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In the past, “Bolivarian” referred to those Andean countries that had been liberated by Simón Bolívar. Today, for the three countries in the Andes that are following Hugo Chávez’s “Bolivarian Alternative” path—Bolivia, Ecuador, and Venezuela—it has come to signify declining economic freedom. A closer look at those countries’ scores on the 10 indicators in The Heritage Foundation’s 2010 Index of Economic Freedom will shed light on exactly how and why their economies are failing to deliver the prosperity that their populist leaders have repeatedly promised and failed to deli...

Deadline: 11-Nov-22 The United Nations Human Settlement Programme (UN-Habitat) requests the presentation of expressions of interest to celebrate a

A general introduction to shipping law and commercial practice in Ecuador, including key facts, figures, legislation, regulators and recent developments.

“Overall 2020 was a challenging year for most products" Pacific Produce imports many fruit and vegetable products from Peru, in what has been a sometimes turbulent year and most certainly an unusual one. Rob Cullum, Managing Director at the company talks about some of the import seasons and how they coped with 2020. Blueberries “The blueberry season started well off the back of an early European finish, so prices were strong in September and most of October, although the market did come under a bit of pressure towards the end of October and through November with big volumes exported...