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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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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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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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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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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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Álvaro Noboa pays more taxes than “Juanpi” Eljuri, Lasso, Michel Deller, the Wong family, and his sister, Isabel, combined

  In the year 2022 some of the richest men in Ecuador paid less Income Tax (IR) compared to several previous periods. But there are things that are more surprising: Isabel Noboa Pontón pays, for example, 10 times less than Ángelo Caputi Oyague, who manages, but does not own,...
Posted On 17 Feb 2023
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22 Ecuadorian migrants were on the bus that crashed in Panama

The Foreign Ministry reported that there would be Ecuadorian victims among the migrants who died in Panama. The death toll in the bus accident rose to 39. A bus accident, in the early morning of February 15, in western Panama, has so far left 39 migrants dead and 20 injured,...
Posted On 15 Feb 2023
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A good price scenario boosted exports in 2022

The winning sectors in 2022 were shrimp, mining, and coffee and its products. Meanwhile, banana exports fell 6%. In 2022, exports from Ecuador reached USD 32,658 million, which represented a growth in dollars of 22% compared to 2021. The foregoing has to do with a rising price...
Posted On 14 Feb 2023
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The highest salaries in Ecuador are in eight branches

The best paid affiliates are in the sectors of electricity, finance, international organizations, mining, education, health, teaching and public administration. The maximum salaries are around USD 6,000. The Ecuadorian Institute of Social Security (IESS) detailed to this...
Posted On 13 Feb 2023
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