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Lawmakers bet on the trial of Glas

Ecuadornews:     Political organizations dialogue to prosecute the vice president. They propose a referendum to make constitutional reforms. The strategy points to three fundamental axes: the impeachment of vice president Jorge Glas, the referendum and the support to...
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The two faces of DPWorld in Posorja

Ecuadornews:     While a good part of the population of Posorja is learning about welding and masonry, another, the one dedicated to the fishing of Titi shrimp, cannot work due to the dredging carried out by DPWorld. While a good part of the population of Posorja is...
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Jorge Glas testified in cases for Singue and Odebrecht cases

Ecuadornews:     Vice President Jorge Glas arrived in Quito on August 9 to testify in two cases of corruption: the previous investigation by Singue – an oil contract – and the preliminary inquiry in the Odebrecht case for an alleged illicit association. Glas...
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Assembling companies will use more local inputs

Ecuadornews:     The automotive industry and the Ministry of Industries and Productivity reached an agreement to increase local component in vehicles progressively. The minimum percentage of national integration is currently 5%, according to Ministerial Agreement 12392,...
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CREO plans a strategy to avoid obstacles in the trial against Jorge Glas

Ecuadornews:     According to Legislator Soledad Buendía, the Alianza PAIS (AP) bloc has not been able to find a legal basis to allow the Council for Legislative Administration (CAL) to close the political trial against Vice President Jorge Glas. On July 18, the CAL,...
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Raid to house of former social security official leaves weapons as a result

Ecuadornews: The Attorney General’s Office carried out a raid at the home of former IESS coordinator Maria Sol Larrea for a case of illicit enrichment. The operation left as a result several weapons and documents seized. Today, August 10, 2017, the Attorney General’s...
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Celebrations in Ecuador for the 208 years anniversary of the First Independence uprising

Ecuadornews:     Today, Ecuadorian President Lenin Moreno placed a wreath on the Independencia Monument, located in the Independence Square in Quito. This was his first activity to commemorate the 208 years of the First Independence uprising from the Spanish Crown. On...
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National Anti-Corruption Commission will sue Rafael Correa The Hague court

Ecuadornews:     “The commission does not forget the main responsible for the economic and moral collapse of the country for ten years. He will have to hold accountable for crimes against humanity before the International Criminal Court, for all those who have...
Posted On 09 Aug 2017
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34 Odebrecht audit penalties for $ 70 million were “systematically” eliminated

Ecuadornews:     A total of 34 audit penalties issued by the National Audit Office against the consortium of Norberto Odebrecht between May 29, 2009, and February 2, 2010, totaling $ 70’640,057, are alleged to have been “systematically” exonerated by...
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Investment in strategic projects falls by more than 43% with the new Government

Ecuadornews:     The investment budget of the Ministry of Electricity, according to official figures, will have a reduction of 43%. According to Minister of Economy and Finance Carlos de la Torre, the decrease is because the mega-works were already built by the previous...
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