Italian companies, responding to changing tastes and an increase in the Southeast's disposable income, are targeting the region as an untapped market for their products, according to Giovanni Bifulco, Atlanta's...
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Japan’s YKK Macon Plant Slashing Wages
Some 600 hourly employees at Macon's YKK U.S.A. Inc. zipper manufacturing plant will take a nearly 10% pay cut next year as the company grapples with apparel manufacturing's flight...
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Chad Is Top Recipient of FDI in Africa
Chad, which received no foreign direct investment in 2001, was the star performer in attracting FDI last year with inflows of more than $900 million, primarily related to investments in...
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Ex-President of Kenya Visits with Ex-Pats And President Carter
Daniel arap Moi, the former president of Kenya, visited the Carter Center last week to research setting up a similar organization in Africa. Mr. Moi met with President Carter...
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Bioscience Seen as Replacement for Lost Industrial Jobs
Georgia's bioscience industry is key to replacing jobs and investment in the state, which has been hard-hit by the loss of manufacturing companies to lower-cost locations and labor abroad,...
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Italian Companies Target Southeast To Sell Their Goods
Italian companies, responding to changing tastes and an increase in the Southeast's disposable income, are targeting the region as an untapped market for their products, according to Giovanni Bifulco,...
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Atlanta Can Learn From Belgium in Its Drive to Lure FTAA
Herman Portocarero, the new Belgian consul general in Atlanta, told GlobalFax he welcomes the opportunity to share perspectives on European Union integration, including the experience of Brussels, Belgium, as...
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Arbitration Growing In Importance Among International Firms
Careful contractual language detailing the administration of international arbitration proceedings can go a long way in ensuring U.S. and international companies a fair arbitration hearing should a dispute with an...
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Conference on Trade Ties Between China And Georgia, Oct. 1
Coca-Cola Co. and United Parcel Service Inc. representatives are among panelists from industry, government and academia, slated to examine the Georgia–China trade relationship at a conference, Wednesday, Oct. 1, at...
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AeroMexico Offers Cost Saving Program To Georgia Companies
AeroMexico Airlines is offering a cost saving travel program to Georgia companies currently conducting business in Mexico. The airline already has provided a discount program for members of the...