The USA India Business Summit is seeking nominations for awards to be given out at the organization’s 3rd annual event to be held in Atlanta June 21-22. The categories for...
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Conference Call with U.S. Ambassador to Botswana
Companies interested in Africa are invited to join a June 6 conference call with the U.S. ambassador to Botswana. Michelle Gavin will outline trade and investment opportunities in the country ahead of a July trade mission...
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AGCO Launches Zambia Training Farm
AGCO Corp., a Duluth-based tractor manufacturer, has launched a 371-acre farm in Zambia that will help local farmers understand how to use its equipment. The AGCO Global Learning Centre, near the capital city of Lusaka,...
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Ireland’s Support for EU May Help Ease Its Bank Crisis
Although expected, passage of the Irish referendum on the European Union fiscal stability pact May 31 underscored his country’s commitment to putting its “economic house in order,” Paul Gleeson, Ireland’s...
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UGA Trip to Deepen China Research Ties
The University of Georgia’s top international educator is leading a trip to China this month in a bid to deepen partnerships with three major universities. Kavita Pandit, associate provost for international education, will...
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Atlanta and Ghana: Cultural Collaboration Spurs Development
When Samuel Sarpong visited Atlanta for the first time last July, he had an elevated view of Centennial Olympic Park. But the mayor of Kumasi, Ghana, wasn’t looking down from a towering skyscraper; he was sitting atop...
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Fulton County Chairman Leads Students to China
Fulton County Board of Commissioners Chairman John Eaves is traveling with more than 20 high school students in China, the latest destination for a leadership program he helped launch in 2008. The group departed May 26 on...
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Zambian Delegation Coming to Atlanta
The commerce minister of Zambia will bring a group of top officials to Atlanta June 27, the latest in a parade of southern African leaders courting investment from the Georgia...
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Georgia Departments Partner to Boost Ag Exports
The commissioners of Georgia’s agricultural and economic development departments have signed an agreement to work more closely together to increase the state’s agricultural exports. Signed in Istanbul on May 31, the...
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Atlanta Stakes Its Wickets for Diamond Jubilee
Oglethorpe University is bringing some British pomp to Atlanta with an exhibition cricket match on Saturday, June 2, in honor of the 60th anniversary of Queen Elizabeth II‘s coronation. Local...