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Electronic vote stopped for economic, political and logistical reasons

The National Electoral Council (CNE) planned for the elections of 2017 that 50% of Ecuadorians defray through electronic voting, but this will not be achieved. The agency’s decision of not applying the modern voting system is known today at a plenary session at the Santa...
Posted On 02 Sep 2015
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Cocoa summit foresees slight rise despite pests

It is expected that the closure of the third World Cocoa Summit generates contracts for $ 15 million in coffee and cocoa, $ 500,000 more than what was achieved in 2014 when it sold $ 14.5 million, Pro Ecuador said in a statement. In total, the country exported 240,000 tons of...
Posted On 02 Sep 2015
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40% more was retained in the Ecuador-Colombia border in 7 months

According to the National Customs Service of Ecuador (Senae), between January and July 2015, members of the entity seized merchandise totaling $ 22.17 million on the northern border. This represents 40% more than the similar period of 2014. Textiles, cell phones, perishable...
Posted On 02 Sep 2015
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Jaime Nebot spoke about the economic crisis of Ecuador

In an interview with Ecuavisa, the mayor of Guayaquil, Jaime Nebot, when referring to the economic crisis caused by falling oil prices, said that “dollarization is not a purely economic issue for experts, is the quality of life of the people, especially the poor.” For...
Posted On 02 Sep 2015
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Imported kitchens of the Government have not arrive at stores

Induction cookers imported by the Government from China are have not commercialized in appliance stores where it was planned offer them since late last month, reported the National Management of the Efficient Cooking Program. In this regard, Andrés Mata, president of the...
Posted On 02 Sep 2015
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Quito Councillor demands Antonio Ricaurte for alleged moral damage 

Carla Cevallos, councillor for the SUME-Vive party, filed a complaint Tuesday against her colleague Antonio Ricaurte, for alleged moral damage. She said he was a victim of sexism and gender violence. In one video, Ricaurte is seen reading a message in which “he arbitrarily...
Posted On 02 Sep 2015
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Oil prices complicate the quadrennial calculation of Ecuador

According to the four-year budget, which is submitted each year to the Assembly, and that estimates results until 2018, oil revenues will reach their peak in 2017 and that year.   The fruits of the exploitation in the Yasuni park will double the amount generated. By 2016,...
Posted On 02 Sep 2015
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Three years in prison were ratified for Fidel Araujo 

  Yesterday, a court of the Criminal Division of the National Court of Justice (CNJ) confirmed the sentence of three years in prison for the Army Major Fidel Araujo Lopez, for his role as instigator in the police revolt of September 30, 2010. The CNJ rejected the...
Posted On 02 Sep 2015
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The Ecuadorian government made a call not to go to Colombia to make purchases

On Tuesday, the government of Rafael Correa made an unusual call to Ecuadorians: to avoid go shopping en masse to Colombia and better spend the dollars in the country. With the falling price of oil, Ecuador faces in the last year an appreciation of more than 60% of the US...
Posted On 02 Sep 2015
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Saraguro indigenous detainees were released 

On Tuesday regained their freedom 25 of the 26 arrested on August 17, during the clashes between indigenous protesters and members of the police and armed forces. The Court of Justice of Loja issued on Monday night the alternative measures requested by lawyers, so that instead of...
Posted On 02 Sep 2015
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