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The Brazilian consortium of juices Cutrale-Safra reached an agreement to acquire US food company Chiquita Brands for $ 1,300 million, reported on October 28 the firm on a statement. The company based in Charlotte, North Carolina (US), rejected on Friday October 24 its merger with...

The British Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, Hugo Swire, affirmed on Tuesday that the UK Government would do “absolutely everything” so that the Swedish justice interrogate in London the Wikileaks founder, Julian Assange. Swire said in the House of Commons that...

Alianza PAIS (AP) yesterday closed the application process of candidates for the renewal of directives at different levels. Until yesterday afternoon, in Guayas, Jimmy Montesdeoca signed by the electoral district 1 of Guayaquil; Rommel Salazar, by 2, and Juan Carlos Cassinelli,...

In 2013, salaried employees received incomes equivalent to 36% of Gross Domestic Product (GDP); above what their employers received, who closed last year with a 27% stake. According to the Central Bank of Ecuador (BCE for its Spanish acronym), in 2007, who were in a dependency...

The President of the Commission of Economic Regime, Oswaldo Larriva, announced that this Friday October 31 is expected that the Ministry of Finances present the prior estimate budget for 2015 in accordance with Article 295 of the Constitution. The document shall show the annual...

The Ecuadorian American Chamber of Commerce, AmCham Guayaquil and the Corporation for the Promotion of Exports and Investments (Corpei) reported that the closing of business between Ecuadorian and US companies that brought together at the Expo USA 360º exceeded the $ 2 million....

The Organic Law on Transparency and Access to Public Information (LOTAIP) became effective in 2004 and until now it is not fully met. According to a report of the Ombudsman’ s office, there are 31 institutions in the country that maintain 584 records classified as reserved....

The Citizens Commission on Selection of the two new members of the National Electoral Council (CNE) has the capacity to initiate the analysis stage of merits of the contestants, after closing the challenges stage. Last Friday, the Council of Citizen Participation (CPC) reported...

The Council for the Regulation and Development of Information and Communication (Cordicom) will meet on October 28 at the Faculty of Communication, in the University of Guayaquil. The organism plans to analyze the regulation of hearing defenders of med...

The UN General Assembly approved on Tuesday for the twenty third time a resolution ordering the lifting of the embargo brought by the US against Cuba. The resolution entitled “Necessity of ending the economic, commercial and financial embargo imposed by the US against...