Ecuador · Economy

Key Facts

—The move: President Daniel Noboa is cutting Ecuador’s cabinet from 14 ministries to 10, announced June 3 and made official on the night of June 4.

—The method: Several ministries are being merged, including Economy and Finance, Agriculture, and Production into a single Ministry of Economic and Productive Development.

—The rationale: The government calls it an “institutional optimisation” to simplify the state, cut red tape and improve the quality of public spending.