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"Bulgaria and Poland have had 50 percent of their debts written off. Why is this not being done in r

Commercial Quantity Aluminum ingots_ $1,100-$1,150per ton lots &

An unexpected battle for ownership rights to the sunken passenger ship Lusitania, which was torpedoe

The Communist Party has acknowledged that false reporting of economic statistics was widespread and,

Vietnamese government officials will have to speak at least one foreign language, preferably English

Japan and the United States are likely to settle a lengthy dispute over the opening of Japan's insur

THAI EXPORTS OF MAIZE PLUNGED 40 PERCENT IN JULYBANGKOK, Thailand - Thai maize expor

After a decade of growth, world coal exports in 1993 fell by 2 percent to 426 million metric tons, c

(1) DAILY INDEX * Annual Smoothed percent +18.038/16 105.88/17 106.08/

Individuals are likely to dominate Thursday's auction for shares in Japan Telecom after the long-dis

Rainfall totaling 46 millimeters (1.84 inches) fell on the Ivorian cocoa belt over the weekend, acco

Ruling party candidate Ernesto Zedillo Ponce de Leon was declared victor Monday in historic Mexican

A 40-day strike by the United Transportation Union against Soo Line Railroad Co. took a dramatic tur

Foreign-funded companies in China will be held solely responsible for fire safety under a directive

Garment exporters are backing overseas buyers in pressing the government toallow imports of

JAPAN TO VETO MEASURE OF MARKET OPENINGTOKYO - Japan will reject a U.S. request that

Tight water rationing due to the long dry spell has forced a major Japanese petrochemical maker to h

The following is the list of bunker prices obtained during the course of week ending Aug. 19, 1994.

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Mongolia's president is still optimistic about the future of his country despite a fall in living st

Taiwan's industrial production index in January-July climbed 6.51 percentfrom the same perio

Steamship lines and trucking interests are distributing a new guide to marine terminals at the Los A

TWA WORKERS TO VOTE ON UNION AGREEMENTST. LOUIS - Members of the International Assoc

One of Canada's largest railway unions said Monday it will appeal a decision by the Canadian Labor R

Caught in the middle of the latest round of fare wars, Trans World Airlines finds itself truly flyin

International Petroleum Exchange Aug. 22, 1994Brent Crude Oil - (Dollars Per Barrel)

CHEVRON CORP. (San Francisco) - Stephen Furbacher was elected president of Warren Petroleum Co., hea

There are still some testy procedural hurdles to overcome before Japanese consumers crunch into the

U.S. petroleum refiners are waging a battle in Congress against gasoline imports, but independent ga

Cuba may play a role in Taiwan's burgeoning stainless steelmaking industry as a supplier of nickel.<

With the number of maritime accidents continuing to rise, China on Monday launched another drive to

Hapag-Lloyd AG, Nippon Yusen Kaisha and Neptune Orient Line are settling on terms for a three-way pa

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

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Taiwan's export orders reached $7.8 billion in July, up 9.32 percent from July 1993 and a rise of 0.

AIG takes strong exception to the article in Monday's Journal of Commerce quoting a Standard & Poor'

Standard & Poor's said Monday that it will meet soon with American International Group to discuss AI

GLOSSARY AR: American Tanker RateSchedule RevisedRS: American Tanker Rate Schedule