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  The members of the National Anti-Corruption Commission warned in a public letter, a possible irregularity in a contractual process started by the National Agency for Regulation of Land Transport (ANT). The process, as they acknowledge, was declared void. But that does not...

  Pachacutik´s convention for the unity of political organizations was not even installed. Amid shouts and whistles, the bases of the Confederation of Indigenous Nationalities of Ecuador (CONAIE), the ECUARUNARI and Popular Unity opposed to the extended dialogue with sectors...

  The majority of suspected cases of zika that are being analyzed in Ecuador are concentrated in Guayas, Manabi and Azuay. The process is conducted by the National Institute of Public Health Research (Inspi). There are a total of 33 suspected cases, according to the third...

  Cocoa is still unstable in international markets, like other commodities. Future contracts (March) in New York lost $ 65, equivalent to 2.3%. Each ton closed at $ 2,764, but during part of the day it expanded its downward trend at $ 2,743, its lowest level since April 1st,...

  Ecuador needs large amounts of resources and the private sector is the most convenient route. In strategic sectors, for example, the government could not concentrate on state enterprises. This year, according to the investment plan of the Coordinating Ministry of Strategic...

  Employers questioned the message and the way in which the government is sending a letter to workers of private companies. For this reason the Ecuadorian Business Committee (CEE for its Spanish acronym) sent a letter to the representative of the Ministry of Labor Leonardo...

According to the Ecuadorian Institute of Statistics and Census (INEC), the unemployment rate of young people between 15 to 24 years old rose from 9.70% in December 2014 to 11.77% in 2015. In the segment of ages 25-34, however, the unemployment rate went from 4.29 to 5.23% in that...

  The Banco del Sur, a financial initiative intended to minimize the influence of multilateral institutions like the World Bank, has a new obstacle to start: the current economic situation experienced by the region. Launched in 2006, the initiative was the spearhead of the...

  The outcry against an exchange stamp that restricts imports and seeks to boost exports has been unanimous in recent weeks among the business sector. To give weight to their opinions, the Chamber of Commerce of Guayaquil sought support abroad. Therefore, it located in Chile...

  The Fourth Summit of Heads of State of the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC), held at the headquarters of the Union of South American Nations (Unasur), in Quito, concluded yesterday with the approval of 20 policy statements. After a long period of...