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Jorge Glas: “Everyone accuses me.”

Ecuadornews: Vice President Jorge Glas said Tuesday he would not leave the country, although many have invited him to do so. “I’m not going to exit the country, I´m staying here in Ecuador, facing these things,” he said. In an interview with Sonorama radio, also...
Posted On 22 Aug 2017
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Company of AP legislator would have contracts with the State, according to Daily El Telégrafo

Ecuadornews:     Governor of Manabí Mariano Zambrano Segovia and his son, Mariano Zambrano Vera, who currently serves as a legislator of the Alianza PAIS Party, would have links with companies that have contracts with the State, as reported by the daily El Telégrafo....
Posted On 22 Aug 2017
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‘Seed’ micro-enterprises in the heart of the jungle

Ecuadornews:     In Pastaza, an Amazon province, women are the artisans of the communities. The ancient knowledge of necklace making is passed down from generation to generation. Nemonte Nihua lives in the heart of the jungle, in the Kiwaro community, a two-day boat...
Posted On 22 Aug 2017
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Industrial and craft leaders request legal certainty for bioethanol

Ecuadornews:     President of the Association of Alcohol Producers of Ecuador Gustavo Heinnert, who represents the three largest sugar mills (Coazucar, Valdez and San Carlos) and other small plants, said that the industrial sector seeks a more sustainable bioethanol...
Posted On 22 Aug 2017
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The first edition of the Digital Arts Festival

Ecuadornews:     The Festival de Artes Digitales Puerto Pixel (Festival of Digital Arts Puerto Pixel) was born to publicize the most outstanding works of the Audiovisual and Multimedia students of Universidad Catolica de Guayaquil. Steve Mejía, a producer who presented...
Posted On 22 Aug 2017
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Banco del Pacifico will finance real estate purchases

Ecuadornews:     Banco del Pacifico will grant loans with an interest rate of 8% and 10% and up to a 15 years term for natural or legal persons who buy the properties that will be auctioned by the Public Real State company (Inmobiliar). Efraín Vieira, chief executive of...
Posted On 22 Aug 2017
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$ 346 million more for local governments

Ecuadornews:     More resources. The pro forma budget for 2017, subject to the approval of the Legislature, envisages an increase of 346 million dollars for the Decentralized Autonomous Governments (GAD). The amount, however, is questioned by local authorities, who...
Posted On 22 Aug 2017
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The national fishing sector demands Chinese fleet to leave

Ecuadornews:     The National Chamber of Fisheries (CNP for its Spanish acronym), that groups companies in the tuna industry, requested “the Chinese government the immediate abandonment of its fleet in the area.” The order comes after the detection of some...
Posted On 22 Aug 2017
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$ 221 paid million for tanks in the Esmeraldas Refinery

Ecuadornews:     Maintenance costs for 33 tanks and the construction of 3 new ones by the Tesca Ingeniería del Ecuador company as part of the rehabilitation of the Esmeraldas Refinery amounted to $ 221.2 million, according to information from EP Petroecuador. However,...
Posted On 22 Aug 2017
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The ILO supports dialogue on labor reform

Ecuadornews:     Javier González-Olaechea Franco, a Peruvian official from the International Labor Organization (ILO) for the Americas, and Minister of Labor Raul Ledesma Huerta opened yesterday the informative seminar of the ILO and its impact on Ecuador´s labor policy...
Posted On 22 Aug 2017
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