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Mauricio Macri will not come to Ecuador for the CELAC summit

President of Argentina Mauricio Macri suspended his attendance to the CELAC summit, that will be held on January 27, in Quito, due to an injury and the “physical effort” during his trip to Davos, reported on Sunday the Presidency. Vice president Gabriela Michetti will...
Posted On 25 Jan 2016
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Antidrug police operation in Cerro Las Cabras neighborhood, with specialized units

  More than 554 police agents of specialized police units raided last weekend the Cerro de las Cabras neighborhood, in Duran. This constitutes the third integral intervention against micro drug trafficking, conducted in sectors across the country. The results of the operation...
Posted On 25 Jan 2016
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The credit fell by $ 5.079 million

  According to the Central Bank of Ecuador (BCE for its Spanish acronym), the volume of credits granted last year by the institutions of the private financial system reached 19.426 million dollars: 5.079 million less than in 2014. The number of transactions also fell. The figure...
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The sewer system of Chone collapsed

Due to heavy rains recorded last week in Chone, six streets in the urban area and three rural parishes were flooded in the Manabi county. 56 homes were directly affected and four families of the Badeal sector spent the night in the homes of neighbors and relatives. According to...
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Rene Ortiz: “The government turned its back to reality”

  In an interview with Daily Expreso, the oil analyst and former OPEC secretary questions the contracts with oil companies and says that low prices are here to stay. He explains that it is not convenient at all for Ecuador to stop oil production until prices rise. He...
Posted On 25 Jan 2016
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Affected parties of the Terrabienes case, waiting for a solution after a year of crisis

  For a year now, about 1,100 customers of the Terrabienes real estate company struggle between sit-ins and judicial proceedings with the hope of recovering the investment they made to their buy their own home. Since February 2015, the Terrabienes company, promoter of the...
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The dilemma of a very cheap oil

  “Why Ecuador continues to produce oil if it is more expensive than what it sells? Because it has no choice. It has to keep producing to pay debts.” This is the scenario summarized by former secretary of OPEC (Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries) Rene...
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Disaffiliated of Alianza Pais plan to form new movements

  Those disaffiliated from Alianza País (AP) in Cotopaxi, raised the formation of a new movement for the upcoming provincial elections. Among the leaders would be Walter Calderon, Patricio Cordoba, Abelardo Tucumbi, Marielena Tobar and Rodrigo Espin. The meetings will begin...
Posted On 25 Jan 2016
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The IMF projects that Argentina, Venezuela, Brazil and Ecuador close 2016 into recession

  The International Monetary Fund (IMF) forecasts that Argentina, Venezuela and Ecuador will join Brazil and also close 2016 into recession, and dragging the region to its second straight year of negative growth, estimated at -0.3%. In the updating of forecasts within its...
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Expectation of State suppliers for payments

  Juan Cotumba has lived for over 30 years in the Quijos-Huaico sector, in the Napo Province. Most of the time he has been devoted to agriculture and masonry tasks. However, in 2012 he was hired by the Astec company, in charge of supervising the Quijos Hydroelectric Project....
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