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China on Friday said it will pay farmers 15 percent more for their grain next year, a move aimed at

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The Czech Republic plans to ease out foreign exchange controls by the end of 1995 in a bid to achiev

ECUADOR TO HOST DECEMBER OIL SUMMITQUITO, Ecuador - This Andean nation next month wi

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The strength of the U.S. economy and talk of Federal Reserve tightening of monetary policy will prop

Unemployment in the Czech Republic reached 3.22 percent of the work force in October, up slightly fr

One of the more riveting dramatic miniseries in the computer industry today features thespectacle of

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POL TAPS NORTON LILLY AS GULF, S. ATLANTIC AGENTSOUTH PLAINFIELD, N.J. - Polish Ocea

His company has a fancy Fifth Avenue address, but his office is a modest hole in the wall. His staff

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U.S. banks, other than the money center giants, need to be led by the hand into the world of interna

World economic recession, high oil inventories and increasing supplies from some non-OPEC producers

Friday Nov. 19, 1993 Prevailing sellers' posted prices at the close of business, representin

Singapore's overall retail sales index fell 0.4 percent to 115.2 in Septemberfrom August but

When President Clinton's limousine rolled through the wet streets here last week, U.S. optimism was

Carlos Montoya, head of Peru's privatization program, is trying to make up for lost time as he moves

Tiny, landlocked and poor, Laos is moving rapidly to shrug off its centralized past through a "new e

Prudential Insurance Co. of America's securities affiliate won't need its parent to pay claims resul

While many defense contractors are trying to find ways to beat swords intoplowshares, a smal

Software Quality Seminar Tour. Nov. 29-Dec. 3. Weeklong seminar. Hyatt Orlando Hotel, Kissimmee, Fla

De Beers Consolidated Mines Ltd., the South African-based diamond cartel, is opening a processing pl

Nevada's mining industry denounced the reform bill approved by the U.S. House as Draconian, while en

European and Japanese shipowners Friday called on their governments to push for removal of ocean shi

Israel, Egypt and Turkey have formed an alliance to promote tourism throughout the Eastern Mediterra

Latin American agricultural businesses have been a fertile market for U.S. exports of farm equipment

UGANDA LIFTS SANCTIONS AGAINST SOUTH AFRICAKAMPALA, Uganda - Uganda formally lifted

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French industrial production fell by 0.3 percent in September, according to data from the national s

Clouds are gathering over the once-sunny prospect of aircraft sales to China, amid a spate of hijack

Richmond Transportation Services of Bannockburn, Ill., and the Hub Group of Lombard, Ill., have brok

China is reiterating tight control over gold in what officials say is a step toward creation of a na

REGIONAL BLOCS Doing Business in China. Nov. 23. Allentown, Pa. Contact: Diane Albert, World

A White House promise to secure votes for the North American Free Trade Agreement has attracted conf

RUSSIAN CREW RESCUED AFTER SHIP HITS ROCKSLONDON - All 74 crewmembers on a Russian f

Now that the North American Free Trade Agreement has cleared a major hurdle, transport interests are

Key Senate leaders Thursday said they will push for final passage of legislation to combat foreign s