation Council (PEEC).

The Republic of Ecuador.

1. Borders of Ecuador: Colombia and Peru;
2. Ecuadorian Capital: Quito;
3. Guayaquil is the second-largest Ecuadorian city;
4. Official language of Ecuador: Spanish;
5. Ecuadorian population: 15.7 million people;
6. Ecuadorian Area: 283,561 square kilometers;
7. Ecuadorian currency: Dollar USD;
8. Abolition of Slavery in Ecuador: 1851;
9. African Diaspora in Ecuador: 1.1 million people (7.2% of Ecuadorian population);
10. Independence of Ecuador from Spain: 1809, recognized in 1830.

Main religion in Ecuador: Christianity (Catholicism: 13 million).

Ecuador belongs to the Latin American Economic Area (Western-Christian Civilization).

Ecuadorian Economy.

1. Ecuador benefits from his strategic position that provides the direct access to the East Asian markets and the Western Coast of the United States;
2. Its proximity to the Panama Canal permits safe access to Europe, the United States, Africa, the Middle East, and Asia;
3. The Ecuadorian economy is the eighth largest economy in Latin America  after Brazil, Mexico, Argentina, Chile, the Republic of Colombia, Venezuela, and Peru;
4. The Dollarization of Ecuador creates an advantage negotiating with a strong currency (since January 2000, the U.S. Dollar is the official currency);
5. Petrol, manufacturing, commerce, and agricultural production are the pillars of the Ecuadorian economy;
6. Petrol accounts for 40% of the Ecuadorian exports, petroleum exports allow having a positive trade balance;
7. Ecuadorian GDP growth: 3.8% (economic slowdown);
8. Inflation of Ecuador: 3.7%;
9. Tax reform in Ecuador in 2014. Tax amnesty in 2015;
10. The Union of South American Nations (UNASUR) is in Quito;
11. Ecuador is a leader in bananas, shrimp, fresh tilapia, tuna, fine cocoa, passion fruit concentrate, palm, pond, leaf snuff, and broccoli production.