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Investment & Legal Framework
CORPEI
Eduardo Egas Peña
Executive Vice-President
Av. Amazonas y Villalengua,
Edif. Amazonas Piso 8, Quito
Tel: +593 2 246 0606
Fax: +593 2 246 0605
www.corpei.org
Activity: Foreign Trade (Exports and Investment)
Date of creation: 1997
CORPEI, the Corporation for Promotion of Exports and
Investments, was established in1997 in Ecuador, under
the Law of International Trade and Investment called LEXI.
Nowadays, CORPEI is a private non-profit organization
aimed at contributing to the national economic growth
through the design and implementation of non-financial
promotions of exports and investments, leading and coor-
dinating the activities of public and private sectors.
In order to fulfill its objectives, the CORPEI performs the
following functions:
• Run non-financial promotion of exports in the
country and abroad,
• Support the efforts of producers and exporters,
• Strengthen and diversify markets and export
products,
• Increase the value-added products and export
volumes,
• Identify new products and services with export
potential,
• Insert the companies, products and services
in international marketing systems,
The electrification project that will benefit not only the
inhabitants of the province but the country.
- Irrigation Channel Cayambe-Pedro Moncayo
- Solidarity between Galápagos and Pichincha
- Zero accident plan 2011
- Land Use Plan
- General Development Plan
- Youth in Democracy
“We are building a new state structure that meets the
needs of the vast majority of men and women in the
country and in our province of Pichincha, with a differ-
ent economic vision called the Popular and Solidaire
Economy.”
Gustavo Baroja
Governor of the Pichincha Province
• Guide and direct the promotion of direct
investment in the country,
• Encourage the formation of consortia or
associations of exporters in order to achieve a
more dynamic presence in international markets,
•Advice both public and private sectors on aspects
related to the adoption or improvement of policies,
regulations, mechanisms and actions that
contribute to generating competitiveness in
production, exports and investment.
In Ecuador, CORPEI is represented by the following
institutions:
• The Ministry of Foreign Trade, Industrialization
and Fisheries;
• The Ministry of ForeignAffairs
• The Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock;
• National Financial Corporation;
• The Ecuadorian Federation of Exporters
FEDEXPOR;
• The National Federation of Chambers of Industry
of Ecuador;
One of the strategic objectives of theCORPEI is to develop
areas of user support: Ecuadorian exporters and investors
by providing high value-added services that enhance their
knowledge base and competitiveness.
To this end, it has developed the following service units:
Network Services External Unit
Foreign officials who perform market intelligence and
support the management of Ecuadorian and foreign
entrepreneurs in trade and investment.
Information Services Unit
Provides the information needed for Ecuadorian and
foreign entrepreneurs to conduct business and investment.
Investment Promotion Services Unit
Gives priority to the promotion of foreign direct investment
(FDI) in the activities of productive sectors in Ecuador.
Unit for Export Promotion Services
Ecuadorian businessmen supplying products and non-
financial services with high added value, to promote
exports of Ecuadorian supply of products.
Given the new reality, it is a priority of the country to design
and implement policies that encourage exports under
schemes of sustainability of natural resources. In this way,
the CORPEI has presented the country with a National
Plan for thePromotion of Exports for the period of ten years
to help guiding the coordinated efforts of all stakeholders
(public, private and international aid agencies) in pursuit
of the goal to increase the country’s participation in the
globalization process.