QUITO (Reuters) - Ecuador Finance Minister Juan Carlos Vega said in a letter posted on social media on Thursday that he was leaving his post, though he did not give a specific reason. "Thank you President (Daniel) Noboa for giving me the opportunity to serve my country," Vega, who took up his post in November 2023, said on X.

Ecuador's President Daniel Noboa has named Luis Alberto Jaramillo as the country's new Finance Minister, he said in a decree on Thursday. Jaramillo has been serving as the minister of production. Outgoing minister Juan Carlos Vega announced his resignation in a letter posted on social media,