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Chubb Corp. has decided to jump further into the already crowded reinsurance market.A new su

A large Italian insurance company is expected to pay at least $65 million to settle war-era policy c

The Zurich Group's U.S. risk engineering operations earned ISO 9001 certification in late June, base

FROM THE UNITED STATES / CANADABURKINA, FASO AND SENEGAL. September. The Corporate Council o

The export intermediary determines whether an export management company (EMC) or an export trading c

When members of the International Organization for Standardization meet for their annual General Ass

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The estimated total market for automotive products in Belarus is about $100 million per year. U.S. e

ASIA-PACIFICVIETNAMAmendments to the Law on Import and Export Duty include the intro

NORTH AMERICAAvenida Moda. Aug. 24-25. Miami. Contact: Dusseldorf Trade Shows, (312) 731-518

Singapore, Taiwan and Hong Kong rank at the top of the Milken Institute's first survey that measures

OFFERS TO SELLELECTRONICS, RETURNS ONLY. 16 percent of wholesale cost. From best buy, TVs, V

What is the country of origin of your merchandise? The answer might surprise you. Questions such as

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Vs. Vs. Vs. Vs.Value Prior 2 Mos. 1997 1996 Mil. $ Mo. Back

The U.S. goods and services trade deficit declined moderately in June to $14.1 billion, the first mo

In Brazil today, it is lights, camera, action as campaigning begins for an Oct. 4 election in which

The Far Eastern Freight Conference, a rate-setting group of 17 ship lines, is making a desperate bid

U.S. importers generally try to pay Customs the duties that are due.The reality of global bu

After weeks of financial turmoil, Russia sharply devalued the shaky national currency Monday in a mo

As China seems increasingly unlikely to reach 8 percent economic growth this year, Premier Zhu Rongj

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

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

The United States is intensifying its diplomacy in the oil-rich Caspian sea region, quietly but firm

As of August 17, 1998Quotations are based on prices reported in the market or obtained from

(1)SPOT PRICE INFLATION RATE, SMOOTHED, ANNUALIZED, Oct. 3, 1997 - Aug. 17, 1998 (a graph)*

Malaysia's Deputy Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim said Monday that he is optimistic East Asian countrie

Gregory D. Storey will become the new editorial director of The Journal of Commerce, effective Aug.

PHILIPPINE CAR OUTPUTSLIDES ON SLOW DEMANDMANILA - Car manufacturing in the Philippines plun

The Knight-Ridder Commodity Research Bureau's future price index closed Friday at 202.63 off 0.18 wh

Aug. 17, 1998RESELLER RACK UNLEADED MID- PREMIUM-UNLE

August 17, 1998Included are list prices of suppliers. Quotations do not necessarily represen

International Petroleum ExchangeAugust 14, 1998 Brent Crude Oil - (Dollars Per Barrel)<

Aug. 14, 1998U.S. spot oil product price indications, sellers range, in cents per gallon, f.

Aug. 17, 1998No. 4/ No. 6/ No. 6/1% 1% 0.5%Buckley 24

New York Mercantile Exchange - August 14, 1998PREV. LIFE OF CONTR. OPENOPEN HIGH

The government in South Korea is having second thoughts about its latest effort to spur exports to g

Mexico's export manufacturing sector known as maquiladoras exported $25 billion in goods and investe