Category

The banana crate price must be set this week according to the current Banana Law. However, producers and exporters still do not have a date for the board meeting, known as Consult Council, which is the one in charge of setting the price for the fruit. William Ramon, member of the...

Is already defined that the basic salary for 2011 is going to increase a 10% for workers of the public and private sector. The wage increase will be $264 and shall be effective from January 1, the government executed the raise by the Labor Ministry because the National Wages...

Ecuador would increase 5 percentage points in the tariff  comming from the most demand imported vehicles . This is an attempt to control the commercial deficit affected by the purchase of foreign fuel and lubricant. The measure would take effect in coming days, and points to all...

Undersecretary of Agriculture, Rafael Guerrero Burgos, reported Tuesday that the support set price of the banana crate for 2011 would be revealed next week. Guerrero explained that President Rafael Correa has to sign the ministerial agreement so that ...

Ministry of Agriculture, Ramon Espinel Martinez, has been added to the list of former bankers that are supposed to be responsible for the financial system bankrupt that began on 1998. State newspaper “El Telégrafo” based his information thanks to the initiative of the...

Four weeks ago bananas crate price began to improve. This happens because sale in the “spot” market is getting agreements without prior contract between producers and exporters. Richard Salazar, director of Banana Unit, Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries (MAGAP)...

El Oro – Babana producers complain about the failure to pay the official price of the banana box and also accuse exporters for implementing a system to lower prices. Small banana producers are tired of the exporters blackmailing them. Although the official price is $ 5.40...

President Rafael Correa proposed to OPEP the application of a new tax in order to fight for the “sustainability of the planet.” “Applying a tax on emissions sources, it would be achieve economic and climate justice because oil consumers will pay more for the...

Internet sales have collected 17,500 million dollars at this holiday season of the year. Retailers like Amazon and Wal-Mart have been making promotions to take advantage of the new trend of shopping. The “Cyber Monday” this year broke the record of online sales,...

The United States has some of the highest levels of long-term unemployment — out of work longer than six months. More than 15 million people remained out of work last month, and 6.3 million of them have been unemployed for six months or longer, according to the Bureau of Labor...