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Pamela Martínez’s notes made the Bribes Case viable

Last year, Pamela Martínez – Rafael Correa’s ex-advisor who is being detained for the Sobornos case – traveled from Quito to Guayaquil. I was restless, she said in the early testimony she gave last September 3. A call from Rafael Correa happened, where he...
Posted On 09 Sep 2019
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The foreign exchange tax could be reduced

A little over a year ago, the Productive Development Law opened the possibility of gradually reviewing the currency outflow tax (ISD), however, the rate has not yet been modified. The rule established, in its second general provision, that the President of the Republic may be...
Posted On 06 Sep 2019
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Ecuador’s President, Lenín Moreno, will attend the Amazon Summit

The urgent Amazon summit, which will bring together four Latin American countries in the Colombian city of Leticia on Friday, will launch a global call to join efforts for the conservation and protection of the Amazon, affected by fires and deforestation, the Colombian Foreign...
Posted On 05 Sep 2019
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Pamela Martínez declared that she was being used for delivering money to Alianza PAÍS and that Rafael Correa knew about it

Pamela Martínez recognized that it was a “mistake” not to have realized that she was being “used to receive and deliver money”. The funds, she declared, arrived from private companies for the electoral campaign of the PAIS Alliance movement (AP). Pamela Martínez also declared...
Posted On 04 Sep 2019
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Supervisory Committee confirms that Alianza PAIS received illegal contributions during Rafael Correa’s government

The Supervisory Committee concluded that during the government of the former president, Rafael Correa, a highly sophisticated public-private corruption system would have been set up and institutionalized, which allowed Alianza PAÍS to receive illegal contributions from state...
Posted On 03 Sep 2019
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Government seeks to eliminate the cell phone tax

Andrés Michelena announced that the measure will promote technological access for Ecuadorians. Therefore, the government seeks to eliminate the cell phone tax. The costs of the latest technology telephone equipment will fall to 40%. This was confirmed on the morning of this...
Posted On 02 Sep 2019
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Ecuador changed Ola Bini’s accusation

The Prosecutor’s Office presented eight elements of conviction for the reformulation of charges against the Swedish Ola Bini and the Ecuadorian Marco Argüello. The new crime investigated is unauthorized access to computer and telematic systems. Judge Yadira Proaño accepted...
Posted On 30 Aug 2019
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Jorge Glas’ government was linked to bribes, bad administration and unnecessary expenses

Not only was there corruption, there was also irresponsibility in the care of the assets of all Ecuadorians. During the almost five years of the management of Jorge Glas as Vice President, there was evidence of loss of furniture, theft, unnecessary expenses, missing documents and...
Posted On 29 Aug 2019
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Ecuador takes the first steps to implement 5G technology

With the bidding announcement for the 3.5 gigahertz band next year 2020, the process of implementing the 5G technology in the country begins. The Minister of Telecommunications (Mintel) will convene in November the bidding offers for the 700 megahertz (MHz) and 2.5 gigahertz...
Posted On 28 Aug 2019
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Venezuelans request to enter Ecuador without a visa

The computer system registered problems during the massive entry of citizens of that country on Sunday, August 25, 2019. About 200 Venezuelan migrants attempted to block the international Rumichaca bridge. That happened during the afternoon of this Monday, August 26, 2019, once...
Posted On 27 Aug 2019
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