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Volume 5, Issue 07
November 15, 2020
UPDATES 11-17-2020

UPDATES 11-17-2020

Update to: Women quarantine to keep the virus out, but inside the house the danger of domestic violence grows in Ecuador and worldwid Published: Volume 4, Issue 48 Woman in Shushufindi was killed by her partner, who later committed suicide Inhabitants of the Los Bosques neighborhood, in Shushufindi, in Sucumbíos province, woke up this Saturday […]

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Truth is breaking thru

Truth is breaking thru

This week we are all being inundated with volumes of witty, angry, happy, stupid, smart, and all-around lifeless columns about what Donald Trump is doing in his reaction to his loss in the 2020 US Presidential Election. And it’s not just he who is being written about...

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Online purchases flowing into Ecuador via 4×4 shipments

Online purchases flowing into Ecuador via 4×4 shipments

With the pandemic restricting mobility, many Ecuadorians have been gravitating toward the option of buying online in stores abroad and receiving their packages by courier or express mail. Likewise, operations for this have been gaining ground in the country and are even diversifying their services to move around these purchases. Courier companies that provide these […]

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Market banding and lower consumption reduces Government fuel subsidy costs by 65%

Market banding and lower consumption reduces Government fuel subsidy costs by 65%

Last October, the country went through a “shutdown,” not from the coronavirus pandemic, but rather from the Government’s attempt to remove fuel subsidies that in some shape of form had been in place since the 1970’s. The government sought to reduce (or cancel) the subsidy as part of its austerity measures, to try to plug […]

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Glovo, Rappi and UberEats see massive increases in users during pandemic

Glovo, Rappi and UberEats see massive increases in users during pandemic

The reduction in mobility due to COVID-19 accelerated the number of users of applications such as Glovo, Rappi and Uber in the country. This increase caused these companies to apply strategies to improve or maintain service during and after the pandemic, discover new market niches and expand their coverage in sectors where demand arose. Daniel Arévalo, […]

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ECLAC says G20 and IMF must help boost Latin America’s economy

ECLAC says G20 and IMF must help boost Latin America’s economy

Last week, the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), requested the cooperation of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the G20 to help Latin America and the Caribbean continue to apply expansionary fiscal and monetary policies to mitigate a crisis that it estimates will last longer than expected. In a virtual meeting […]

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CUENCA SHORT STORIES 11-17-2020

Cuenca achieved the title of Artisan and Diverse City of the world The capital of Azuay achieved a new international title this week. The World Craft Council, a non-governmental body affiliated with Unesco and created in 1964 to safeguard handicrafts has given Cuenca the title of a, “City of Art and Diversity of the World.” […]

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