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Ecuador feels the squeeze from lower oil prices

Ecuador’s oil-dependent economy showed clear signs of slowing in Q3 2011 as crude prices fell. A sizeable current account deficit and limited external financing options make the dollarised economy vulnerable to further weakness in global oil markets over the next couple of years.

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