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Spain and Ecuador sign a debt swap to invest in health and education

Ecuadornews:     Tuesday, the governments of Ecuador and Spain agreed on a debt swap for six million dollars to enable the South American country to finance health and education projects. This initiative implies that Spain waives the collection of the debt the South...
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Dairy industry boosted in 2017

Ecuadornews:     After two years of depressed sales, the dairy industry shows a recovery. In the first five months of this year, companies in the sector recorded growth in production and sales in all product categories. Pasteurizadora Quito, a company that produces Vita...
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Marcelo Endara says that Alecksey Mosquera used him

Ecuadornews:     Marcelo Endara is willing to speak, says his lawyer Ramiro Albarracín. The uncle of the former energy minister Alecksey Mosquera has already requested the prosecution to set a date to testify and declare his allegations. Yesterday, June 27, Albarracín...
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30S militaries seek amnesty

Ecuadornews:     They were sentenced to one year in prison. Almost all were dismissed from the Ecuadorian Air Force. One of them even died. They were investigated and sentenced for their alleged participation in the stoppage of public services at the old Mariscal Sucre...
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The Ministry of Foreign Trade updates the brand Country

Ecuadornews:       The Government prepares a new investment catalog and updates the Country brand, “Ecuador loves Life,” that will be included in the packaging of local products. Foreign Trade Minister Pablo Campana said that the catalog includes...
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The government bloc accelerates a report to censor Carlos Pólit

Ecuadornews:     The PAIS (AP) Alliance is betting on an “automatic” censorship to former Comptroller General Carlos Pólit, in a political trial that will be debated next Sunday in a session at 15:00. Yesterday, the deadline for submitting the evidence...
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The 95% of the companies in the country are MSMEs

Ecuadornews:     Yesterday, for the first time, the world celebrated the SMEs Day (small and medium-sized enterprises), established by the United Nations (UN) as part of Agenda 2030 for the creation of jobs and economic development. The date did not go unnoticed in the...
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Authorities signed an agreement to build new pier in Playas

Ecuadornews:     A touristic project will be built in the General Villamil Playas county, in the province of Guayas. The afternoon of Tuesday, June 27, an agreement was signed in the popular resort for the execution of the first stage of the work. Governor Jimmy Jairala...
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Safeguard tariffs, again under analysis

Ecuadornews:     The National Chamber of Small and Medium Enterprises (Canape) considers that the Government should apply safeguards to 500 or 600 products as a protection measure for the local industry. The measure would apply to sectors such as food, metallurgical,...
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Ledesma and guilds reject the labor ‘flexicurity’

Ecuadornews:     Minister of Labor Raul Ledesma yesterday received members of the Ecuadorean Labor Parliament to raise concerns about the employment outlook in the country. According to the guild, according to the rate of growth of the economically active population,...
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