Long truck lines at Colombia-Ecuador border as tariffs loom
Ecuador this month said it would impose 30 percent tariffs on dozens of products from Colombia, with Ecuadoran President Daniel Noboa accusing his neighbor of not doing enough to combat drug trafficking along their shared border.
Colombia responded with a matching tariff and said it was suspending energy sales to Ecuador. The reciprocal tariffs are set to take effect February 1.
The maneuvers have concerned those who haul goods across the border, and truckers attempting to enter Ecuador with Colombian...