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Foreign trade accounted for nearly half of last quarter's surprising 4.7 percent jump in economic gr

Hong Kong announced Friday its smallest annual growth in exports since the early 1980s, in large par

''I have a basic problem with 50 different states doing things as if they were the State Department.

C.H. ROBINSON CO.David Howland was appointed general manager of Iowa Interstate Intermodal,

CHINA PREMIER URGES USTO SETTLE MFN ISSUEBEIJING - Chinese Premier Li Peng has called on the

Auto dealers in Turkey these days spend a lot of time cursing out the new customs union deal with th

After almost a month of violent protests over subsidies and government cutbacks, unions have called

Turkey's threat to block entry of former communist nations into the North Atlantic Treaty Organizati

SOUTH KOREA ARRESTSHANBO STEEL FOUNDERSEOUL - South Korean state prosecutors Friday arrested

The proposed merger of two of Germany's largest container shipping lines may not be a success, an in

Few goods in the world's markets carry the ''Made in Nicaragua'' label, but Nicaragua's new right-wi

Disappointing customer demand during the Christmas season and a stronger pound contributed to a decl

Newly knighted Sir David Rowland, chairman of Lloyd's, arrived to accept the Insurance Leader of the

FLORIDA'S NELSON BLOCKSINSURANCE RATE INCREASESTALLAHASSEE, Fla. - Florida Insurance Commiss

MARSH & MCLENNANSEES GROWTH FOR YEARNEW YORK - Year-end 1996 revenue jumped to $4.1 billion

The Thai government is pressing for a wide review of moves to liberalize the insurance sector after

Despite showing a bright countenance and looking to the future, Lloyd's of London is not yet out of

The next time a transit bus passes, try to imagine the smell of fresh popcorn or french fries instea

From the cold streets of New Bedford, Mass., to the tropics of East Timor, a state initiative to sla

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When John McCarley recently decided to take the plunge and join a Tokyo trade fair, he fully exp

Thursday, Jan. 30, 1997Percentages Per Year INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada

U.S. and other foreign investors will boost their equity holdings in key developing countries this y

The New York foreign exchange rates below, provided by Reuter Money Service, are selling rates among

American executives and products abound in Cuba despite a U.S. trade embargo, Canada's ambassador to

The U.S. dollar drifted lower Thursday in quiet trading.The dollar came under some pressure

The Senate Finance Committee Thursday approved the nomination of Charlene Barshefsky to be U.S. Trad

(1)SPOT PRICE INFLATION RATE, SMOOTHED, ANNUALIZED, Feb. 2, '96 - Jan. 30, '97 (a graph)* An

CHINA, EU 'FAR APART'ON WTO MEMBERSHIPBEIJING - Chinese and EU officials concluded three day

William Daley, the brother of Chicago Mayor Richard Daley, was sworn in Thursday at the White House

The pace of Japan's economic recovery is way too slow and is hampered by an inefficient and protecti

Central America must look to expand its trade ties to the Caribbean and South America, as it is unce

Employment in Mexican maquiladoras, or in-bond assembly plants, rose 20.3 percent to 811,376 workers

Pakistan's commercial sector and many analysts expect the Muslim League's Nawaz Sharif to come to po

EX-KOREA BANK CHIEFDETAINED OVER SCANDALSEOUL - Former Korea First Bank president Lee Chul-S

''We only got the head cheese. The rest of the elected officials have to go, too. This union has to

Russia's trade regulators have started a preliminary investigation into color television imports, si

China and the United States made progress Thursday in talks on a new textile accord but negotiations

U.S. and European companies have long waited for last week's decision in Turkey paving the way for p

FRANCE TO BOOST AIDTO LATIN AMERICAPARIS - French Finance Minister Jean Arthuis signed two a