The country achieved a single digit inflation rate of 8.6% and the lowest fiscal deficit to GDP ratio of 4.8% in decades, according to figures from the Minister of Finance.

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Forecasts this year are for real GDP growth of 7%, single-digit inflation and continued increases in real wages.

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These measures, he says, should enable Ecuador to meet a target of single-digit inflation by the end of the year.

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