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In order to reduce pollutant emissions, the Ecuadorian government seeks in the carbon credits market, an alternative to finance various investment plans. Daniel Ortega, head of climate change from the Foreign Ministry, said the goal of the local authorities is to ensure a flow of...

  After holding position No. 105 among the 142 largest world economies, Ecuador raised 4 posts. It is currently located in position No. 101 in the Global Competitiveness Report (GCR). The study, released by the World Economic Forum, shows that Ecuador has improved its score...

Ecuadorian importers yesterday began proceedings to obtain import licenses. These licenses will be an import requisite for tires, CKD, hybrid vehicles, appliances, mobile phones, among other 51 goods. The measures will come into force from September 16, 2011. To get the...

Starting today the Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries (MAGAP) of Ecuador will begin to pay $ 2 for export quality banana clusters which were purchased from local producers. The payment will be effective for those exporters that sold their product on August 26. The...

During the first week of bananas comercialization, the Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries (MAGAP) bought 32,000 clusters of banana at a price of $ 2 per cluster.This purchase is part of the emergency on the banana sector issued on 18 August, which will last five...

Jaime Cucalón, president of the Ecuadorian Automotive Association, confirmed that five hundred ninety-six companies must obtain import licenses because of a new requirement made by the Ecuadorian Foreign Trade Committee (Comex). These companies are buying abroad 51 subheadings...

Ecuadorian government confirmed the interests that Cuba and Venezuela had about the acquisition of banana surplus from small producers which the regime proposed to buy from, but this decision could lead to losses. In order to purchase the fruit, the Ministry of Agriculture,...

Starting tomorrow, the Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries (MAGAP), will begin with the purchase of the Ecuadorian banana surplus that has not been exported due to the crisis in international markets. The State will shop every week an estimated of a million bunches...

Banana collateral industries are suffering because of the global crisis losses that caused the export of the fruit to drop by more than one million crates in recent weeks. The situation has led to an aggressive effect on three production lines: cardboard, plastic and sale of...

Banana producers of Guayas, El Oro and Los Rios provinces, met Monday with the Ecuadorian Vice President Lenin Moreno, to discuss the crisis in that sector. At the meeting, representatives of various associations of producers asked to maintain the official price of the banana...