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Australian-based life insurer National Mutual is seeking a Chinese or other Asian investor to help i

Thomas C. Sutton, chairman and chief executive of Pacific Mutual of Newport Beach, Calif., was elect

ROYAL INSURANCE POSTS PROFIT RISE IN QUARTERLONDON - Royal Insurance Holdings PLC re

JAPANESE INSURERS SEEK HIGHER FIRE PREMIUMSA committee filed an application Wednesday with t

The governing council of Lloyd's of London voted Thursday to allow the individuals .hose wealth back

Pool Reinsurance, the company set up by the U.K. government to reinsure terrorism risks, is awaiting

The nation's chief civil rights enforcer asked Congress Wednesday to help him determine how insuranc

U.S. Ambassador Walter Mondale met Thursday with Japanese Foreign Minister Koji Kakizawa and Trade M

A small but growing army of street dealers have begun trading shares in newly privatized companies o

China could follow in Russia's footsteps by joining the Group of 7 major industrialized countries, a

Chemical Banking Corp. said its Chemical Bank unit and Margaretten Financial Corp. signed a definiti

Russia will make the first repayments on May 14 to depositors who lost $8 billion in the collapse of

Mitsubishi Corp., a major Japanese trading company, will stop hiring newcollege graduates fo

The U.K.'s February visible trade deficit with the whole world was UK731 million ($489.8 million), a

Canada's decision to police fishing beyond its 200-mile limit on the high seas may not be strictly l

Inflationary conditions in overseas markets call for very special marketing approaches. Incr

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

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

Termination of favorable trade relations with China would cost U.S. consumers $10 billion a year and

President Daniel arap Moi of Kenya Thursday took a swipe at the World Bank and the International Mon

Despite the current economic recovery, U.S. international competitiveness remains at risk, the Compe

U.S. Computer giant Compaq Computer Corp. last year became the first vendor to reach the $2 billion

US ACCOUNTING FIRM OPENS VIETNAM OFFICEHANOI, Vietnam - The U.S. accountancy firm De

The Philippine government expects an increase in private investment in infrastructure projects, now

Spanish unemployment fell to 17.76 percent in April, a 0.9 percent drop from March that continues a

Australia's seasonally adjusted unemployment rate was 10.1 percent in April compared with 10.3 perce

As President Clinton struggles with a decision on China's most-favored-nation trading status, a top

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

Thursday, May 12, 1994 (Percentages Per Year)INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada

Last week's rally in lumber markets may have set a near-term floor for cash prices, but no major gai

MONTHLY CHANGE APR. MAR. Finished goods -0.1% +0.2%In

The Export-Import Bank of the United States is ready to consider lending to any credit-worthy compan

(1) DAILY INDEX Annual Smoothed percent +10.375/6 99.75/9 100.15/10

A U.K. consulting firm finds itself at the center of a controversy over alleged corruption surroundi

Foreign investment in Venezuela rose 17.8 percent in the first four months of this year from the sam

The cost of handling of marine containers at ports rose by 4.3 percent between March and April, acco

The U.S. dollar gave back early gains against the deutsche mark and the Japanese yen Thursday and wa

The Journal of Commerce's daily Industrial Price Index continued to point toward higher inflation Th

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Most of the world's major ship lines expanded their business in the United States last year, despite