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The Senescyt and the FEUE do not agree on figures

    Admissions and desertion of high school graduates in universities have confronted the Ministry of Higher Education, Science and Technology (Senescyt) and the Federation of University Students of Ecuador (FEUE). The only match is a number: five hundred students. The government...
Posted On 05 Jun 2016
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The Hotel Association of Cuenca is declared in crisis

  The hotel occupancy has fallen by 30%, according to Pablo Vanegas, president of the Hotel Association of Azuay. Therefore, the union has declared in crisis. He noted that informal places that offer accommodation, roads closed by the works of the tram works; and insecurity of...
Posted On 05 Jun 2016
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Criminals take advantage of social networks to offer a ‘better life’ to women

  Social networks have not only become a ‘basic need’ for many, especially young people and women; They are also an open showcase for criminal organizations that exploit the ingenuity and needs of this social group. In the last week, agents from the Crime Unit of...
Posted On 05 Jun 2016
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Crude oil prices improve, but the fiscal deficit remains high

  The rising price of oil, which has been recorded since last March, prevents that the fiscal gap grows, which was already large earlier this year. The government calculated the General State Budget (PGE) in 2016 with a value of USD 35 per barrel, a price that barely covers...
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Beverages and telephone services with dual effect after new tax reform

  Sugary drinks, beer, cellular and fixed telephony are part of the products doubly impacted by the laws of Balance of Public Finance, in force since May, and the Solidarity Act, applied from this week and which provides the temporary rise in the value added tax ( VAT). One...
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Eleven seized media, not only Gama and TC

  Eleven media remain under the ‘control’ of the state for nearly eight years ago, when they were seized from the former owners of Filanbanco, William and Roberto Isaias, in July 2008. On May 24 President Rafael Correa mentioned Gama TV and TC Television among...
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Consulting firm will give ‘green lights’ for the merger of public media

  The birth of a new public company dedicated to the communication activity is in the planning stage within the government. The two parties directly involved are still unaware of the details of the process, so they expect instructions. This is El Telegrafo and RTV Ecuador,...
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The controversy landed at the Copa America Centenary after a goal

    At minute 66, Ecuadorian player Miler Bolanos kicked a ball from the left that after hitting a side of the goal, to finally reach the net. Referee Julio Bascunan, noting that the assistant had raised the flag, decided not to validate the goal, which at that time...
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