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The leaders of the seven largest industrial nations will meet in grand style in Naples this weekend,

New contract rules put forward this week by the Trans-Atlantic Agreement will give smaller members t

Cargo volumes and rates are beginning to pick up for U.S. passenger airlines and freight forwarders

European shippers working to outlaw the Trans-Atlantic Agreement said they will wait for an official

A North American group of "alternative" traders plans to launch a marketing logo that will identify

China outlawed labor by children under 16, set an eight-hour workday and promised a minimum wage in

The Indonesia government is likely to issue a new banking rule to force small banks to merge so as t

Japan's Fair Trade Commission ordered a Tokyo-based ladies' wear wholesaler to refrain from labeling

U.S. exports of canned and dry soup reached a record $73 million in 1993, nearly five times the leve

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Russia's economy may still be stuck in reverse, but at least some Russians are enjoying life in the

RUSSIA PROMISES INVESTORS BETTER DEAL ON TARIFFSMOSCOW - Russia plans to grant prefe

As Vietnam and the United States edge closer to formal diplomatic ties, Vietnamese business are plan

A.M. Best Co. lowered Hartford Steam Boiler Inspection and Insurance Co.'s ''A++" rating in 1994 due

Alexander Howden, a Lloyd's of London reinsurance broker, expanded July 1 into the German region via

The French government looks set to grant shipowners further exemptions from national-insurance contr

A deadline has passed in the merger of Conseco Inc. and Kemper Corp. that makes it more expensive fo

Two former presidents of the Professional Insurance Agents of New York have been elected to the boar

NEW YORK APPROVES INSURANCE RATE HIKESThe state Insurance Department has approved rate hikes

Greenville-based Liberty Corp. said Tuesday it had signed a tentative agreement to buy Integon Life

The legal battle has begun over Florida's tough new anti-tobacco law. State officials said T

The upturn in the U.S. economy is trickling down to the air-cargo industry. For the fifth straight m

President Clinton said Wednesday a new $50 million fund would be set up to promote private-sector in

Wednesday, July 6, 1994 (Percentages Per Year)INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada

The U.S. dollar will be left to twist in the wind in Naples, analysts said. The Group of 7 w

The German public-sector deficit should be reduced primarily through smaller increases in spending a

The New York foreign exchange rates below, provided by EAB New York and other sources, are selling r

U.K. seasonally adjusted industrial production rose by a provisional 0.1 percent in May from April,

(1) DAILY INDEX Annual Smoothed percent +13.096/29 102.26/30 102.37/1

Canada's international reserves grew to US$11.893 billion in June, up $682 million from $11.211 bill

The finance ministry said Wednesday it has postponed plans to fosterfinancial conglomerates,

The Journal of Commerce has named Debra Nelson as creative director in its promotion and research de

Chile, Barbados and Trinidad are most likely to qualify for entry into the North American Free Trade

The U.S. dollar was little changed in thin trading Wednesday after erasing most of its early losses.

The European Commission welcomes Japanese efforts to deregulate the economy and ease restrictions on

Seasonally adjusted June western German unemployment posted its first decline since the autumn of 19

Japan opened interdealer broking business in yen bonds to foreigners on Wednesday, seeking to make t

The gains spelled out in the Uruguay Round trade accords could be lost if the soon-to-be-established

S. AFRICA REAFFIRMS PRO-INVESTOR POLICYJOHANNESBURG, South Africa - South Africa insisted We

The British Overseas Trade Board on Wednesday launched its Annual Report and Forward Plan, which set