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The demand for materials-handling machinery increased sharply in Turkey during the 1990s. Major end-

The leads are classified and listed by their Harmonized System (HS) codes. U.S. firms should note th

The leads are classified and listed by their Harmonized System (HS) codes. U.S. firms should note th

NORTH AMERICATaitronics '98: Components and Equipment. Oct. 9-13. New York. Contact: Taiwan

The Inter-American Investment Corp., Washington, D.C., approved a $10 million investment in a fund t

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Less than a year after the Clinton administration and local governments committed more than $400 mil

The State and Treasury departments have nixed a planned summit of U.S. business executives and Cuban

With the world's exchanges still unstable, Latin America's financial leaders are worried about the d

A unanimous panning by the maritime industry and exporter lobbyists will apparently not deter the Cl

The International Monetary Fund may be caught between the devil and the deep blue sea as Russia flou

Georg Mehl is wrapping up his first year as president of the International Union of Marine Insurance

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

If past is prologue, ocean marine insurers must brace themselves for a fall. As the Exxon Valdez dis

The relatively strong U.S. jobs data for August, released Friday, showed that the U.S. economy has n

(1)SPOT PRICE INFLATION RATE, SMOOTHED, ANNUALIZED, Oct. 24, 1997 - Sept. 4, 1998 (a graph)*

The graphic that appeared Friday with the story headlined ''ILA boss keeps the peace on the East Coa

Hong Kong is opening up its broadcasting and telecommunications markets, a series of proposals unvei

A dry spring and early summer followed by heavy August rains could result in a poor harvest of potat

The weak yen and Japan's sluggish economy took a toll on sales of imported automobiles in August, pu

The Commerce Department's Bureau of Export Administration imposed a $65,000 civil penalty on Syntex,

The European Commission said Friday it had cleared a plan by Japanese computer company NEC Corp. to

The cargo insurance market is larger and financially stronger, but overcapacity has made obtaining a

'I don't know of any industry that can increase its costs by 14 percent and drive productivity down

Shipowners in the near future should be able to renew their protection and indemnity liability risks

A new P&I liability facility established by Terra Nova Insurance Co., a leading London market insure

Without any major catastrophes to steal their attention, cargo insurers in the United States are foc

Venezuelan government officials seem to have been caught completely off guard with the repeat, last-

Weak grain prices are prompting farmers to turn to a rarely used U.S. provision that analysts said c

FUTURES - September 3, 1998 OPEN INTEREST AND SALES - September 2, 1998All life-o

As of September 4, 1998Quotations are based on prices reported in the market or obtained fro

Commercial QuantityAluminum ingots_ $1,500-$1,600 per ton lo

The Knight-Ridder Commodity Research Bureau's future price index closed Thursday at 201.33 up 1.97 w

September 4, 1998Included are list prices of suppliers. Quotations do not necessarily repres

International Petroleum ExchangeSeptember 3, 1998 Brent Crude Oil - (Dollars Per Barrel)

Sept. 4, 1998No. 4/ No. 6/ No. 6/1% 1% 0.5%Buckley 21

The rocky road to privatization in Brazil remains just that - rocky - with last week's delayed sale

Theft is the No. 1 headache for the air cargo industry, according to experts.Only broader aw

Sept. 4, 1998RESELLER RACK Unleaded Mid- Premium-Unlead Pre