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Although, in a lesser magnitude than in Quito, in some cities of the country marches of unions and social organizations that joined the call for national mobilization to express disagreement with the government were carried out. In Cuenca, Guayaquil, Riobamba, Ibarra, Ambato,...

The Greek Government must submit a “complete list of specific reforms” in the coming days, according to the terms of an agreement reached early Friday with creditors and that “entrains” again the bailout to Greece. The agreement was reached at a...

Ecuador placed around USD 700 million in sovereign bonds, President Rafael Correa said. “We just put 700 million (US dollars) with an interest rate of 10.5%,” said Correa. He justified the high rate of return by the “current circumstances of the collapse of oil...

President Rafael Correa inaugurated on March 19 the Manduriacu hydroelectric power station, one of eight which plans to build with loans from China, Russia and Brazil. Located between the provinces of Pichincha and Imbabura, the project, whose investment is $ 183 million, will...

The United Workers Front (FUT) called for a “day of resistance” nationwide, which will be held today, Thursday, March 19. This, in response to what they consider “the onslaught of the homogenizing model” and that, according to them, is intended to...

A delegation of the government of Chile led by the head of the Directorate General of International Economic Relations, Andres Rebolledo, traveled yesterday to Quito to express to the Government of Ecuador “the impact that the recent application of safeguards is causing to...

The President of Venezuela, Nicolas Maduro, asked on Wednesday to Ecuador to lead the “group of facilitators” of different Latin American organizations, proposed during the Summit of the ALBA, to mediate between the US and Venezuela. “We have asked Ecuador,...

After the delivery of the judgement in the Cofiec case, the Prosecutor announced that it continues with the investigation of 30 credits that this bank allegedly granted in a irregularly way without guarantees, for a total of $ 1.33 million. Attorney General Galo Chiriboga said...

The Chief of the Argentine cabinet Anibal Fernandez called today prosecutor Alberto Nisman a “crook” and accused him of “embezzlement.” “Nisman was granted the funds to clarify the AMIA bombing. If he used to spent that money hanging out with minas...

The national textile sector would be affected by higher prices of certain machinery, inputs and raw materials, with the entry into force of tariff surcharges, indicated yesterday union representatives and suppliers, manufacturers, distributors and marketers of fabrics in the...