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The parts involved have five days to respond the questions from the State´s General Comptroller (CGE, in Spanish). This is the first draft of the review by the agency to the administration of the National Assembly, where the collection of salaries of Esperanza G. was considered...

  “We firmly believe in society, and therefore in the civil society. But we have to be very careful that civil society´s name does not serve as a disguise. ” This was said by Ecuador’s Chancellor, Guillaume Long, on Monday June 27, 2016, while introducing the...

  Next October, Ecuador will begin negotiations for a comprehensive trade agreement with the European Free Trade Association (EFTA). Ecuadorian products such as bananas, tuna, shrimp and fresh roses could tap markets bloc. EFTA consists of Iceland, Norway, Liechtenstein and...

  The automotive industry looks with suspicion at the possible trade agreement between Ecuador and South Korea. According to their representatives, this treaty would allow the third foreign supplier of vehicles gain market and affect domestic producers. David Molina, executive...

  The mobile phone sector has had several changes in this 2016. The rise in consumption taxes and cellular equipment are part of the landscape in the early months of this year. The increase by taxes is 17%. With the approval of laws Balancing Public Finances and Solidarity...

Few companies dare to publicly say that they have economic difficulties. But the Superintendency of Companies can not be fooled or you can not hide reality. Therefore, the figures collected over fiscal 2015 show that they have an increased in companies that keep their...

  The falling of car sales in Ecuador has set back the market to the levels of 15 years ago, says David Molina, president of the Ecuadorian Chamber of Automobile Industry (Cinae, in spanish). In the last three years the percentage in the sales has been going down: while in 2014...

    Without naming, President Rafael Correa replied yesterday on Twitter the complaints from the public defender, Ernesto Pazmiño, who thinks that there is inequality in the country with the penalties the judges issue.   “They say that stealing a sheep has the same...

  The additional judge of the National Court of Justice (CNJ, in spanish), Ivan Saquicela, accepted the request of the Prosecutor to prosecute the former Minister of Government Felipe Mantilla Huerta for the alleged disappearance of four people in the case that currently the...

  Last week the sack was at $ 17.50 and this, it is already offered in $ 18. This was told to Diario Expreso by Jorge Josse, executive director of the Producers Association of Dairy Foods (Aprobal, in spanish). He said that this Thursday the meeting of the Consultative Council of...