Ecuador News

U.S. Court Unfreezes $18 billion Ecuador Award against Chevron

A U.S. appeals court reversed an order freezing enforcement outside of Ecuador of an $18 billion damages award against Chevron Corp over pollution in the Amazonian rain forest. The order, issued by the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in …

Chevron, Ecuadoreans Spar over Halted Damage Award

Lawyers for Ecuadorean villagers who sued Chevron Corp over pollution in the Amazon rain forest asked a U.S. appeals panel Tuesday to modify a court order that halted enforcement of an $8.6 billion award against the oil company. The lawyers …

U.S. Judge Halts Ecuador Damages Enforcement Against Chevron

A U.S. judge Monday halted enforcement of an $18 billion award against Chevron Corp, siding with the oil company against Ecuadorean plaintiffs in a long-running dispute over Amazon rain forest pollution. The move comes three weeks after an Ecuadorean court’s …

Ecuador Court Orders Chevron to Pay $8.6 Billon; Company to Appeal

A court in Ecuador’s Amazon told Chevron Corp Monday to pay $8.6 billion in environmental damages, but the U.S. oil company vowed to fight on in a lawsuit seen as a global test case. Chevron said it would appeal, meaning …

WTO Head Warns Stimulus Measures May Have Impact on Trade

Stimulus and bailout packages undertaken to cope with the economic crisis can have an impact on trade and investment and need to be managed carefully, according to the head of the World Trade Organization. Director-General Pascal Lamy said the WTO …

Hoaxers Target New Chevron Advertising Campaign

Chevron Corp launched a new advertising campaign Monday to address negative perceptions of big oil companies, but a bogus release and website by activist hoaxers and an environmental group quickly sought to turn the tables on the company. Chevron announced …

Munich Re: ‘Ever Higher’ Nat Cat Costs; Ups Chile Quake Loss to $1 Billion

A bulletin from Munich Re, the world’s largest reinsurer, concludes that the “long-term trend towards ever higher natural catastrophe costs” looks set to continue, according to an analysis from its Geo Risks experts. Their conclusions are based on “the large …

International Insider: Multinationals and Money Laundering

As the international community steps up its efforts to fight money laundering, a number of countries are now requiring insurers to obtain additional information from their customers to screen out possible bad actors. For multinationals interested in doing business in …

EU Trade Chief Says U.S. Must Make First Move to Restart Doha Round

The European Union cannot make more concessions on farm trade to restart stalled world trade talks and the United States must make the first move, the EU’s new trade chief said on Monday. The ball was not in the EU’s …

Airing Out the Issues of Money Laundering

Multinationals Face Heightened Compliance Requirements in High Risk Countries As the international community steps up its efforts to fight money laundering, a number of countries are now requiring insurers to obtain additional information from their customers to screen out possible …