by Karla Betania Sanchez Arismendi | Apr 6, 2018 | Uncategorized
The Regulation and Sanitary Control Agency (ARCSA) launched a new internet application, ARCSAR Movil, that allows customers to verify if the products they are buying comply with sanitary standards and to report violations. “All Cuencanos can now have access to the...
by Karla Betania Sanchez Arismendi | Apr 6, 2018 | Uncategorized
The Cuenca Cantonal Council has approved a new ordinance to limit air pollution from city buses. Bus company owners are now obligated to maintain preventive maintenance on current buses and to replace retired buses with non-polluting models. Xavier Barrera, city...
by Karla Betania Sanchez Arismendi | Apr 6, 2018 | Uncategorized
Ecuadorian law allows banks to close a bank account that has been dormant for at least five years. Banks and cooperatives are obligated to transfer those funds to the government, where they will be used for social services. It is illegal for banks to transfer dormant...
by Jonathan | Apr 6, 2018 | Uncategorized
The government of Ecuador is looking for a contractor to finish construction of the Manabi oil refinery. The massive project, south of Manta, has sat mostly idle for seven years following the decision by the government of Venezuela to back out of its partnership on...
by Jonathan | Apr 6, 2018 | Uncategorized
The construction of an elevated pedestrian footbridge over Av. Las Americas began earlier this month and another one is in the works. Featuring two ramps at both ends of the elevated steel deck, the first bridge will cross Av. Las Americas at Calle Tarqui street, a...