The Americas | In his own words

An interview with Daniel Noboa, Ecuador’s president

A transcript of his meeting with our journalists

Ecuador's re-elected President Daniel Noboa receives the certificate of election winner during an event at the National
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DANIEL NOBOA, Ecuador’s president, spoke to The Economist on June 6th in Guayaquil, Ecuador. The conversation has been automatically transcribed and lightly edited for clarity. We have not checked any figures cited by Mr Noboa.

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