Ecuador has been doing Lobby in Washington to be considered for an American military base and a commercial agreementReuters reported, citing two people familiar with the matter.
The manifestations of interest They were presented in recent weeks by Ecuadorian officials to Republican Cabildos near the Trump administrationaccording to the report. Reuters indicated that it is not clear if the administration knows or is interested in the proposals, and the National Security Council of the White House did not respond to a request for comments from the news agency.
Ecuador is expected to celebrate elections next month.
A few weeks ago, investors had turned to Ecuadorian bonds in dollars, comforted by The surveys that showed Daniel Noboa, the president in exercise and promised, with an easy victory in the first round. Then Luisa González arrived.
The solid performance of the socialist opponent on Sunday surprised both pollsters and investors. The adjusted result caused the greatest fall in two days for the 1835 Ecuadorian tickets in two years, a loss of 8 cents that practically erased this year’s progress.
The losses increased on Thursday after Noboa replaced the Minister of Finance, Juan Carlos Vega, by Luis Alberto Jaramillo. The debt fell 2.7 cents and was the worst performance in emerging markets.
Now, the anxious bond holds rush to calculate the inclination of voters in the second round of April 13. Noboa’s close advantage – less of 25,000 votes over González – has led the analysts of Tellimer and Emfi Group to recommend to their customers the sale of Ecuadorian bondswhich foreshadows two months of volatility for what has been one of the most important operations in recently emerging markets.
“The elections in Ecuador were always unpredictable,” said Tellimer analyst Gerónimo Mansutti. “From now on, investors will no longer be complacent, but they will not trust the surveys as well as before.”
