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Ecuadornews:     Lawyer of Vice President Jorge Glas, Eduardo Franco Loor, rejected the request of Attorney General Carlos Baca to issue preventive detention against Glas, stating that there are no elements of conviction for the request and stressed that Baca’s...

Ecuadornews:     The motorcycles are the second most used vehicles after cars in the country, according to data from the National Institute of Statistics and Censuses (INEC), which has led the industry to stimulate and encourage local production. However, since the end...

Ecuadornews:     Ecuadorian Foreign Minister María Fernanda Espinosa met with Qatar’s ambassador to Ecuador Hassan Al Malki to discuss issues on the bilateral agenda. At the meeting, Espinosa expressed the interest of the Ecuadorian Government to build cooperative...

Ecuadornews:     One of Quito’s development goals is to become a more compact city. After the closing of the old airport, a series of city ordinances that tends to a vertical growth of the city was issued. Although there are two 30-story building projects in...

Ecuadornews:     The economy continues to grow, said yesterday manager of the Central Bank of Ecuador Veronica Artola when presenting the Quarterly National Accounts. In the second quarter of this year (from April to June), the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) grew by 3.3%...

Ecuadornews:     A very active week awaits the banana sector in Guayaquil. Starting today, two events that represent the first non-oil export product are held. This morning, at 09:00, the First International Meeting of Banana Workers is being held at the House of...

Ecuadornews:     The private accusation of the Solicitor General’s Office against Vice-President Jorge Glas, his uncle Ricardo Rivera, former Comptroller General Carlos Pólit and fifteen others, for the crime of unlawful association in the Odebrecht case, consists...

Ecuadornews:     One of Ecuador’s principal trading partners is Germany. This link has been strengthened through bilateral trade, training, international fairs and programs such as dual training, which bring benefits to students and companies. This European power,...

Ecuadornews:     More than 50 million young people are part of a labor market marked by unemployment, informality, and lack of opportunities. The issue was discussed in the context of preparations for the World Conference on the Sustained Eradication of Child Labor, to...

Ecuadornews:     A crucial day for Vice President Jorge Glas and, in general, for the country. Not only the precautionary measures issued against him and his uncle in the Odebrecht corruption case will be reviewed today. Glas and Rivera are linked in the corruption plot...