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The political climate speaks of “opacity” of the BCE but without being alarmist

The political reaction to the silence of the Central Bank has turned against the government´s management. It is a sign of an opacity that now reaches the gross domestic product figures of the first-quarter and which is not helpful due to the distrust it generates, according to...
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ARCA inspects oxidation ponds

Technicians of the Agency for Regulation and Control of Water (ARCA) inspected yesterday the wastewater treatment plant of Interagua, located on the Narcisa de Jesus highway, within the preprocedimental investigation stage followed by this state agency because of the alleged...
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Correism: cruel, inhuman and degrading

  Judicial aberrations that have just been perpetrated in this country are bloodcurdling. And its purposes, despicable. mass expulsion of persons: a crime against humanity. Juan Pablo Albán, the lawyer who led the defense team of the 120 Cubans who were expelled from Ecuador...
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Cocoa makes chocolate ‘melt away’

Hershey Co.’s rejection of the $ 23,000 million offer made by Mondelēz international Inc. earlier this month comes at a time when rising prices of raw materials make production costs of a chocolate bar more expensive. The sudden increase in two crucial ingredients of...
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Guild asks to speed the agreement with the European Union

  Ecuadorian shrimp farmers who participated in the Aqua Expo Machala 2016 requested the Assembly´s support for the trade agreement with the European Union (EU), so it enters into force at the end of the year. Jose Camposano, President of the National Chamber of Aquaculture,...
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Debate on Conecel contracts are resumed

The Superintendency of Market Power Control and the mobile operator Conecel (Claro) are face to face again. Yesterday in Quito, the public hearing of the Commission on Resolution of First Instance of the regulatory agency was held for an alleged breach of the company. In 2013,...
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Referendum for opponents with resources abroad

  President Rafael Correa said in a speech nationally broadcast last night, the reasons why he decided to request a referendum to disqualify people who have resources abroad. Correa emphasized this call to political actors to sign an ethical pact, as he considers that tax...
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Private exportation hit by the crisis

Traditional exports, consisting of five coastal products, representing 56.7% of the total external private sales, declined by $ 74 million between January and May 2016. The poor performance of bananas, cocoa, coffee beans, processed coffe and fish was evident. The exception that...
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Anabella Azín visited Tulcan to support the collection of signatures

Anabella Azín, wife of businessman and former presidential candidate Alvaro Noboa, Thursday visited the city of Tulcan, Carchi, to support the signature collection group of the new political party Adelante Ecuatoriano Adelante (former Prian) with a view to the upcoming elections....
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Independiente del Valle in the final of Copa Libertadores

Novice soccer team Independiente del Valle beat Thursday multiple champion Boca Juniors in its own home with a 3-2 victory, scored by Luis Caicedo and allowed the club to advance to the final of the Libertadores Cup in its third participation in the most important clubs...
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