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Enrique Ponce de León: ‘Galapagos must be the anchor to promote Ecuador.’

Ecuadornews:     Excerpt of the interview with Minister of Tourism Enrique Ponce de León.   Q: The DSH (Deutsch Spanische Handelgesellschaft) firm was interested in investing in the country. In what projects? A: After a trip to Spain, we got three attractive...
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Guayaquil tourism tested

Ecuadornews:     It is not possible to calculate the achievements that Guayaquil obtained when in 1999 it hosted TravelMart LatinAmerica for the first time. Today is another story. In the next three days, the Convention Center will welcome operators of global markets...
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The dollar lacks complementary policies

Ecuadornews:     This month, Ecuador will turn 17 years of being dollarized. A currency system that, for many analysts, allowed the country to recover its inflationary stability and thus the strengthening of the middle class, but a toll they consider has been...
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A ton of drugs decommissioned in Puerto Bolivar

Ecuadornews:     A ton of drug was seized last Sunday night during the Fortaleza 95 operation, carried out in Estero Calavera, about forty minutes from Puerto Bolívar, El Oro province; the cargo was traveling in a boat and was guarded by a Coast Guard vessel. According...
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President considers the Conaie as a pillar for the new Ecuador

Ecuadornews:     President Lenin Moreno met yesterday with leaders of the Confederation of Indigenous Nationalities of Ecuador (Conaie), who informed them of the progress of the requests made to him on July 4, during the first meeting with this organization. Moreno said...
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Former Judge Djalma Blum says that CJ pressures continue against her

Ecuadornews:     Former Criminal Judge Djalma Blum, who claimed she was pressed by the Judicial Council when she was in office, says that after two years there is still alleged retaliation against her. “There is no trial that I hold, and they do not get in,”...
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Avianca records increased demand for flights in Ecuador

Ecuadornews:     Passenger traffic of the Avianca airlines, one of the largest in Latin America, grew by 4 percent in August due to increased demand on domestic routes in Colombia, Peru, and Ecuador, as well as international destinations, the company said Monday. The...
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Yachay Tech ‘paid the piper’ for the mismanagement of the Yachay Public Company

Ecuadornews:     President Lenin Moreno visited today one of the emblematic projects of the last ten years: the City of Knowledge. Augusto Barrera, head of the National Secretariat for Higher Education, Science and Technology (Senescyt), will give the President a...
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Ecuador wanted to buy and refine crude from Iran

Ecuadornews:     Ecuador sought to buy Iranian crude to refine it in early 2016, days after the US and Europe lifted sanctions against that country, following an agreement on nuclear policies. The Ecuadorian delegation, headed by the then Minister of Foreign Trade Diego...
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Lemon short supply in Ecuador due to pests

Ecuadornews:     The small production recorded in Santa Elena is linked to a plaguing issue, according to authorities of the Ministry of Agriculture who met yesterday with producers of the peninsula to address different problems. Producers from the northern part of the...
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