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Monday, March 27, 1995 (Percentages Per Year)INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada

The outgoing president of the World Bank has called for a major increase in resources available to t

China's abolition of grain coupons without ending state subsidies is breeding speculation that could

GOP PIPELINE SAFETY BILL SEEN FACING OPPOSITIONWASHINGTON - Democratic members of th

The planned upgrading of rail links in the former Soviet Union should open new possibilities for int

Northeastern Liaoning province, heartland of China's heavy industry, is mostly synonymous with loss-

International Petroleum Exchange Mar. 27, 1995Brent Crude Oil - (Dollars Per Barrel)

For U.S. exporters, Brazil is becoming the land of confusion. The rising tide of exports is

Having learned from their customs brokerage counterparts, freight forwarders are taking a cautious a

Europe's railways are ill-prepared to cash in on the sudden renaissance of combined truck and rail t

Textile Quotas to Watch as of March 27, 1995* Country Category Description

DOT, S. AFRICA AGREE TO SHARE TECHNOLOGYWASHINGTON - Officials from the U.S. and Sou

Trade leads supplied by: U.S. Department of CommerceU.S. and Foreign Commercial Service<

Mar. 27, 1995 Included are list prices of suppliers. Quotations do not necessarily represent

After enjoying a multimillion-dollar market at home for many years, the U.S. condom industry is look

After 50 years, one of Canada's largest life insurers thinks approval is near to resume full operati

For the second time in eight months, a Columbus Line vessel en route to Los Angeles from Hawaii part

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The chairman of a special House panel on maritime issues said Monday that heplans to advance

TTX Co., which supplies the bulk of rail intermodal flatcars, said it has ordered an additional $32

TRANSAMERICA EXECUTIVE CARPENTER TO RETIREDavid R. Carpenter, an executive vice president at

Indonesia's economy grew by 7.3 percent in 1994, nearly 1 percentage point higher than in the previo

Gabon has no intention of relinquishing its membership of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Co

Monday Mar. 27, 1995 Prevailing sellers' posted prices at the close of business, representin

The following is the list of bunker prices obtained during the course of week ending Mar. 24, 1995.

As of Mar. 27, 1995 Quotations are based on prices reported in the market or obtained from s

Robert J. "Bobby" Pfeiffer, a former deck hand who became one of the highest-paid executives in Hono

U.S. toy giant Toys "R" Us will substantially increase the amount of cargo it ships westbound throug

ID Info: Philadelphia. March 28-29. Automatic Data Capture Conference & Technology Conference. Phil

With pressure mounting to allow Iraq's return to world oil markets and that outcome starting to look

Mar. 27, 1995 U.S. spot oil product price indications, sellers range, in cents per gallon, f

A potentially explosive trade tussle is developing in France over importsfrom Eastern Europe

It appears the next stage of China's "family car" project will be headed by either General Motors Co

Barge traffic is increasing on the McClellan-Kerr Arkansas River Navigation System. The Army

CONTAINER RATES TO RISE BETWEEN EUROPE, ASIALONDON - The cost of sending a container

(1)SPOT PRICE INFLATION RATE, SMOOTHED, ANNUALIZED, Mar. 28, '94 - March 27, '95 (a graph) (

Private phone companies can begin operating in Germany on Jan. 1, 1998, the government announced Mon

Japan's fair trade watchdog said on Monday that 42 companies including major trading houses had rigg

A U.S. businessman tethered reluctantly to a Chinese city by legal wrangling and local protectionism

U.S.-Russian trade essentially is "on hold" as a bilateral investment treaty languishes in the hands