Publish Date: Sep.2012
220 pages
Ecuador has emerged as one of Latin America’s most stable economies, with a sustainable growth rate, low inflation, and decreasing levels of unemployment.
YEAR IN REVIEW - From the Mountains to the Coast
REVIEW - Strong Ties
FOCUS - The Underdog with Bite
FOCUS - Leading the Way
FOCUS - In the Details
Adalid Contreras Baspineiro, Secretary-General, Andean Nations Community (CAN)
María Emma Mejía, General Secretary, the Union of South American Nations (UNASUR)
Nathalie Cely Suárez, Ambassador to the US, Ecuador
REVIEW - A View to Trade
Francisco Rivadeneira, Vice-Minister of Foreign Trade & Economic Integrat, Ecuador
FOCUS - The Good Life
Jeannette Sánchez, Coordinating Minister of Economic Policy, Ecuador
Santiago León, Minister of Coordination of Production, Employment, and Competitiveness, Ecuador
FOCUS - Points of Interest
María Fernanda de Luca, Executive Director, PRO ECUADOR
Jaime Nebot, Mayor of the Municipality, Guayaquil
Adrián Augusto Barrera Guarderas, Mayor, Municipality of Quito
José Ramiro González Jaramillo, President, Ecuadorean Social Security Institute (IESS)
Enrique García, Executive President , Development Bank of Latin America (CAF)
REVIEW - Paving the Way
Pedro Delgado, President, Central Bank of Ecuador
Efraín Vieira, General Manager, BIESS
ROUND TABLE - New Game in Town
REVIEW - Tied Together
Ramiro Crespo, General Director, Analytica Investments
REVIEW - Change in the Air
FORUM - Getting to Know You
REVIEW - Deal or no Deal
Jorge Glas Espinel, Minister of Coordination of the Strategic Sectors, Ecuador
Wilson Pástor, Minister of Non-Renewable Natural Resources, Ecuador
Jose C. Santos, Country Director, Odebrecht Ecuador
Ivonne Baki, Plenipotentiary Representative, Yasuní Ishpingo-Tambococha-Tiputini (ITT)
FOCUS - The Sticky Stuff
Ramiro Cazar, Vice-Minister, Hydrocarbons Secretariat of Ecuador (SHE)
Marco Calvopiña, General Manager, EP Petroecuador
Oswaldo Madrid, General Manager, Petroamazonas EP
Luís García, E&P Director and Attorney-in-Fact, Repsol YPF
Santiago Pástor Morris, General Manager & Operations VP, Ivanhoe Energy Ecuador
Carlos Sarmiento, Ecuador General Manager, Schlumberger
ROUND TABLE - Cross-country Flows
FOCUS - Water Works
Eduardo Barredo, General Manager, CELEC EP
FORUM - Full Charge Ahead
Q & A - Stream Lines
Luciano Cepeda, General Manager, Coca Codo Sinclair EP
REVIEW - A Golden Opportunity
FORUM - Under the Surface
REVIEW - Upward & Outward
Verónica Sión de Josse, Minister of Industry & Productivity, Ecuador
FORUM - Everyone’s Invited
ROUND TABLE - Stainless Reputation
FOCUS - Put it Together
Fernando Agudelo, President and Managing Director, Ómnibus BB
Q & A - Every Customer Counts
Martín Schwartz, Entertainment Division Executive Manager, El Rosado
ROUND TABLE - Flying off the Shelves
FOCUS - Go on Ahead
Q & A - Or Is It?
REVIEW - The Control Tower
Fabian Jaramillo, Superintendent, SUPERTEL
Xia Xiaohu, General Manager, Huawei Ecuador
Q & A - Make the Connection
ROUND TABLE - Get with the Program
FORUM - From the Top
REVIEW - Steady As She Goes
Ángel Córdova Carrera, General Manager, TAGSA
Q & A - Under Control
FORUM - Friendly Skies
José Miguel Muñoz, CEO, Contecon Guayaquil SA
Q & A - Deepening the Channels
Armando Castellanos, Executive Dynamizer, Servientrega Ecuador
ROUND TABLE - Oh, the Possibilities
FOCUS - The Endless Ocean
REVIEW - From the Bottom Up
Esteban Sevilla, Executive President & General Manager, Semaica
José Macchiavello, Executive President, Etinar
Q & A - Build It Smart
REVIEW - On a Roll
Manuel Román, Legal Representative, Cemento Chimborazo CA
Luis Enrique Coloma, Executive President & CEO, SANTOS CMI
Sergio R. Torassa, CEO, Pronobis
REVIEW - Cultivation & Conservation
Roberto Nevado, General Manager, Nevado Ecuador
ROUND TABLE - A Required Taste
FOCUS - Best of the Bunch
Eduardo Ledesma, Executive Director, Ecuadorean Association of Banana Exporters (AEBE)
Q & A - Stay in Tuna
REVIEW - Finding a Cure
Javier Contreras, General Manager, Hospital Metropolitano
Dr. Teófilo Lama Pico, President, Grupo Hospitalario Kennedy
Eduardo Izurieta, General Manager, Salud S.A.
FOCUS - Treated Well
Q & A - The Right Formula
REVIEW - The Learning Process
ROUND TABLE - The Pursuit of Knowledge
REVIEW - With Open Arms
Freddy Ehlers, Minister of Tourism, Ecuador
Nicolás Romero, General Manager, Guayaquil Convention Center
FORUM - Visit Us
FOCUS - Cotopaxi Volcano
ROUND TABLE - Creating a Brand
REVIEW - The Set Up
REVIEW - Number Crunch
José Paulo Netto, Country Geographic Leader, PwC Ecuador
Iván Vallejo, Expeditionary, Ecuador