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FuelFixEcuador: Chevron Will Not Apologize for Pollution, Even to Save $8.5 BillionNew York TimesEcuador's judiciary had set Friday as the deadline for an apology. James Craig, a Chevron spokesman, said an apology would be ?a false admission of responsibility.? Chevron has no assets in Ecuador, so the plaintiffs must to try to collect the award ...Chevron refuses to apologize in Ecuador pollution case so $18 billion damage ...Washington Postall 21 news articles »

Ecuador's Private Banking System Solid - AssociationWall Street JournalQUITO (Dow Jones)--Ecuador's private sector banks are solid, solvent and have enough liquidity to deal with any crisis arising from Europe or the US, Cesar Robalino, head of the Ecuador's Private Banking Association, or ABPE, said Friday.

Ecuador's Banco de Guayaquil Approves $20 Million Cash DividendBloombergBanco de Guayaquil SA, Ecuador's second-biggest publicly-traded bank by revenue, said shareholders approved a $20 million cash dividend at a meeting on Jan. 30. The Guayaquil-based company said $15 million had already been distributed to shareholders ...and more »

Ecuador Nominates Lenin for Nobel PrizeRIA NovostiEcuador's Vice-President Lenín Moreno Garcés addresses the 65th General Assembly at the United Nations headquarters in New York, September 27, 2010. The 58-year-old Lenin Moreno, vice president of Ecuador, received the honor for the activity of his ...and more »

Ecuador Oil Production Fell 0.7% in December, Central Bank SaysBloombergEcuador's oil production in December fell 0.7 percent to 501000 barrels per day, or 15.5 million barrels, from 504000 barrels daily a month earlier, the nation's Central Bank said today. Crude exports rose to 8.63 million barrels in December from 7.38 ...

BBC NewsEcuador's heavy-handed attempt to silence dissentSan Francisco ChronicleSuch an assault is under way in Ecuador, a nation ruled with a heavy hand by a lightweight dictator who seems to wish he were Hugo Chavez of Venezuela. The target: El Universo, a 90-year-old Guayaquil newspaper, one of the largest in Latin America and ...Ecuador's Rafael Correa under fire for media lawsBBC Newsall 2 news articles »

Ecuador Posts Jan-Sept 2011 Fiscal Surplus $119.56M Vs Prior-Yr DeficitWall Street JournalQUITO (Dow Jones)--Ecuador's central government posted a fiscal surplus of $119.56 million during the first nine months of 2011, compared with a deficit of $188.67 million in the same period of 2010, a Central Bank report said.Ecuador Posted Fiscal Surplus $120 Million in Jan.-Sept. 2011Bloombergall 2 news articles »

Local group supporting village in EcuadorBranson Tri-Lakes newsThat trip to a remote part of Ecuador opened Rodriguez' eyes to how many people were living in squalor and he soon realized the need to do more. ?They live in extreme poverty,? said Rodriguez, of Branson. ?They live in these mud huts and their roofs ...

Moneycontrol.comWanted: Retirees to live in Ecuador for a month freeReutersAn international magazine is looking for volunteers to spend a month in Cuenca, Ecuador to test its potential as a retirement destination. Applicants must be near retirement age, from the United States or Canada and be willing to relax, explore, shop, ...Retirees Wanted to Test-Drive Overseas Retirement - FreeSan Francisco Chronicle (press release)Test out overseas retirement for free with International Living contestphillyBurbs.comall 17 news articles »

Boston.comEcuador announces $1.7 billion oil investmentBoston.comEcuador's energy minister Wilson Pastor, left, is embraced by Ecuador's President Rafael Correa after a signing agreements ceremony in Quito, Ecuador, Tuesday, Jan. 31, 2012. Pastor said US and Argentine companies are investing nearly $1.7 billion to ...Ecuador Seeks to Boost Oil Output by 20000 Barrels Per DayBusinessWeekEcuador deals to boost outputUpstream Onlineall 70 news articles »