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Six banana plantations showoff sectoral mark

Ecuadornews: Enter new markets and recover the United States are some of the aspirations of the six farms that were recognized Monday night with the sectoral brand ‘Premium & Sustainable Banana’. The certification was presented at the inauguration of the XV...
Posted On 24 Oct 2018
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Ecuador banana workers warn against German Aldi’s plan to lower the fruit’s box value

Ecuadornews: Ecuador, the world’s largest banana exporter, is pushing for Latin America to act in a common block against the plan of the German supermarket chain Aldi to pay one euro less for the fruit box. “We have to structure an external front with all the...
Posted On 24 Oct 2018
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In the countryside employment grows, but it is becoming more precarious

Ecuadornews: In the rural sector, the recovery of the labor market has become a mirage. Although the September unemployment rate has managed to reach its lowest level (1.7%), this does not translate into well-being for its population. Quite the opposite. Labor precarization has...
Posted On 24 Oct 2018
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Banana exports grew 5% in 9 months

Ecuadornews: Banana exports grew 5.24% in the first nine months of 2018. And if the trend continues, this year could once again lead the sales of non-oil products from Ecuador. Up to week 40 (end of September), exports of the 43 pound case totaled 265.9 million, while in the same...
Posted On 24 Oct 2018
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The presence of Venezuelans in Ecuador amounts to 250,000

Ecuadornews: Eight days after the end of the state of emergency established by the Government, the flow of Venezuelans entering Ecuador through the northern border decreased from 6,000 to 2,000 citizens a day. These data were delivered during a discussion between authorities of...
Posted On 24 Oct 2018
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It is illegal to use personal information without authorization

Ecuadornews: A question that arises in the citizens is how do call centers get my data? People who are on the other side of the phone and offer from trips to credit cards call users by the full name to their cell phone number. The lawyer Diego Beltrán assures that in Ecuadorian...
Posted On 23 Oct 2018
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Moody’s will review Ecuador’s ‘junk bond’ rating

Ecuadornews: An examination to the management of the Minister of Economy and Finance, Richard Martinez. Next month, the Ecuadorian economy will be evaluated by the risk rating agency Moody’s, one of the three most important in the world. Every two years, the entity must...
Posted On 23 Oct 2018
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Prosecutor and Police seize electronic equipment and documentation for case Alvarado

Ecuadornews: The authorities are continuing with the investigations to determine the circumstances and those involved in the escape of the ex-secretary of Communication of the previous government, Fernando Alvarado, who shed his electronic shackle and left the country last...
Posted On 23 Oct 2018
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An external look at local urban solutions

Ecuadornews: The majority of visitors to the linear park of the Valladolid cooperative (Isla Trinitaria) did not admit what María Obando Delgado told them. “It is true. Until recently, here where you walk there was a whole neighborhood. The same about the estuary. “...
Posted On 23 Oct 2018
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Ecuador sets a plan to help Venezuelans

Ecuadornews: At the end of November, the names of the organizations that are interested in cooperating financially and economically in the region will be known. On November 23, Ecuador will present an action plan in order to address the humanitarian crisis of Venezuelan migrants....
Posted On 23 Oct 2018
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