Ecuador to propose Venezuela to create multinationals watch

Involved in a legal dispute with oil giant Chevron, Ecuador announced on Monday it would propose during a meeting on Wednesday in Caracas with delegates from different countries the incorporation of a multistate observatory of transnational corporations, AFP reported.  The meeting, which will be attended by representatives of South America, Central America, and the Caribbean, is intended as a "follow-up of the debate on how we can put together data and our assessments to defend ourselves from some transnational companies," Ecuadorian Foreign Minister Ricardo Patiño told news agency Andes. More…