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Moody's Investor Service has, for the first time, assigned a long-term foreign currency debt rating

WORLD BANK APPROVESLOAN TO ARGENTINAWASHINGTON - The World Bank said it approved a $75 milli

PHILIPPINE POWER FIRMTO DISCUSS URANIUM SALEMANILA - The Philippines' state-owned power comp

BRITAIN DETAINED22 VESSELS IN JUNELONDON - General cargo ships accounted for 11 of the 22 fo

OFFERS TO BUY* LAURIC ACID AND COCONUT FATTY ACID. Two to four 20-foot FCL per month to test

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

As of July 18, 1997Quotations are based on prices reported in the market or obtained from su

July 18, 1997Included are list prices of suppliers. Quotations do not necessarily represent

International Petroleum ExchangeJuly 18, 1997 *Brent Crude Oil - (Dollars Per Barrel)

The Knight-Ridder Commodity Research Bureau's future price index closed Thursday at 234.19 up 0.17 w

July 18, 1997RESELLER RACK Unleaded Mid- Premium-Unle

Russia's biggest oil company, NK Lukoil, which says it is the world's largest private oil company in

July 18, 1997No. 4/ No. 6/ No. 6/1% 1% 0.5%Buckley 27

US SENATE PANEL OKSSALE OF RESERVE OILWASHINGTON - A Senate panel Friday followed the House

China Ocean Shipping Co.'s acquisition of its first Chinese-listed firm has pushed ahead its diversi

The government has allowed a U.S. mining company to explore for minerals along the sensitive border

Canadian wheat exports to the United States are running at double those of last year and will match

Archer Daniels Midland, the great American ''supermarket to the world,'' has secured a major Canadia

(1)SPOT PRICE INFLATION RATE, SMOOTHED, ANNUALIZED, July 26, 1996 - July 18, 1997 (a graph)*

Brazil's recently adopted import finance regulations have U.S. exporters, bankers and credit insurer

China has set up a finance company to tap capital markets and channel funds to nuclear power plants

EMERGING-MARKETS STRIFEWORRIES US, IMFWASHINGTON - The U.S. Treasury and the International M

'It's a gold mine where Lilco gets the gold and the ratepayers get the shaft.'

TRAINSCP OFFERS LINETO ALBERTA GOVERNMENTWINNIPEG, Manitoba - After striking out wit

American Airlines has agreed to purchase 10 percent of Argentina's flag carrier, creating the first

Mexico and the European Union late last week reached an agreement on economic and other cooperation

Week Ending 07-19-97 07-20-96 07-12-97General-FreightIndex 249.8 233.5 252.1

July 18: 1368

The port pilots strike in Los Angeles got nasty at the weekend as Executive Port Director Larry Kell

AEI has signed a contract to provide air freight services to the Swedish telecommunications company

ONGOINGExport Documentation, Procedures and Letters of Credit. Seminars in July and August s

Andrew P. Vance, former branch chief litigator with the Department of Justice and a partner in the W

Hurricane Danny moved into the Gulf Coast over the weekend, slowing, and not harming shipping.

BOX HANDLING SKYROCKETSAT SHENZHEN-ZONE PORTSSHENZHEN, China - Officials said ports in this

For the week ended July 12, total piggyback freight hauled on the nation's major railroads equaled 1

Makers of a vehicle-tracking device and U.S. Customs officials hope a donation of equipment here wil

1368 (July 18, 1997) Previous day - 1372The Baltic International Freight Futures Market in L

TNT LOGISTICS CORP.Hugh ''Skip'' C. Carr III was promoted to director of information service

Blue Star Line is reintroducing the Blue Star name to its service between North Europe and the east

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