Tag: Ecuador

• Friday, December 11th 2020 - 09:26 UTC

  Indigenous communities stall Ecuador's most ambitious copper mining project

  

  Conflicts with indigenous communities have stalled operations at Ecuador's San Carlos Panantza copper mining project, which the government of President Lenin Moreno had long pointed to as an example of mining sector expansion that would generate US$ 40 billion in export revenue over the next decade.

• Thursday, December 10th 2020 - 10:39 UTC

  Quito officially complains statements by Cristina Fernandez questioning democracy in Ecuador

  

  The Government of Ecuador announced that it has presented a protest note before a statement by Argentina’s Vice-President Cristina Fernández on the alleged obstacles to the candidacy of Andrés Aráuz, the Ecuadorian progressive candidate.

• Thursday, December 3rd 2020 - 09:40 UTC

  Ecuador expects the economy to grow 3,1% next year following an 8,9% contraction

  

  Ecuador’s central bank said it expected the country’s economy to expand by 3.1% in 2021, following an 8.9% contraction in 2020 due to a plunge in crude prices and the effects of the coronavirus pandemic.

• Friday, November 6th 2020 - 09:30 UTC

  Chile, Colombia, Ecuador and Peru join forces to combat illegal fishing

  

  Four South American countries joined forces this week in a bid to combat illegal fishing by huge Chinese fleets off their coasts. Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru threatened measures “to prevent, discourage and jointly confront” illegal fishing near their exclusive economic zones in the Pacific.

• Wednesday, September 23rd 2020 - 08:44 UTC

  US Asphalt Company pleads guilty to paying bribes to South American leftist governments to win contracts

  

  A major U.S. asphalt company agreed to pay US$16.6 million in fines while pleading guilty Tuesday to federal charges that it paid millions in bribes to officials in Brazil, Ecuador and Venezuela for almost a decade to win lucrative contracts.

• Tuesday, September 8th 2020 - 09:45 UTC

  Ecuadorean court upholds sentence against ex president Correa and bans him from 2021 election

  

  An Ecuadorian court on Monday upheld an eight-year prison sentence against former President Rafael Correa for breaking campaign finance laws, blocking him from participating as a vice-presidential candidate in the 2021 election.

• Tuesday, August 25th 2020 - 08:12 UTC

  Chinese fleet next to Galapagos Islands “complying with fishing regulations” and most are jiggers

  

  Chinese fishing vessels operating in the vicinity of the Galapagos Islands are complying with international fishing regulations on the high seas and none have been reported for illegal activities, China's ambassador to Ecuador said on Monday.

• Friday, August 14th 2020 - 10:53 UTC

  Ecuadorean popular ex president under house arrest

  

  A judge in Ecuador on Thursday placed former president Abdala Bucaram under house arrest over his alleged involvement in a corruption scandal blamed in the murder of an Israeli prison inmate, the public prosecutor said.

• Thursday, August 13th 2020 - 06:52 UTC

  Ecuador expects shrimp exports to China to resume soon after Covid-19 dispute

  

  Ecuador expects a quick resolution to a trade dispute with China over traces of coronavirus in a container of exported shrimp that led Beijing to suspend imports from three companies, Ecuador’s production and trade minister said on Tuesday.

• Monday, August 10th 2020 - 07:57 UTC

  Some 340 Chinese vessels fishing off Galapagos Islands protected waters

  

  Ecuador's navy is conducting surveillance of a massive Chinese fishing fleet that is operating near the protected waters of the Galapagos Islands, amid concerns about the environmental impact of fishing in the area of the ecologically sensitive islands.