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Press TVEcuador, Iran Sign Oil Products AgreementWall Street JournalQUITO (Dow Jones)--Iran has signed an agreement to supply oil products during 2012 and 2013 to Ecuador, the Andean nation's Minister of Foreign Affairs, Trade and Integration, Ricardo Patino, said Thursday in a press release. The agreement was signed ...Ecuador Plans to Buy $400 Million of Iranian Fuel, Minister SaysBloombergAhmadinejad: Iran, Ecuador to stand together in anti-hegemony fightPress TVPresident Ahmadinejad Stresses Further Expansion of Iran-Ecuador TiesFars News AgencyIslamic Republic News Agencyall 9 news articles »

Ecuador Expects To Close Deal With Petrobras Over Assets In JuneWall Street JournalQUITO (Dow Jones)--Ecuador expects to close a deal with Brazilian energy giant Petroleo Brasileiro SA (PBR) in June over compensation for Petrobras's former assets in the Andean country, Minister of Nonrenewable Natural Resources Wilson Pastor said ...Ecuador expects June asset accord with PetrobrasMarketWatchall 4 news articles »

San Francisco Chronicle (blog)Chevron's Worst Year Ever, Episode 2: EcuadorSan Francisco Chronicle (blog)From it's ongoing massive legal losses in Ecuador, to offshore disasters in Brazil and Nigeria, to the tragic deaths of its employees in several locations, including right here in California. This is the second in a series of statements we're posting ...A Hopeful Turn in the Chevron-Ecuador FightBusinessWeekChevron CEO Faces Growing Anger From Shareholders Over $18 Billion Ecuador ...PR Newswire (press release)all 4 news articles »

Ecuador, Venezuela, Colombia Interested In Gas-Pipeline ProjectWall Street JournalQUITO (Dow Jones)--Venezuela, Colombia and Ecuador are interested in building a pipeline to supply natural gas to the central highlands of Ecuador, said Ecuador's minister of non-renewable natural resources. "We will negotiate with Colombia and ...Ecuador ponders pipeline to buy natural gas from Venezuela and ColombiaEl Universalall 2 news articles »

Ecuador Jan-April Net Tax Collections Rise 31% On Year To $4 BillionWall Street JournalQUITO (Dow Jones)--Ecuador's net tax collections rose 31% to $4 billion in the first four months of the year from a year earlier, on an increase in value-added tax and income tax collection, the nation's Internal Revenue Service said Wednesday.and more »

Ecuador Vacation Rentals & Condos Now Available on Bobzio.com for No Listing FeesSan Francisco Chronicle (press release)Ecuador Vacation Rental Condos now being listed on bobzio.com. Owners get free listing and promotion on the front page of major search engines. Visit www.bobzio.com and start a free listing today. Houston, TX (PRWEB) May 23, 2012 Ecuador Condo Rental ...and more »

CPJ Press Freedom Online (blog)Nations urge Ecuador to guarantee freedom of expressionCPJ Press Freedom Online (blog)While Ecuador tried to pass off the criticism as resulting from ignorance, the states' observations made clear that the international community is fully aware of Correa's repressive tactics against the local media. Using a mechanism known as the ...and more »

Chevron CEO Faces Growing Anger From Shareholders Over $18 Billion Ecuador ...MarketWatch (press release)NEW YORK, May 23, 2012 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- An epic showdown between angry Chevron shareholders and notoriously short-tempered CEO John Watson over the company's $18 billion Ecuador liability is brewing just days before the company's annual ...and more »

Banco de Guayaquil Seeks Acquisitions in Andean RegionBusinessWeekBy Nathan Gill on May 24, 2012 Banco de Guayaquil SA, Ecuador's second-biggest publicly traded bank, is seeking acquisitions in the Andean region after the sale of its insurance unit boosted cash holdings, Vice President of Finance Miguel Macias said.

YES students bag vitamins for EcuadorYork News-TimesCourtesy Photo - Students in Dawn Sikes' York Elementary School class helped bag vitamins for a mission trip to Ecuador to take with them. The class put more than 35000 vitamins into little plastic baggies of 15 because of the humidity in the rain ...