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All Russian and foreign companies currently tapping Russia's underground resources will be granted l

Egypt plans to ease restrictions further on imports and exports and increase export promotion this y

Cocoa farmers, determined to control the Ghana cocoa industry, have registered a company to market G

Richard L. Anderson, senior vice president, Safeco Insurance Cos., was elected chairman of the insti

The recovery in the nation's housing industry is likely to continue despite the recent explosive ris

Thu., March 19, 1992 (Percentages Per Year)INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada

1223 (Mar. 19, 1992) Previous day - 1222 The Baltic International Freight Futures Market in

U.S. beer exports are rising sharply as major brewers tap overseas markets to counter the effects of

British manufacturing unit labor costs rose 4.7 percent in November-Januaryfrom a year earli

Frans Andriessen, European Community commissioner for external affairs, will meet in Moscow next wee

One day after after Federal Express Corp.'s announced a $240 million pre-tax charge for restructurin

The United States will reclaim from Australia it's position as the world's largest coal exporter by

Chempower Inc. said it has paid $1.6 million to settle claims related to 15 former employees who all

Strong demand for metals in the Asia-Pacific region will counter weak consumption in the recession-h

European shippers are bracing for another fight with shipping lines on the North Atlantic, if shipow

Richard S. Pyson was named vice president for transportation, a new position. He was vice president

Guilford Transportation Industries and Consolidated Rail Corp. are seeking to convince Massachusetts

Some 30 million voters in Thailand, one of Southeast Asia's fastest-growing countries, go to the pol

AUSTRALIA: TAIWAN TARIFFS ON BEEF DISCRIMINATORYTAIPEI, Taiwan - Taiwan's tariff treatment o

Exclusive insurance agents working for direct writer companies are pushing Congress for exemption fr

U.S. safety officials have cleared United Airlines in the 1989 accident in which a Boeing 747 lost a

Prime Minister Kiichi Miyazawa ordered his cabinet Thursday to complete a new multibillion-dollar pa

The European Community Commission approved the Aug. 15 deadline on export credits under "tied aid" r

While relieved at the Senate's failure to attach strings to China's trading status with the United S

Mar. 19, 1992 No. 4/ No. 6/ No. 6/1% 1% 0.5%

New York Mercantile Exchange Mar. 19, 1992Prev. Life of Contr. OpenOpen High Low

In the last few months, several developments have taken place that underscore Southeast Asia's growi

BASF AG of Germany, the world's second-largest chemical group, which has been hit by shrinking profi

Andres Calvo was named senior vice president for the Caribbean. He will be based in the company's Sa

Operators of the Greek-owned ship Santa Clara, which dropped 441 drums of arsenic trioxide, and perh

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The International Insurance Council created a new category of membership to provide U.S. market info

Officials from the New York Mercantile Exchange are asking their board for carte blanche approval of

As of Mar. 19, 1992 Prices in the spot chemicals table include spot quotations or list price

Japanese car makers' sales in the United States will continue to grow in the next few years despite

(In Millions of Dollars) Januar 1992 December 1991 January 1991Exports

Eastern Europe's switch to oil and natural gas from coal as its main energy sources could boost worl

The National Mediation Board has decided to review its rules for union representation elections in t

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