Historical Places Ecuador
Ecuador has many places for visitors to explore and learn from of the culture in this country. In the heart of the historic quarter of Quito is the . It was one of the first settlements founded in South America by Spanish conquistadors, the city planned in 1535. Around the square visitors can see the [...]
Ecuador To Receive $480 Million FLAR Loan On Monday
Comments OffEcuador will receive next Monday a $480 million loan from the Latin America Reserve Fund, or FLAR, to finance public projects, the Central Bank said Wednesday.
The contract for the credit was signed Wednesday in Bogota by Ecuador Finance Minister Maria Elsa Viteri, Central Bank general manager Karina Saenz and FLAR officials.
The Central Bank said in [...]
Obama decision puts Ecuador on notice – US groups
Comments OffPresident Barack Obama has put Ecuador on notice that it could lose valuable U.S. trade benefits unless the Andean country improves its treatment of foreign investors, U.S. business groups said on Wednesday.
Although Obama decided on Tuesday to extend Ecuador’s trade benefits for six months, the concerns raised in a report he sent to Congress suggests [...]
Networking Pays Finding Professional Work Abroad
The job offer was what I’d always wanted: an opportunity to help the poorest of the poor and to be well compensated while working in a beautiful colonial city nestled in the temperate Andes of Ecuador. The process leading to the job offer was challenging.
I had applied for countless international development positions and learned to [...]
ECUADOR: Chevron's Amazon 'fake cleanup' trial
A report submitted this week to a court in Ecuador finding dangerous levels of contamination at oil wells Chevron says it cleaned up in the 1990s is expected to reinforce a fraud indictment against two Chevron lawyers in a $27.3 billion environmental lawsuit against the oil company.
Seven Ecuadorian officials were also included in the indictment [...]
