The government of Ecuador announced Thursday that it is raising tariffs on Colombian imports from 50 to 100 percent come May 1, marking the latest escalation in the ongoing trade dispute between the two neighboring nations.
Over the past months, the administrations of Ecuadorian President Daniel Noboa and far-left Colombian President Gustavo Petro have found themselves embroiled in a trade and diplomatic impasse after Noboa imposed a series of tariffs on Colombia, citing a lack of cooperation from the Colombian government in the fight against drug trafficking and illegal mining and a bilateral trade deficit against Ecuador.
President Noboa, in…
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