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Things were different for Republicans when Bud Shuster was a freshman in Congress. It was 19

Singapore's shipbuilding and repair industry grew by 15 percent in 1994 over 1993 on the back of a r

CANADIAN CONFERENCE RAISES INLAND CHARGESLONDON - Shippers using members of the Cont

Section 1304(5) of the Carriage of Goods by Sea Act (Cogsa) reads in part: "Neither the carr

Airtouch Communications Inc. announced plans to add Russia to its international cellular holdings, e

Baoshan Iron & Steel Corp. said that, as of Thursday, it had exported more than 1 million metric ton

China maintained high growth for a third consecutive year in 1994, reaching 11.8 percent, but high i

The number of large claims received by the protection and indemnity clubs that insure shipowners aga

The International Organization of Masters, Mates & Pilots reached basic agreement with Sea-Land Serv

The U.S. dollar, which took an unexpected drubbing in the middle of last week, will likely continue

Friday, Dec. 30, 1994 (Percentages Per Year)INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada

The Federal Trade Commission said last week it settled charges that Nestle Food Co.'s acquisition of

Russia's privatization chief has attacked the country's extensive sell-off drive, describing privati

Hungary hungers for goods, can afford them and is rapidly developing an entrepreneur class, a new pr

Prime Minister P.V. Narasimha Rao has said that, despite recent election losses, he won't delay or m

Mexico's economic reforms are "polarizing" the society by increasing the disparity between the poor

The World Trade Organization, which effectively begins operations today, provides the basis for stab

Having replaced his much-criticized finance minister and unveiled an economic emergency plan, Mexica

"It's a complicated political issue but it's really not complicated at all. We're talking about free

One of the most interesting trade-related surveys to come out of 1994 was conducted by the Universit

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

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

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

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

Russia and the European Union last week completed talks on a provisional agreement regulating trade

Trade leads are supplied by: US Department of Agriculture, Foreign Agricultural ServiceAgric

The zealous customs officials on the border with Germany remind Austrian shoppers of Iron Curtain fr

China plans to change the way its firms are developing a key component of its telecommunications exp

FABRICS Knitted fabrics. Contact: Gold Point Industries Pte. Ltd., 34 Genting Lane #04-05/06

FROM THE UNITED STATES/CANADA CHINA. Feb. 20-March 1. The U.S. Department of Commerce is spo

REGIONAL BLOCS Practical Nafta: A Real World Strategic Analysis of Opportunities and Obstacl

INVESTMENT IN HUNGARY HITS $1.139 BILLIONBUDAPEST, Hungary - Foreign investment in H

(1)SPOT PRICE INFLATION RATE, SMOOTHED, ANNUALIZED, Dec. 30, '93 - Dec. 9, '94 (a graph) (2)

The debate over Proposition 103 rebates may reach the U.S. Supreme Court. If insurance compa

Liability insurance experts do not expect the owners of the Queen Elizabeth 2 cruise ship to be able

HOME HOLDINGS PLACED ON REVIEW BY MOODY'SNEW YORK - Home Holdings Inc., which owns H

A look at some of the new committee and subcommittee leaders in the Republican-controlled Congress.<

Hope springs eternal, and that is never more apparent than at the start of a new year when we resolv

American President Cos. plans to eliminate as many as 1,000 jobs, representing as much as 20 percent

Wednesday's deadline for oil tankers to comply with a new Coast Guard liability rule has passed with