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Environment Minister is pessimistic opposite outcome at climate summit

Daniel Ortega, Minister of Environment, viewed with skepticism the framework Convention on climate change, adopted on Saturday in Paris. He arrived yesterday morning to Ecuador. He had a meeting, attended by children and young people, and appeared before the press at noon. He...
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Yachay EP took over another public company

It had less than two years of life. The Public Company of Economic Development Eloy Alfaro (Azede EP)  was absorbed by Yachay EP by order of President Rafael Correa. Yesterday, Executive Decree 845 was issued, which sealed the fate of the company in charge of promoting projects...
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Assange´s interrogation, with a green light

  The good news sparked good reactions. Foreign Minister Ricardo Patino and the defense lawyer of Julian Assange, Baltazar Garzon, consider that the legal-criminal agreement between Ecuador and Sweden is an important step so that the Wikileaks founder makes his statement to...
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The Court rejected the request for annulment in the Cofiec case

  The request for annulment was unsuccessful in the National Court. The defense of Pedro Delgado, Francisco Endara and Antonio Buñay wanted to tear down the sentence against them. After two hours of hearing, the Court of the Criminal Chamber, chaired by Associate Judge Edgar...
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The tenth salary supports the arrears in civil employees

There is a delay in the payment of salaries in public institutions. For example: the officials of the Service of Internal Rents (SRI) said that they willThere is a delay in the payment of salaries in public institutions. For example: the officials of the Service of Internal Rents...
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CNE will hold elections in 2017 according to current law

  “The next elections will be hold under the current Code of Democracy,” said yesterday Juan Pablo Pozo, president of the National Electoral Council (CNE for its Spanish acronym), after the Assembly confirmed it will no address the reform proposals made by that...
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Most Ecuadorian universities will have less budget

  The students increase and other improvements such as a larger number of professors with a doctoral degree and the research and development will generate more state contribution for universities, however, Marcelo Cevallos, member of the Higher Education Council (CES for its...
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Development grows two thousandths in Ecuador

  For the second consecutive year, Ecuador remains 88th in the ranking of 188 countries in the United Nations Program (UNDP) that measures the Human Development Index. According to the UNDP, based in Quito, the country grew two thousandths in human development, but remains...
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Oil recovers slightly to $36.31

In 36,31 dollar closed the Intermediate Oil of Texas (WTI) price, after climbing yesterday by 1.94%, a light increase after the declines in the last six days. The last prices had touched the floor and without signs of recovery by the excesses of production and the slowdown in...
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The COP 21 Agreement will impact the oil and gas markets

  The COP21 agreement of Paris, signed on Saturday, will limit the emissions of greenhouse gases and will impact in the medium-term demand for oil and its derivatives in the world. However, the replacement of the fossil fuel demand may be delayed because current prices make...
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