Tag: Ecuador
EcuadorUnasur 'democratic clause' comes into force after ratification by Uruguay and Colombia
Any country that suffers an interruption to its democratic order will be automatically excluded from Unasur (Union of South American Nations), the bloc announced this week, after its “democratic clause” came into force and as Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro claimed that a US-funded campaign is trying to ouster him.
Ecuador readies witch hunt against certain journalists, claims NGO Fundamedios
Ecuadorean non-governmental organization Fundamedios claimed that President Rafael Correa is trying to stop it from operating normally after the government announced that the “administrative control” of the NGO would be transferred to the national Communications Secretariat.
Uruguay, Ecuador and Malta boast best climates in the world
Uruguay, Ecuador and Malta were named as the best three countries in the world when it comes to climate.
Business climate in Latam receives 'unfavorable' assessment from Brazil's leading foundation
The business climate (ICE) in Uruguay was down in the third quarter of the year, which means the country dropped from position 5 to 7 in the ranking of the eleven economies contemplated in the index elaborated by the Brazilian Getulio Vargas Foundation and Germany's respected IFO.
Former Ecuadorean judge admits taking bribes in pollution case against Chevron
A former Ecuadorean judge who presided over a pollution case against Chevron Corp. (CVX) testified that he and a colleague who issued a 19 billion judgment against the company in the environmental lawsuit were bribed.
Chevron/Ecuadorean villagers case in new chapter before a US Judge
Chevron Corp will try to convince a US judge that a group of Ecuadorean villagers and their US lawyer used bribery to win a 18 billion dollars judgment against Chevron from a court in Ecuador, in the latest chapter in a long-running fight over pollution in the Amazon jungle.
Argentina’s YPF main partner, Chevron, blasted by Correa who is expected in Buenos Aires
A couple of days before Ecuador’s President Rafael Correa is set to arrive in Argentina he sank his right hand into the bushes of the Ecuadorean Amazon and then showed it to the dozens of journalists summoned for the demonstration: it was covered in oil.
Ecuador ‘forced’ to drill for oil in pristine Amazon rainforest; ‘rich countries have failed us’
Ecuador has abandoned a conservation plan that would have paid the country not to drill for oil in previously untouched parts of Yasuni National Park in the Amazon rainforest. President Rafael Correa said rich nations had failed to back the initiative, leaving Ecuador with no choice but go ahead with drilling.
US imposes anti-subsidy duties on shrimp from Malaysia, China, Ecuador, India and Vietnam
Imports of shrimp from Malaysia will be subject to anti-subsidy duties as high as 54.5%, the U.S. Commerce Department said, while lower penalties were set for similar goods from China, Ecuador, India and Vietnam.
Chevron-YPF partnership splits the Argentina/Ecuador ‘progressive’ entente
US petroleum giant Chevron has warned that the continuing legal battle with Ecuador's government over pollution charges could put in jeopardy the company's partnership with YPF to exploit the Vaca Muerta shale reserves in the Patagonian province of Neuquén, Argentina.
