Rafael Correa
Ecuador's president Rafael Correa speaks during a May Day rally in Quito on May 1, 2013.
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We have a very good mining law, but we have made some mistakes and it was too strong in some aspects and there were not as many investments as we expected
Investors asked for some reasonable things and that’s why we’re changing the law
We've sent a bill labeled as urgent ... it contains the reforms to the mining law. Our mining law is very good, but we made some mistakes and it was too strong in some aspects and there were not as many investments as we expectedMore quotes »
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Ecuador leader heavily favored to win re-election
-- Rafael Correa, a dynamic, polemical economist whose leftist government has won broad backing from the lower classes as it leads Latin America in social spending, is expected to sail to a second re-election Sunday as the Andean nation's president.His leading Read more »
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Ecuador pushing ahead with reforms to lure mining investors
Ecuador’s government on Thursday presented a mining bill to Congress that should pave the way for the signing of contracts with several investors, including Canada’s Kinross Gold Corp. Ecuador does not have a large-scale mining industry, but the country from Globe and Mail Read more »
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Ecuador recalls 'brawl' ambassador
7 May 2013 Last updated at 06:44 ET Rodrigo Riofrio (r) shakes hands with Peruvian President Ollanta Humala in 2012 Ecuador's ambassador to Lima, Rodrigo Riofrio, has resigned after being involved in a brawl with two women in a supermarket in the Peruvia from BBC News Read more »
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Ecuador
Ecuador is governed by a democratically elected President, for a four-year term. The current president of Ecuador, Rafael Correa, exercises his power from the presidential Palacio de Carondelet in Quito. Ecuador's economy is the eighth largest in Latin A from EssayClub.com Read more »
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Ecuador, Dominican Rep. to cooperate on energy, tourism, the disabled
Santo Domingo.- Ecuador president Rafael Correa and Dominican colleague Danilo Medina on Monday agreed to boost cooperation in energy, tourism and to create jobs for the disabled. The announcement comes after a more than one hour National Palace, where t from Dominican Today Read more »
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Ecuador leader slams the OAS, Washington on human rights
Santo Domingo.- Ecuador president Rafael Correa on Sunday said he doesn’t understand why the Organization of American States (OAS) is headquartered in the United States capital when in his view Washington violates the charter and uses the agency’s depend from Dominican Today Read more »
