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FROM THE UNITED STATES / CANADAJAMAICA. April 7-12. The Minority Exporters & Importers Assoc

A seafood company that allegedly falsified documents, mislabeled scallops and shipped rotting seafoo

At the behest of the computer industry, a group of free-trade proponents in the Clinton administrati

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

The road to a national highway system that will speed the movement of international trade, a major g

CHARTWELL RE CORP.Jacques Q. Bonneau was promoted to senior executive vice president of the

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APPEALS COURT RULESAGAINST JAPANESE FIRMSBOSTON - A federal appeals court ruled Monday that

MEXICO REBUFFS BIDTO SCRAP CHINA TARIFFSMEXICO CITY - Mexican commerce officials rejected a

Russia has inflamed the fevered Caucasus with reports of secret arms shipments to Armenia through Ir

''We will continue to have our own trade and economic policies, we will continue to be a separate cu

The government's commitment to providing clean water throughout the country is expected to result in

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A top Brazilian official has ruled out a comprehensive Western Hemisphere free-trade agreement.<

Newly appointed U.S. Trade Representative Charlene Barshefsky told House trade leaders Tuesday that

The economic effects of a pending treaty to limit greenhouse gas emissions will devastate the United

The world's airlines, now in a profit boom, are risking financial problems by ordering a record 898

March 18, 1997Baltic International Freight Futures Market Prev.Close High Low

New York Mercantile Exchange - March 17, 1997Prev. Life of Contr. OpenOpen High

OFFERS TO BUY* FLOATING DECK. Looking to be linked to a manufacturer of floating decks for s

March 18, 1997No. 4/ No. 6/ No. 6/1% 1% 0.5%Buckley 2

Jamaica's troubled financial services sector has been hit by the failure of another institution.

Increasing constraints on India's infrastructure led to a slowdown last year in manufacturing growth

Commercial QuantityAluminum ingots_ $1,524-$1,595 per ton lo

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

Agriculture Secretary Dan Glickman Tuesday told a congressional panel that the Clinton administratio

South Africa will have to dig deeper for gold these days. But the richest nation on the African cont

The discovery at the California-Mexico border of sophisticated U.S. arms imported apparently from As

Early and fast moves by South Korea's new agency in charge of maritime affairs are welcome,but need

Something's in the air at the Mexican border - freight. Lots of it.Just ask Burlington Air E

BUREAU VERITASTARGETS US MARKETPARIS - Bureau Veritas, the French ship classification societ

The American Bureau of Shipping has won a court case in Greece that gives the private, U.S. keeper o

SAFMARINE REPORTS23 PERCENT RISE IN EARNINGSLONDON - Safmarine, the South African shipping c

French President Jacques Chirac has called on European Union and Latin American leaders to begin lay

Nearly a year after initial agreement, Thailand and Myanmar (formerly Burma) formally signed a 30-ye

Japanese superstores are finding there is room for growth in China.Major retailers such as D

As land-line and cellular telephone providers bring modern technology to the Hungarian capital and c

My last two columns were devoted to sea ports around the world. This time I thought I would look at

NORTH AMERICALadies & Children's Apparel & Accessories Show. March 21-24. Miami. Contact: (3

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