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Changes made in bidding procedures to meet demands imposed by the World Bank and the Interamerican D

About a year ago, U.S. trade officials here were expressing concern at the lack of U.S. company bids

During his trip to Moscow thismonth, President Clinton is scheduled to pledge U.S. financial support

The North American Free Trade Agreement smacks of trade protectionism and threatens Chinese commerce

Russian gross domestic product will contract by 5 percent in 1994, after a 12 percent fall in 1993,

PRIMERICA, TRAVELERS FINISH TAKEOVER DEALHARTFORD, Conn. - Share-holders of Primeric

The French government may end up helping French insurers cope with a torrent of claims arising from

Louisiana's last-resort workers compensation insurer hopes to cut its rates for 1995 after holding t

Most large U.S. manufacturing and service firms saw no shift in liability rates, and relatively smal

If disasters were the property and casualty industry's buzzword for 1992, perhaps 1993 will be remem

Thursday Dec. 30, 1993 Prevailing sellers' posted prices at the close of business, represent

The weekly freight index of Maritime Research Inc. (January-December 1972 equals 100 percent)is as f

Waterfront construction crews in British Columbia this weekwill begin preparing to sink wharf suppor

Recent cold weather in the Midwest has caused some ice to form on the mid- Mississippi and Illinois

Commercial ship operators began the new year under an obligation to assemble more data about drug an

James Bell vividly remembers the heyday of shipping before containerization took much of the glamour

TVA SUED OVER DENIAL OF BARGE PERMITSHUNTSVILLE, Ala. - A paper company and two asso

The use of futures, options and off-exchange "swaps" to reduce the risk of rising natural gas prices

An increase in year-end freight rates, coupled with a worldwide shortage of tankers, has cut the pro

The North American Free Trade Agreement took effect Saturday with little fanfare after a bruising po

One of Mexico's most beloved symbols, the "Angel of Independence" statue, is getting a face lift. Wo

The recent drop in oil prices to five-year lows will likely force oil companies to trim 1994 spendin

In anticipation of strong growth of Canada-Mexico trade as a result of the North American Free Trade

Canadian business and government officials anticipate steady growth in Canada-Mexico trade as a resu

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Foreign companies operating in China will be charged the same value-added tax (VAT) as their Chinese

Paul Hsu has examined Chinese commerce for 12 years and still is amazed by the marketing complicatio

Livingston Group Inc., a Toronto trade services company, will make available this month a computer s

COST OF LIVING HITS 2,567 PERCENT IN BRAZILRIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil - Brazil's cost of living

1217 (Dec. 30, 1993) Previous day - 1220 The Baltic International Freight Futures Market in

Dec. 30, 1993 Baltic International Freight Futures MarketPrev.Close High Low

REGIONAL BLOCS Manufacturing in the Caribbean BasinConference. Jan. 18-21. Miami. Th

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

Gov. Pete Wilson can exempt farmers for at least two weeks from warning their workers that a widely

The European Union's maritime safety regulators face a whirlwind few months as tough new measures to

The Commodity Research Bureau's future price index closed Wednesday at 226.56 up 1.18 which compares

QUADRAX CORP. BUYS AMOCO'S F-22 LICENSESPORTSMOUTH, R.I. - Quadrax Corp., a leading

Dec. 30, 1993 Included are list prices of suppliers. Quotations do not necessarily represent

Brazilian wheat farmers will take legal action against the government's decision this week to begin

Final closing on the sale of the rail portion of the Alameda Corridor in Southern California, origin