Ecuador
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The city officially known as Santiago de Guayaquil was founded in 1534, but for the past 20 years it has been striving to become a world-renowned destination for tourism and investment |
The most populous city in Ecuador, with a boundless dynamism and a promising future, continues to transform its appearance to offer many opportunities for companies, entrepreneurs, traders and investors in general, who have turned Guayaquil into the region’s most influential trade center and become known as the economic capital of the country. Its successful urban regeneration is another characteristic of a city that reinvents itself every day to modernize and position itself as one of the top tourist destinations in Ecuador |
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Finance
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In the last five years, the engineer Nicolás Romero Sangster, General Director of the Guayaquil Airport Authority, has collaborated with the Dante Alighieri Foundation and the Guayaquil Symphonic Foundation
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Guayaquil’s location is perfect at the “heart of the world”, and enjoys a privileged climate
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Interagua and Emapag have made clean water available throughout Guayaquil
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 Mr. Rafael Suarez, Chief Executive Officer of MAPFRE Atlas Mr. Rafael Suarez, CEO of MAPFRE Atlas outlines the companies vision to continue the development of the South American country
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Infrastructure
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Built more than 50 years ago, Guayaquil’s maritime gateway accounts for 70% of all foreign commerce in the country and is key for the tourism industry
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Guayaquil authorities are searching for foreign investors to help construct the new international deepwater port, the containers exchange and the new Guayaquil ecological industrial zone that it is planned for Posorja
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The José Joaquín de Olmedo Airport has been recognized as the best in its category of terminals that receive between 2 and 5 million passengers per year
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Guayaquil is one of the cities with the most growth in the use and access to telecommunication, information and communication tools in Ecuador. The aim is to turn Guayaquil into a digital city
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Mucho Lote 2 is the third phase of a program for 140,000 local people that does not affect public spending programs. It is financed through the private sector that, together with the Municipality of Guayaquil, uses its skills and creativity to unite in the service of the people
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Industry and Trade
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Thanks to the information, services, training and advice that it offers, the Guayaquil Chamber of Commerce has become a strategic ally of its members: the large, medium and small companies that are looking to sell more with lower costs
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The Chamber of Industry supports the development of Guayaquil with effective and well thought out services that respond to the needs of the members and the sector
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Pascual del Cioppo, President of Ecuador’s Social Christian Party (Partido Social Cristiano, PSC) discusses the party’s beliefs and achievements, the potential for Guayaquil to serve as a development model for the whole country, and the best road ahead to sustain the city’s economic and social wellbeing.
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The Official Spanish Chamber of Commerce in Ecuador has been creating links between local and Spanish companies for more than 90 years, encouraging investment and good relations between businesses in the two countries
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 Guayaquil-based Balsasud uses the latest technology to reduce waste and environmental impact. The family-owned company works closely wi Pascual del Cioppo, President of the Board of Balsasud Balsera Sudamericana in Guayaquil, discusses the emergence of the Ecuadorian city as a future regional investment hub, the importance of balanced economic development, and how his company has grown rapidly from modest beginnings to become one of the largest balsa wood companies in South America
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The Spanish company Salica is a world leader in the production and export of tinned tuna and frozen fish
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Dole Ecuador is part of Dole Food Company, the biggest producer of fresh fruit and vegetables in the world. The fruit produced in Ecuador is then sold in Europe, the United States, the Middle East and Asia
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Ecuador is the biggest exporter of balsa wood in the world and the biggest company in the sector is Balsasud, which has its headquarters in Guayaquil
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Education
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Guayaquil’s authorities are encouraging education through the More Books and More Technology programs and through the rehabilitation of school buildings and English language labs, with a prize for excellence in the “Example Youngsters” program
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Tourism & Culture
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Guayaquil is the largest city in the Republic of Ecuador, the capital of Guayas province and home to 39% of the 1,000 most important companies in the country. These businesses annually provide more than $12.7 billion to the Ecuadorian GDP. In the main, Guayaquil’s economy is centered on its commercial, industrial, agricultural and aqua cultural sectors. Mayor Jaime Nebot Saadi’s team has continuously strived to help the growth of small and medium-sized companies to help these sectors become the main sources of income for ‘Guayaquileños’
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Guayaquil authorities have regenerated the seafront area at Puerto El Morro
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H.E. DARWISH BIN ISMAIL AL BALUSHI
Minister Responsible for Financial Affairs, Oman |
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H.E. DR. AHMED MOHAMMED SALEM AL-FUTAISI
Minister of Transport & Communications, Oman |
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H.E. YAHIA BIN SAID BIN ABDULLAH AL-JABRI
Chairman of the Special Economic Zone Authority at Duqm (SEZAD) |
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