Napo crude oil costs $ 8.83 less

  Ecuador has not only been affected by the decline in oil prices, but the slight drop in its production levels. The two variables undermined the revenues of the country. But there is a third factor that also played against: the lower quality of crude oil, which continues to...
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Health report stirs controversy

  The Board of the Ecuadorian Institute of Social Security (IESS) still does not know the report 001 of April 13, 2015, prepared by a special committee of the institution along with another from the Finance Ministry, the same that has concluded that the Health debt o...
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Transboundary basket did not work, they say in Tulcán

  A little over a month of the application of the transboundary basket, only 26 of 5,500 traders have introduced to the country 60 of different values, which does not even reach 1%, according to the National Customs Service of Ecuador (Senae). The measure, in force since...
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There was no agreement on the issue of the collective agreement

They sought that the Government accepts the collective contract as a constitutional right of public sector workers. Leaders of the Ecuadorian Labor Parliament and the United Workers Central (CUT), allied to the ruling party, met yesterday with President Rafael Correa. They asked...
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The Prosecution submitted closing arguments in the trial against former Assemblyman of PAIS

  The trial against former Assemblyman of Alianza PAIS and three other people accused of alleged bribery, is nearing the end. On the third day of diligence, which took place on the eighth floor of the National Court, Prosecutor Galo Chiriboga submitted the closing arguments....
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Macri, local key

  Mauricio Macri, who became last Sunday president of Argentina and broke 12 years of the continuous Kirchner regime, has not yet moved to the Casa Rosada, but he gives a lot to talk about in the presidential district of the region.   Upon entering the club of heads of...
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Unionists, divided by amendments

  Unions aligned with the regime were divided over the results obtained with the constitutional amendments in labor matters yesterday after a meeting with President Rafael Correa.   The meeting was behind closed doors at the Ministry of Sport, where Correa led a...
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Schools will have a safety plan in Ecuador

An integral safety plan will be implemented in the schools of the country, announced yesterday the Minister of Education, Augusto Espinosa. The pilot project will be implemented in the Vicente Rocafuerte School in Guayaquil and Tecnico School in Quito.   The initiative seeks...
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Head of the Armed Forces Joint Command responded the lawyer of three former AVC by litigation against humanity

  A document with the response of the Military High Command arrived this morning, Wednesday November 23, 2015, to the office of Juan Pablo Alban, lawyer of Susana Cajas, Luis Vaca and Javier Jarrin, former members of the guerrilla group Alfaro Vive Carajo (AVC). 12 days ago,...
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Several sectors concerned about Pension Fund

  The decision of the Board of the Ecuadorian Institute of Social Security (IESS), to redistribute the incomes of the Pension Fund to settle the deficit in health insurance, opens new debates. The resolution has raised concerns in various sectors of retirees, workers,...
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