Ecuador Introduces Tax Incentives to Promote Women Entrepreneurs

Ecuador published the Organic Law for Promoting the Economy of Women Entrepreneurs in the Official Gazette on 10 March 2025, which introduces certain incentives. These include:

• An additional 150% deduction for companies that sponsor, fund, or donate to female-led entrepreneurship programs registered in the National Registry of Entrepreneurs (RNE);
• Reduced corporate income tax rates during their initial years of operation of women-led startups registered in the RNE, with the rates and duratio…