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Indochina's ports will face increasing demand as the region moves toward greater economic integratio

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OVERVIEWThe total Brazilian market for processed food is estimated to have reached $48.9 bil

Financing companies, called ''sarakin'' (pronounced SUH-rah-kin), are banking on a recent borrowers'

Hong Kong is cracking down on imports of unsafe waste, using new laws requiring permits and imposing

Inkombank, a powerful Russian commercial bank, is counterattacking and staying solvent.The f

China Ocean Shipping Co. has confirmed plans to swap space on its containerships with two other ship

1109 (Aug. 20, 1996) Previous day - 1108The Baltic International Freight Futures Market in L

Another battle royal is shaping up over who builds and operates the container terminal at Subic Bay,

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The United States and Ukraine have quietly put a dispute over supplies of shirts from the former Sov

The European Commission gave the green light Tuesday to three planned corporate deals in the auto, c

SHIPSISRAEL GETS FIRST CARGOHEADED FOR JORDANTEL AVIV - The first shipment of goods

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REGIONAL BLOCSJapan-U.S. Southern Conference. Sept. 4-6. Houston. Contact: Greater Houston P

International Petroleum ExchangeAug. 20, 1996 Brent Crude Oil - (Dollars Per Barrel)

The U.S. Export-Import Bank's export credit insurance programs are one example of the agency's effor

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Alaska has received nearly $8 million in federal grants for improvements at airports across the stat

Beginning Aug. 28, companies sending packages by air will face some new regulatory chores before the

One of the world's largest shipowning companies has told insurers it favors a sharp reduction in the

In a sign of perhaps major changes to come for the world's largest marine container lessor, John Buc

The United States wrapped up the last of a slew of trade restraints it lodged against wool imports i

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PORT ARTHUR REPORTS2ND-HIGHEST CARGO GAINSPORT ARTHUR, Texas - The Port of Port Arthur repor

India's main gateway to the West, the century-old Port of Bombay, is fighting a battle against age a

An item appearing in a People on the Move column on Page 9B in the Aug. 19 edition should have said

Licensing a product in Japan varies from industry to industry and has not been a serious barrier to

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Step right up! We're ''doing E-mail'' at the columnist's carny here of late. No pushing or shoving.

Sixteen years after the first production license was awarded in the Norwegian sector of the Barents

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NORTH AMERICARepresentaciones Guadalajara '96. Sept. 3-5. Mexico City. Contact: U.S. Trade C

AFRICACote d'IvoireInternational companies attempting to establish operations in Cote d'Ivoi

A long-awaited additional rail line between Beijing and Hong Kong will open Sept. 1, four months ear

Random thoughts after nine hours of watching last week's Republican National Convention. Bob Dole de

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CRUDE STEEL OUTPUTDECLINES IN JAPANTOKYO - Japan's crude steel production fell 6.5 percent f