Wednesday, July 25, 2007

UPDATE 2-Ecuador replaces economy minister after scandal

(Reuters) - QUITO, July 25 - Ecuador's leftist President
Rafael Correa replaced his hard-line economy minister with a
moderate less than two weeks after Congress censured him in a
scandal involving charges of debt market manipulation.




Deputy Economy Minister Fausto Ortiz told Reuters on
Wednesday he will take over from minister Ricardo Patino, who
had in concert with the president long threatened to suspend
foreign debt payments deemed illegitimate"


Read more at Reuters.com Bonds News

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