Americans are missing out on one of Europe's favorite tourist destinations, according to Sheherezade Bel Aiba, the office director of the Tunisian Union for Manufacturing, Trade and Handicrafts (UTICA)....
Author Archives: Phil Bolton
Phil Bolton is the founder and publisher emeritus of Global Atlanta.
UGA Trade Consultant To Link Georgia and Brazil Companies
Job Dieleman, an international trade consultant with the Small Business Development Center (SBDC) of the University of Georgia, will be visiting Brazil from mid-February through mid-March to participate in...
Swiss Firm’s CEO Cites Culture Clash
Douglas G. Watson, president and CEO of Novartis Corp., provided an insight during a recent visit to Atlanta into what can make life difficult for a global company. ...
U.K. Deputy Consul And BABG Members To Go on ‘Duty Tour’
On the premise that U.K. businessmen would listen keenly to U.S. businessmen on the subject of doing business in America, Michael Shingler, the British deputy consul-general in Atlanta, was...
IMF Official Defends Policies To Cure ‘Asian Flu’
The possibility of a protectionist backlash to International Monetary Fund (IMF) policies aimed at curing the Asian flu was raised last week at a seminar of The Southern Center...
Firms May List Jobs International Jobs Free on Web Site
Georgia companies may announce job openings for free on the Organization of Women in International Trade (OWIT)'s online international trade job bank, announced the Atlanta chapter of the national...
Data General Duluth Technical Support Staff Multilingual
Data General Corp.'s new Customer Support Center in Duluth includes a worldwide call center which handles more than 5,000 calls daily and can provide technical support in seven languages...
Thailand’s Atlanta Center Manages Ministry’s Web Site
The advanced state of U.S. Internet technology and cost savings were the primary reasons that Thailand's Ministry of Commerce decided that the Thai Trade Center in Atlanta should manage...
Atlanta Gift Show Draws Canadians Despite Storm at Home
The exhibitors and buyers at the Atlanta International Gift and Home Furnishing Market held downtown last week came from all over the globe. But the delegation from Quebec may...
Summit Bank Corp.’s Assets at Record High
Summit Bank Corp. reported last week that its net earnings for the year were $2,450,000 as compared to $2,208,000 for 1996. Peter Yu, Summit's president, attributed the increase...
