19/12/07

Ecuador’s state oil company creates arm to manage former fields …
International Herald Tribune – France
AP QUITO, Ecuador: Ecuador’s state oil company Petroecuador on Tuesday announced that it will create a unit to manage oil fields seized from …
www.iht.com/articles/ap/2007/12/19/bus
iness/LA-FIN-Ecuador-Oxy-Management.php

Ecuador Amazon plantiffs fight Chevron over dumping
By Cal Mendelsohn
After a 14-year court battle, Ecuadorean jungle dwellers expect a verdict next year in their lawsuit charging Chevron with polluting the Amazon and vow to fight more delays by the US oil giant. Submitted by Cal Mendelsohn to Environment …
www.care2.com/news/member/193692282/575707

18/12/07

Ecuador to grant more autonomy to ex-Oxy unit
Reuters – USA
Ecuador terminated its contract with Occidental and took over its assets in 2006 after accusations the company sold part of an oil block without state…
www.reuters.com/article/oilRpt/idUSN1850741820071218

Ecuador Amazon plantiffs fight Chevron over dumping
Reuters UK – UK
By Alonso Soto SAN CARLOS, Ecuador (Reuters) – After a 14-year court battle, Ecuadorean jungle dwellers expect a verdict next year in their lawsuit charging …
uk.reuters.com/article/environmentNews/idUKN1850148920071218

Ecuador’s Petroecuador OKs $713 Million Budget For Ex-OXY Fields
CNNMoney.com – USA
The government of Ecuador seized the fields once run by Occidental in a contract dispute. Pastor also said that Petroecuador’s board of directors decided …
money.cnn.com/news/newsfeeds/articles/djf500/200
712181550DOWJONESDJONLINE000642_FORTUNE5.htm

Ecuador Govt Defends Tax Reform
Quito, Dec 18 (Prensa Latina) The tax reform proposed by the Ecuadorian government will establish mechanisms allowing better collection and distribution of income, Internal Revenue Service (RSI) Director Carlos Marx Carrasco affirmed on …
www.plenglish.com/article.asp?ID=%7BC85A
E347-BF98-462C-BC90-B467CB9BA713%7D&language=EN

Ecuador seeks to tax miners’ windfall revenue
Reuters – USA
By Alonso Soto QUITO, Dec 18 (Reuters) – Ecuador wants to slap a 70 percent windfall-revenue tax on mining companies which would kick in when the prices of …
www.reuters.com/article/rbssIndustryMate
rialsUtilitiesNews/idUSN1836081420071218

Ecuador Govt Defends Tax Reform
Prensa Latina – Havana,Cuba
Quito, Dec 18 (Prensa Latina) The tax reform proposed by the Ecuadorian government will establish mechanisms allowing better collection and distribution of …
www.plenglish.com/article.asp?ID=%7BC
85AE347-BF98-462C-BC90-B467CB9BA713%7D

17/12/07

Correa: Bank of South Benefits Ecuador
Quito, Dec 17 (Prensa Latina) The Bank of the South is very beneficial for Ecuador, as very important development projects will be financed, particularly of regional interest, President Rafael Correa affirmed.
www.plenglish.com/article.asp?ID=%7B895D2F1C-0
196-499B-A5F3-C3397B88BD6B%7D&language=EN

Ecuador to Evict US from Military Base
By admin
Manta Airport in Ecuador is currently on a ten-year lease to the US, signed in 1999, and has been used to combat the drug trade and immigration, as well as for counterinsurgency operations. When Ecuador’s current president, …
uprisingradio.org/home/?p=2207

Emerging Markets Will Be `Truly Tested,’ Deutsche Bank Says
Bloomberg – USA
Latin American countries such as oil-exporters Venezuela, Colombia and Ecuador are the most vulnerable to a drop in commodity prices, Deutsche said.
www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=206
01086&sid=a.wufgk78jtQ&refer=latin_america

Ecuador Withdraws From World Bank Court For Investment Disputes
CNNMoney.com – USA
QUITO (AP)— Ecuador announced Thursday that it will no longer recognize a World Bank court set up to resolve investment disputes. “The Republic of Ecuador …
money.cnn.com/news/newsfeeds/articles/djf500/20
0712131943DOWJONESDJONLINE001167_FORTUNE5.htm

Ecuador not to recognize foreign court jurisdiction
Reuters – USA
Full Bio QUITO, Dec 13 (Reuters) – Ecuador said on Thursday it will no longer recognize the jurisdiction of a World Bank court over natural resources …
today.reuters.com/investing/FinanceArticle.aspx?type=bonds
News&storyID=2007-12-13T175809Z_01_N13220784_RTRIDST
_0_ECUADOR-COURT.XML

Ecuador Wants ‘Fund of the South’ to Back Regional Currency
By Justin Delacour(Justin Delacour)
Argentina’s outgoing President Nestor Kirchner (R) and Bolivia’s President Evo Morales listen to Ecuador’s President Rafael Correa (L) after signing a founding document for the Banco del Sur (Bank of the South) at the Casa Rosada …
lanr.blogspot.com/2007/12/ecuad
or-wants-fund-of-south-to-back.html

Ecuador to Evict US from Air Base; Offer Base to China
By blackandred
When the US Air Force Southern Command’s 10-year usage rights for Ecuador’s Manta air base expire in 2009, it can expect to be evicted in favor of China. read more.
mostlywater.org/ecuador_evict_us_air_base_offer_base_china

Russia may dump weakening US dollar in its energy deals
By travellerev
The heads of Iran, Venezuela and Ecuador expressed such an opinion at the OPEC summit in November. Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad particularly stated that Iran needs to replace the dollar because of its ongoing setback. …
aotearoaawiderperspective.wordpress.com/2007/12/16/
russia-may-dump-weakening-us-dollar-in-its-energy-deals/

16/12/07

Ecuador: a fundamental change in consciousness
By Rachael Webb
In Defence of MarxismHome About us Contact us Join Us Our History Links SitemapEcuador: a fundamental change in consciousness By Darrall Cozens in Quito, Ecuador Friday, 14 December 2007 There is no doubt that the bourgeoisie in Latin.
truckdriver.blog-city.com/ecuador_a_f
undamental_change_in_consciousness.htm

Ecuador to Evict US, Offer Air Base to China
In offering the Manta base to HPH, he said that he was offering Chinese investors a “geopolitical window” that would make Ecuador a bridge for accessing markets in South America. It’s ironic that it is China, and not a European power, …
www.gnn.tv/headlines/16168/Ecuador
_to_Evict_U_S_Offer_Air_Base_to_China

15/12/07

Correa: Ecuador Change Possible
Quito, Dec 14 (Prensa Latina) Ecuador has the historic opportunity to change, because there is a national project underway that obtained large support at the polls, President Rafael Correa affirmed.
www.plenglish.com/article.asp?ID=%7BBCC5481D-
8710-4BEF-BDC3-91D5831EDBFC%7D&language=EN

14/12/07

Correa: Ecuador Change Possible
Prensa Latina – Havana,Cuba
Quito, Dec 14 (Prensa Latina) Ecuador has the historic opportunity to change, because there is a national project underway that obtained large support at …
www.plenglish.com/article.asp?ID=%7BBC
C5481D-8710-4BEF-BDC3-91D5831EDBFC%7D

Leaked report swings in Ecuador’s favour
Freshinfo – London,UK
A leaked final report from the three judges charged by the World Trade Organisation (WTO) to rule on Ecuador’s complaint about the EU banana import regime …
www.freshinfo.com/index.php?s=n&ss=nd&sid=44297

Bioconservacion consolidated in Ecuador as the leader
FreshPlaza – Netherlands
Among them, Ecuador is one of its main markets thanks to the partnership since 2000 with its distributor Andalucía. The systems by Bioconservacion purify …
www.freshplaza.com/news_detail.asp?id=13252

Ecuador to Evict US, Offer Air Base to China
By Signs of the Times(Signs of the Times)
When the US Air Force Southern Command’s 10-year usage rights for Ecuador’s Manta air base expire in 2009, it can expect to be evicted. When the US Air Force Southern Command’s 10-year usage rights for Ecuador’s Manta air base expire in …
www.sott.net/articles/show/145358-E
cuador-to-Evict-U-S-Offer-Air-Base-to-China

US, Ecuador & 2008 Naval Engagements
No description.
www.globalsecurity.org/military/libr
ary/news/2007/12/mil-071213-nns03.htm

Ecuador withdraws from World Bank court for investment disputes
International Herald Tribune – France
AP QUITO, Ecuador: Ecuador announced Thursday that it will no longer recognize a World Bank court set up to resolve investment disputes. …
www.iht.com/articles/ap/2007/12/14/business/LA-FIN-Ecuador-World-Bank-Court.php

Ecuador to Evict US, Offer Air Base to China
When the US Air Force Southern Command’s 10-year usage rights for Ecuador’s Manta air base expire in 2009, it can expect to be evicted in favor of China.
www.whatreallyhappened.com/archi
ves/cat_south_america.html#074762

13/12/07

Ecuador Assembly Sets up Work Tables
Prensa Latina – Havana,Cuba
Montecristi, Ecuador, Dec 13 (Prensa Latina) Ecuador’s National Constituent Assembly is involved in the creation of ten working tables, which will draw up …
www.plenglish.com/article.asp?ID=%7BAEF16815-D5F7-47E9-93FB-46F6795C35FC%7D

Ecuador lifts emergency decree; will probe abuses
Oil & Gas Journal – Houston,TX,USA
12 — Ecuador has reached an agreement with human rights organizations and regional leaders and has lifted the state of emergency it decreed on Nov.…
www.ogj.com/display_article/314554/7/ONART/none/
GenIn/1/Ecuador-lifts-emergency-decree;-will-probe-abuses/

Ecuador Declines US, Offers Manta Air Base to China.
By David Barouski(David Barouski)
Ecuadorian President Jamil Mahuad signed a 10-year lease agreement with the US Military’s Forward Operating Location (FOL) in 1999. The Manta base is not geopolitically important for US national security, but Southern Command (South …
africannewsanalysis.blogspot.com/2007/12
/ecuador-declines-us-offers-manta-air.html

Ecuador Assembly Enters New Stage
Montecristi, Ecuador, Dec 12 (Prensa Latina) The Ecuadorian Constituent Assembly enters a new phase Wednesday with the creation of ten Assembly tables, now that its internal regulations have been approved, Assembly Vice President …
www.plenglish.com/article.asp?ID=%7B4AA51E21-54
BE-4064-95F2-9312993E3330%7D&language=EN

12/12/07

Ecuador lifts emergency decree; will probe abuses
By webmaster@pennwell.com (PennWell Staff)
Ecuador has reached an agreement with human rights organizations and regional leaders and has lifted the state of emergency it decreed on Nov. 29 in the province of Orellana.
www.ogj.com/display_article/314554/7/ONART/Display/
GenIn/1/Ecuador-lifts-emergency-decree;-will-probe-abuses

Ecuador to introduce bill to scrap key oil funds
Reuters – USA
QUITO, Dec 12 (Reuters) – Ecuador will soon introduce laws to eliminate funds holding around $1.3 billion in excess oil revenues and use the money to …
www.reuters.com/article/bondsNews/idUSN1260721720071212

Ecuador, South Korea ink agreement on mining,oil co-op
Xinhua – China
11 (Xinhua) — Ecuador and South Korea signed a five-year agreement to boost cooperation on mining and oil, said Ecuadorian state energy company…
news.xinhuanet.com/english/2007-12/12/content_7233235.htm

Chavez Calls For a Battle of Ideas to Combat US Interference in …
Venezuelanalysis.com – Caracas,Venezuela
“In Ecuador the Constituent Assembly is beginning, and it is probable that the conflict will intensify; as in Bolivia, where they carried it to such…
www.venezuelanalysis.com/news/2992

Ecuador Lifts State of Emergency
Prensa Latina – Havana,Cuba
Quito, Dec 12 (Prensa Latina) The government of Ecuador decided to lift the state of emergency in the Amazon province of Orellana after meeting with…
www.plenglish.com/article.asp?ID=%7BEA
47CAFF-3789-433A-B880-F6F0BEAD6864%7D

Ecuador lifts emergency in oil-rich province
Earthtimes – London,UK
Quito, Dec 12 – The Ecuadorian government has lifted the state of emergency proclaimed Nov 29 in the oil-rich Orellana province following large-scale…
www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/157281.html

Ecuador’s Correa: New South American financial structure perfectly …
VHeadline.com – Worth,IL,USA
Prensa Latina (Buenos Aires): Ecuadorian President Rafael Correa has reiterated that a new South American financial structure is perfectly possible, …
www.vheadline.com/readnews.asp?id=77313

Insulza Hails Ecuador’s Commitment to Change and Dialogue, as …
By oasweb@oas.org (Department of Press and…
The Secretary General of the Organization of American States, José Miguel Insulza, conveyed the following message to the people of Ecuador as the Constituent Assembly is being installed in the South American nation:
www.oas.org/OASpage/press_releases
/press_release.asp?sCodigo=E-315/07

Ecuador, Bolivia Call for South American Currency
By Bolivia Rising(Bolivia Rising)
Ecuador ‘s Rafael Correa and Bolivia ‘s Evo Morales said a regional currency would help the nations of South America assert their financial independence. Correa and Morales spoke in Buenos Aires after helping inaugurate the Bank of the …
boliviarising.blogspot.com/2007/12/ecuador
-bolivia-call-for-south-american.html