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Polit wages war in the United States to annul its case for money laundering

Carlos Pólit, former Ecuadorian comptroller, asked the United States to detail the Ecuadorian law that he would have violated with the alleged money laundering. 83 days after the trial against him for money laundering is installed, in the United States, former comptroller Carlos...
Posted On 28 Feb 2023
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Ecuadorian migrants, the second largest group that crossed the Darién until February 26

A total of 45,727 irregular migrants have crossed the Darién, the dangerous border between Panama and Colombia, on their way to North America so far in 2023. This is indicated by the official Panamanian figures released this Sunday, February 26, 2023. Most of the migrants who...
Posted On 27 Feb 2023
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Ecuador and Belgium sign agreement against transnational crime

The signing of the cooperation memorandum occurred one day after the seizure of nine tons of cocaine in Ecuador, which were to be trafficked to Belgium. The signing of the agreement against crime was in charge of the Ministers of the Interior of Ecuador and Belgium. On the...
Posted On 27 Feb 2023
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National digitization in 3 stages

It was in the news a couple of months ago that the National Assembly approved the Digital Transformation Law, and it was in the news again this February with its promulgation in the Official Gazette and subsequent validity. Its implementation is not immediate in many cases and...
Posted On 25 Feb 2023
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Producing Ecuadorian shrimp is 24% more expensive than in 2021

Producing Ecuadorian shrimp is 24% more expensive compared to the costs of 2021. The main factors that have influenced the increase in its production are the elimination of the differential price of diesel, which became more expensive by 16 cents per pound at the end of 2022....
Posted On 25 Feb 2023
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Five effects for Ecuador one year after the invasion of Ukraine

The country is attentive to the policy of the United States, a country that could increase sanctions against Russia for the invasion of Ukraine. One year after the Russian invasion of Ukraine began, Ecuador ‘s economy has suffered the consequences, mainly in terms of...
Posted On 23 Feb 2023
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Ecuador will suspend its oil exports

Ecuador expects the suspension of oil exports to last about two weeks. It is scheduled to shut down a portion of its oil wells. The Minister of Energy, Fernando Santos, accepted the request of the state oil company Petroecuador and will declare force majeure in the oil sector,...
Posted On 23 Feb 2023
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2.4 million people mobilized this Carnival holiday

This February 21, 2022, the control authorities gave the balance and evaluation of the Carnival 2023 holiday. The Minister of the Interior, Juan Zapata, from the ECU 911 command center announced that based on road records, tolls and terrestrial terminals 4.2 million people...
Posted On 23 Feb 2023
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In Ecuador, more drugs are seized, but fewer drug traffickers are arrested

In 2022, the Police arrested 12,061 people for reasons related to drug trafficking. This means a reduction of 5% compared to the previous year. The National Police closed 2022 with the seizure of 201 tons of drugs. This was the second highest record in the country’s history...
Posted On 23 Feb 2023
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Election campaign tarps are used to build dog houses

Collecting the canvases for the electoral campaign is the first step of the Minka initiative, which builds houses for dogs that live on the streets of Quito. In the San Blas neighborhood house, around 20 people gather to build homes for the furry ones who are cold at night...
Posted On 18 Feb 2023
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