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Ecuadorians are the seconds who travel most to Peru

Ecuadornews:     Ecuador is the second South American country from which Peru receives the largest number of tourists, after Chile, the Ministry of Foreign Trade and Tourism (Mincetur) reported in a statement on the eve of a forum to be held in Guayaquil today with...
Posted On 20 Jun 2017
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A bronze lion for Ecuador

Ecuadornews:     Cannes Lions International Creativity Festival kicked off last Saturday and on its second day, Ecuador got a Bronze Lion. Maruri Gray won this award in the category of Health and Wellness technology, with the ‘Talk me’ campaign of his...
Posted On 20 Jun 2017
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Three groups make up the Presidential Protection Service

Ecuadornews: The Presidential Protection Service is responsible for the President’s security 24 hours a day. 520 agents make up the PPS, who are divided into three groups: Presidential Protection, Technical Security, and Presidential Escort.   Source:...
Posted On 20 Jun 2017
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The requirement of medical prescriptions worries consumers

Ecuadornews:     A regulation that has yet to be discussed and approved, but the changes proposed by the new Health Code on the sale of medicines not only concern the industry but also consumers. The claim: a prescription to buy products like baby formula. The concern:...
Posted On 20 Jun 2017
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The local industry faces a scenario with fewer protections

Ecuadornews:     Following the elimination of quotas, safeguard tariffs and other controls on imports, the local industry will have to compete in an economy more open to the world. Since 2007, national development plans were aimed at buying less abroad and producing...
Posted On 20 Jun 2017
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New requirements to enter Galapagos will not be applied yet

Ecuadornews:     Regulations that strengthen the control of domestic and foreign tourists to the Galapagos Islands require a greater socialization. Therefore, the measures announced the previous week will not yet be applied and, in the meantime, the delivery of...
Posted On 20 Jun 2017
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Press reports support political trials

Ecuadornews:     The opposition and government supporters agree on something in the Legislature: the two processes of impeachment that are under way – one qualified and another in search of support firms – accumulate as evidence media publications and...
Posted On 20 Jun 2017
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The possible role of Alexis Mera in the OAS worries NGOs

Ecuadornews:     The nomination of Alexis Mera, a former legal secretary during the term of President Rafael Correa, to an OAS justice organization generates concern in a part of civil society. The Ecuadorian State nominated him for the board of directors of the Justice...
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Legislators will travel to Brazil to verify the information of the Odebrecht case

Ecuadornews:     Seven legislators of the multi-party commission will travel to Brazil and the United States to verify whether the information provided by Attorney General Carlos Baca Mancheno to the Supervisory Commission is correct. The president of the Assembly Jose...
Posted On 20 Jun 2017
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The Attorney General asked for the version of three former executives of Odebrecht-Ecuador

Ecuadornews:     Prosecutor Diana Salazar, of the Unit for Transparency and Fight against Corruption, is requesting criminal assistance to Brazil to “collect important elements that may be useful” in the investigation against Odebrecht and its corruption...
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