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Fernando Villavicencio asks to audit the assets of former judge Pedro Moreira

The president of the Audit Commission of the National Assembly, Fernando Villavicencio, requested this April 25, 2022 from the State Comptroller General’s Office a special examination of the assets of, now, former judge Pedro Moreira. He is the magistrate who granted the...
Posted On 25 Apr 2022
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National Court initiates the extradition process against Rafael Correa as part of the final judgment in the Bribery case

Once the analysis and the necessary extradition procedures were carried out, the president of the National Court of Justice (CNJ), Iván Saquicela, announced that he had signed, last Thursday, the ruling that begins the extradition process of the former president. Rafael Correa ,...
Posted On 22 Apr 2022
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The Attorney General confirms the seizure of assets against Jorge Glas

The State Attorney General’s Office (PGE) ratified the embargo on the assets of the former Vice President of the Republic, Jorge Glas , after the request of the wife of the former second president to lift the prohibition on disposing of assets. The contested properties are...
Posted On 21 Apr 2022
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Refinery Marathon from the US and the state-owned Petroperú won contracts for Oriente and Napo crude oil; Government celebrates that it is without intermediaries

The companies Marathon Petroleum Supply LLC and the state-owned company Petroperú, both refiners, presented EP Petroecuador with the best offers and prizes for the last Ecuadorian crude sale contest, EP Petroecuador announced in an official statement. In this way, the Ecuadorian...
Posted On 20 Apr 2022
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More gold comes out of the Fruta del Norte mine: 121,665 ounces in the first quarter of 2022

More gold has been extracted from the Fruta del Norte mine so far this year. Lundin Gold extracted 121,665 ounces of gold from that mine during the first quarter of 2022. Of that, 78,601 ounces came out as concentrate and 43,064 ounces as doré. In the first three months of 2021,...
Posted On 19 Apr 2022
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The Ecuadorian specialty coffee that seeks to make its way in the world

A small group of 200 farmers make a specialty coffee supported by the recent appellation of origin from the province of Loja , in southern Ecuador, which seeks to place the Andean country on the map of gourmet coffees and bid for its own niche in this competitive region....
Posted On 18 Apr 2022
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Banana producers deny alleged agreement with authorities, maintain protest in El Oro and seek to reincorporate Guayas and Los Ríos

For the fourth consecutive day, banana producers have closed roads in the province of El Oro, one of the main producers of the fruit along with Guayas and Los Ríos. The voices of protest and claim for the crisis that the sector is going through due to the fruit that has stopped...
Posted On 14 Apr 2022
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First well of the Ishpingo field adds to Ecuador’s oil production with 3,600 barrels per day

The Government opened this Wednesday, April 13, 2022, the valve of well A5 -on the platform of the Ishpingo field- and from which a production of 3,600 barrels of oil per day is expected. The opening of this first well was in charge of the President of the Republic, Guillermo...
Posted On 13 Apr 2022
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Buyers from 23 countries meet at the virtual fair Ecuador Food Fair, with the circular economy as the axis

The Ecuadorian Federation of Exporters (Fedexpor) inaugurated this Tuesday the third edition of the Ecuador Food Fair, which was born in 2020 as a response from the sector to maintain contact with its international markets during the COVID-19 pandemic. The event, which will be...
Posted On 12 Apr 2022
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Some roads in Guayas, Los Ríos and El Oro woke up blocked by banana growers impacted by the conflict between Russia and Ukraine

This Monday, April 11, several roads in the main banana provinces of the country: Guayas, Los Ríos and El Oro , were blocked by producers who left their farms to protest the current situation of the commercialization of the fruit due to the impact of the war between Russia and...
Posted On 11 Apr 2022
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