Ecuador

  • Aug 11, 2011
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Correa signals media crackdown in Ecuador

President Rafael Correa yesterday gave his annual report to the nation speech to the National...

Ecuador
  • Aug 4, 2011
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Ecuador bond plans may attract investor interest

President Rafael Correa yesterday announced a "pilot plan", under which international bonds would...

Ecuador
  • Aug 3, 2011
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Media regulation fuels protest in Ecuador

The decision to sentence an El Universo journalist and three of the company's executives to three...

Ecuador
  • Aug 1, 2011
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Cordero re-election undermines Ecuador's Correa

Fernando Cordero, from the ruling Alianza Pais movement, yesterday was re-elected as president of...

Ecuador
  • Jul 21, 2011
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Media ruling exacerbates Ecuador press freedom fears

A judge yesterday sentenced Nicholas, Cesar and Carlos Perez, whose family owns El Universo, and...

Ecuador
  • Jul 13, 2011
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Andean drug production diversifies

Annual figures from the UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) recently were published, updating...

Latin America
  • Jul 11, 2011
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Oil restructuring increases Ecuador stability

The restructuring of Ecuador's oil sector has accelerated over the past year. The introduction of...

Ecuador
  • Jul 6, 2011
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Growth does not spell happiness in Latin America

A survey of happiness rates in six South American countries -- Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador,...

Latin America