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Argentina's Secretary of Industry, Trade and Mining Alieto Guadagni said Wednesday the government wo

Daunting problems such as rail operating restrictions, incompatible systems and a lack of management

A key House transportation lawmaker said Wednesday that legislation authorizing the Army Corps of En

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The troubled negotiations on a U.S.-British aviation agreement were a subject of talks here this wee

Leave the road, take our train.That's the message the authors of the Canadian National-Ill

906 (April 21, 1999) Previous day - 906The Baltic International Freight Futures Market in Lo

Global warming may not carry such a stiff health warning for the U.S. property/casualty insurance in

The New York foreign exchange rates below are selling rates among trading banks of $1 million and mo

The Border Trade Alliance, knowing Congress is not likely to fund broad-based projects, is pushing a

The recent spurt in demand for political risk insurance is proving a bonanza for a very small group

CIT Group Inc., an aircraft lessor, said Tuesday it is buying 25 A320 family aircraft and five A330

China's newly formed reinsurance agency is finding life tougher than it expected, and says ''tricks'

A new beginning. An age-old battle.With a new era in ocean shipping dawning May 1, the Natio

A decade ago, Kenya's coffee output was about 130,000 metric tons a year. But this has declined shar

The dry cargo and tanker fixtures listed herewith and compiled in London and New York, include the f

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new container complex in British Columbia is helping the Pacific Northwest in its struggle to mai

'There has been substantial activity involving associations since the act was passed.'

South Korea's Pohang Iron and Steel Co., the world's second-largest steelmaker, will concentrate on

A federal appeals court ruled last week that Miami manufacturer Richards Sewing Machine Co. had to p

Brazil on Monday launched its first sovereign bond since it was hit by a financial crisis last year,

espite recent strong in- vestment in Mexican rail- roads, a shortage of inter- modal terminals ha

The Ocean Shipping Re- form Act of 1998 will have a significant ef- fect on how shippers contra

Burlington Northern Santa Fe Corp., crediting lower fuel prices, on Tuesday posted a first-quarter i

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his time out, I'll discuss three foreign trade-related organizations that resemble icebergs: Their

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U.S. wine exports rose 20 percent to 72 million gallons in 1998, largely because of increased demand

The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development remains committed to Russia, but the government

The International Trade Commission wants public comment on the possible effect of cutting or elimina

In the next two weeks, electronics exporters will lobby for a self-declaration of regulatory complia

Continuing its effort to boost alliances along the northern border, the Border Trade Alliance will h

In a reversal of policy, the Commerce Department reimposed curbs on exports to an Indian missile sub

U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Dan Glickman is reaching out to Canadian agriculture industry leaders

When it comes to evaluating a partner in the growing business of third-party logistics, the size and

HighwayMaster Communications Inc. said its HighwayMaster Corp. subsidiary has signed a two-year exte

U.S. and Japanese trade negotiators failed Friday to resolve differences over Tokyo's implementation

Elizabeth A. Monrad (Betsy) has been named Insurance Woman of the Year by the APIW.APIW is a