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NORTH AMERICASurfaces '97. Feb. 20-22. Las Vegas. Contact: Sherrill Uyeda, Burson-Marsteller

TO THE UNITED STATES / CANADAThe following business missions are scheduled for the coming mo

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WESTERN EUROPEGERMANYThe German cabinet agreed that government employees who call in

ARMENIAPRODUCT: CONSUMER GOODSCOMPANY: ARSENAL CORP.Established in 1994 by a group o

Two of Europe's largest air carriers, facing intense cost pressures on their freighter runs, caught

After failing repeatedly in Congress, the nation's most basic law that governs exports has become a

Shipping lines in the beleaguered eastbound trans-Pacific trades on Monday scrapped a plan to bolste

Bitter cold weather in the Midwest and extensive flooding in California so far have taken a negligib

Monday, Jan. 27, 1997Percentages Per Year INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada

The New York foreign exchange rates below, provided by Reuter Money Service, are selling rates among

The U.S. dollar resumed its recent rise Monday, bouncing back quickly from Friday's consolidation.

Latin countries in recent years have made significant steps in opening their economies to foreign co

(1)SPOT PRICE INFLATION RATE, SMOOTHED, ANNUALIZED, Feb. 2, '96 - Jan. 27, '97 (a graph)* An

CHINA'S 1996 DEBT HIT$7 BILLION, SURVEY SAYSBEIJING - China's hemorrhaging state sector moun

Cuba can hold out for decades if need be against U.S. political and economic pressure and the world'

The economic policies of developing nations are beginning to look a lot like those of the developed

The European Union, committed to improving relations with the United States after a year strained by

Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter has attacked controversial U.S. legislation which penalizes compa

Current Textile Quotas:Where the average recent utilization rate indicates full quota utiliz

Sales of ''golden oldies'' albums in Japan are expected to jump, thanks to better copyright protecti

''Instead of 320 ideas and long policy negotiations, we need to spend more time on targeted, specifi

EU POSTS $3.4 BILLIONNAFTA TRADE DEFICITBRUSSELS - The European Union recorded a 2.9 billion

Caribbean economies saw moderate to robust growth last year based on expansions in manufacturing, ag

Foreign banks are making an unexpectedly powerful foray into Mexican retail banking, shaking up an i

South Florida farmers have opened a new front in their fight with the North American Free Trade Agre

JAPAN'S '96 TRADE DEFICITWITH CHINA UP $5 BILLIONTOKYO - Japan's merchandise trade deficit w

The Russian Federal Aviation Service is forecasting purchases by its domestic air carriers of up to

President Kim Young-sam Monday called for a sweeping probe into the bankruptcy of a major South Kore

A record 21,000 visitors placed orders worth $HK4.2 billion ($538 million) at the Jan. 14-17 Hong Ko

Prices of winter vegetables have skyrocketed nationwide - as much as 600 percent in some cases - as

ST. PAUL RE BUYSCONSTITUTION RE RENEWALSNEW YORK - St. Paul Re, the reinsurance unit of The

Though insurers quickly settled thousands of claims following the 1994 earthquake in Southern Califo

CATASTROPHE CLAIMSHURT ST. PAUL'S NETST. PAUL, Minn. - St. Paul Cos.' 1996 net income droppe

LLOYD'S OF LONDONPaul Murphy was appointed Lloyd's first general representative in Hong Kong

U.S. insurance companies are coming under pressure to use some of the nearly $2 trillion they hold i

Businesses and individuals cannot file class-action lawsuits to recover damages stemming from a frei

JACKSONVILLE GETS CHECKFOR TERMINAL REVAMPJACKSONVILLE, Fla. - Florida Lt. Gov. Buddy MacKay

CROWLEY MARITIME CORP.Patrick McKenzie was promoted to director of corporate planning, where

The following fuel oil prices are for the week ending Jan. 22, 1997 as supplied by the bunker fuel d