On 11 October 2018, the International Affairs Committee of the Russian State Duma approved the law for the ratification of the pending income tax treaty with Ecuador. The treaty, signed 14 November 2016 ({News-2017-12-19/T/2-previous coverage}), is the first of its kind between the two countries and will enter into force once the ratification instruments are exchanged and will apply from 1 Janu…