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22 former presidents have a life pension

Ecuadornews: The life annuity role of former presidents of September of this year registers 22 beneficiaries. Ten for the exercise as heads of state and twelve as vice presidents. Among the former presidents who appear on the list of the Office of Human Talent Management of the...
Posted On 04 Oct 2018
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The remittance of interest has generated $ 84 million in revenue to the State

Ecuadornews: Until November 18, the 99% reduction in the IESS applies. Around 120,000 taxpayers took part in the processes in the different public institutions, the majority belonging to the MSME segment. 44 days passed since the Law on Productive Development came into force and...
Posted On 04 Oct 2018
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Lenin Moreno criticized the management of the Government of Rafael Correa in higher education

Ecuadornews: The President of the Republic Lenin Moreno criticized on Wednesday the policies of the Government of Rafael Correa (2007-2017) in higher education. He said that it is a lack of vision that the fourth most populated city in the country, Santo Domingo de los Tsáchilas,...
Posted On 04 Oct 2018
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Refining plummets

Ecuadornews: Of 18 economic activities, oil refining was the most contracted in the second quarter of the year: -36.2%, compared to the same period last year, according to the latest report of National Accounts of the Central Bank of Ecuador published on Friday of last week....
Posted On 04 Oct 2018
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Assembly member will be investigated for visiting witness processed in the case of Correa

Ecuadornews: The Ecuadorian legislator Sofía Espín will be investigated by a commission of the National Assembly for having visited in prison an indicted defendant and witness in a kidnapping case in which the former president of Ecuador, Rafael Correa, is accused. This was...
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Government expects deficit of $ 4,380 million in 2018

Ecuadornews: The government’s budget deficit continues to fall according to the Central Bank’s forecasts. The country will end the year with a deficit of $ 4,380 million, a less dramatic figure than that of – $ 6,142 million with which it closed 2017. Meanwhile,...
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Former agent prosecuted for case Balda was threatened in jail

Ecuadornews: Former agent Diana F., one of the four people prosecuted for the kidnapping of politician Fernando Balda, was threatened by another prisoner in the women’s prison in southern Quito, where she is being held. The incident took place around 9:30 p.m. on Thursday,...
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The Attorney General considers that there is no controversy with PDVSA

Ecuadornews: The arbitration notifications filed by the firm Petróleos de Venezuela (Pdvsa) against Ecuador do not represent the existence of a dispute, according to the Attorney General’s Office (PGE). PDVSA submitted, as published this Journal on September 30, 2018, on...
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Ecuador checks, with UN assistance, oil works accounts

Ecuadornews: Ecuador announced on Tuesday, with the help of the United Nations Organization (UN), is auditing five major oil works, promoted by former President Rafael Correa during his decade of government (2007-2017), whose total value amounts to 5,042 million of dollars....
Posted On 03 Oct 2018
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Transitional National Electoral Council will extend its functions

Ecuadornews: The five transitory advisors of the National Electoral Council will extend their term of office for another three or four weeks, while the Council of Citizen Participation and Social Control (CPC) in transition chooses their final replacements. On October 7, the...
Posted On 03 Oct 2018
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