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Argentinean Government admits that debt has affected the country

Minister of Economy of Argentina Axel Kicillof, admitted on August 6 that the open conflict with speculative funds for payment of defaulted sovereign debt since 2001 affects the country and announced that new economic measures are being prepared. “This is a battle which of...
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Quito Hotel will be auctioned until November 11

The President of the Board of the Ecuadorian Institute of Social Security (IESS for its Spanish acronym) Victor Hugo Villacrés confirmed yesterday, August 6, the decision to sell by public auction the Quito Hotel, whose minimum reference price is $ 35 million. Villacrés affirmed...
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Israel and Hamas do not still concrete ceasefire extension

The ceasefire in Gaza meets today its third and final day and there is still no agreement between Israel and Hamas to extend the ceasefire. While Israel accepts an unconditional extension, Hamas says that Israeli and Palestinian negotiators in Cairo have not yet closed any...
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Regulation for 4×4 system of imports is sent to official register

In 2 weeks the regulation for the 4×4 system of imports will be published in the Official Register, this establishes a rate of $ 42 per purchase made online via courier, said the Coordinating Minister of Production Richard Espinosa. The resolution takes effect 30 days after...
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Ecuador is the seat of “cyber police”

Yesterday, August 6, Ecuador was an international host of the “sexting, grooming, pornovenganza” meeting, whose victims are women, children and young Internet users. This is now combated by cyber-police, agents that operate as “good pirates” of the...
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Study shows that the 62% of major Ecuadorian companies have a responsibility strategy

62% of the most important companies in Ecuador have a strategy for corporate responsibility and sustainability, according to a study conducted by Deloitte. According to the study, 20% of companies surveyed do not have a defined strategy, and the remaining 18% is in the process of...
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Colombian Court opens the possibility for the FARC to participate in politics

Colombia’s Constitutional Court ratified on Wednesday the possible participation in policy of guerrillas who lay down their arms after a peace process, informed the body in a statement. The amendment, known as Legal Framework for Peace and which was approved by Congress in...
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Russia closes import market to countries that sanctioned it

Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a decree to prohibit or restrict the entry of products from countries that have joined the sanctions against Moscow for the conflict that exists in Ukraine. “Russia will adopt a total ban on imports of beef, pork, vegetables, fruits,...
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Users make their consultations on new electric cookers

The customer service department of the Electric Company of Quito (EEQ for its Spanish acronym) and the Electric of Guayaquil (EP for its Spanish acronym) since last week have spread among its users the benefits obtained with induction cookers. Marco Vinicio Rueda went yesterday...
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FCME affiliates will ask their money back if it is transferred to Biess

Several affiliate members of the Severance Fund of the Ecuadorian Teacher´s Staff (FCME for its Spanish acronym) have updated their savings books and checked how much money they have in their bank accounts. “We have 400 customers a day. It’s a high number because the...
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