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The National Audit Office of Ecuador did not audit all Odebrecht contracts

Ecuadornews:     In its second package of control actions of the year (audits and special examinations), the National Audit Office could issue new work orders for Odebrecht contracts that were not reviewed in the period Comptroller General Carlos Pólit served. Pólit,...
Posted On 12 Jun 2017
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There is no conflict or acephaly” in the National Audit Office, says Pablo Celi

Ecuadornews:     “I am exercising my status as Deputy Comptroller General with all legal support.” Anyone having some kind of observation about it will have to do so in the corresponding instances. There is no conflict or acephaly,” said Pablo Celi....
Posted On 09 Jun 2017
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The shadow of restrictions remains on the trade debate

Ecuadornews:     Three analysts agree that taxes on the outflow of dollars would continue. Imports will be controlled. As well as higher taxes. The economy of a country is like a swimming pool, to swim at ease you need enough water (income dollars). The problem is when...
Posted On 09 Jun 2017
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Guillermo Lasso shared his experience in politics in Spain

Ecuadornews:     Guillermo Lasso, a former presidential hopeful of the CREO-SUMA coalition, was invited as an exhibitor within the master’s program of the Instituto Atlántico de Gobierno, which is headed by former President of Spain José María Aznar.   Through his...
Posted On 09 Jun 2017
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Teak exports remain at risk

Ecuadornews:     Teak exporters continue without a definitive solution to the problems that affect its exports to India, its main destination, representing 98% of its sales since 2016. Last October, India ordered that teak logs imported had to be sprayed with methyl...
Posted On 09 Jun 2017
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Ecuador will work on a trade agreement proposal for the United States

Ecuadornews:     Pablo Campana, Foreign Trade Minister, said on Wednesday, June 7, that talks with the United States on the renewal of the System of Tariff Preferences are under way. Last week, he held a meeting on the subject with the US ambassador Todd Chapman, aimed...
Posted On 09 Jun 2017
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The National Audit Office prosecutes a former public employer for $ 35 missing

Ecuadornews:     Ruth Guale, a young woman from Manglaralto, Santa Elena province, appeared at the National Audit Office yesterday afternoon to render her version at the trial brought against her. Guale is accused by the state agency for an alleged embezzlement for $ 35...
Posted On 09 Jun 2017
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Police ‘takes’ the building of the National Audit Office

Ecuadornews:     In the midst of a dispute over who replaces State Comptroller General Carlos Pólit, who by the way is involved in investigations in the Odebrecht case and who is on leave abroad, prosecutor Juan Carlos Zúñiga accessed this control agency yesterday with...
Posted On 08 Jun 2017
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Deputy Comptroller appointed by Pólit takes over the National Audit Office

Ecuadornews:     Dr. Sabett Chamoun, appointed Deputy Comptroller by Comptroller Carlos Pólit, has taken over the National Audit Office early this afternoon, after a struggle with Pablo Celi de la Torre, who was in charge. According to a document, today, June 7, 2017,...
Posted On 08 Jun 2017
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Glas resuscitates the soft coup theory

Ecuadornews:     The soft coup theory is once again in the official discourse. It is now Vice President Jorge Glas who claims to be a victim of this strategy of the “regional and global right,” that has recorded only one fallen in the country to date. The...
Posted On 08 Jun 2017
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