The Bilateral Trade Agreement (BTA) between Vietnam and the U.S. will likely increase Vietnamese imports to the U.S., but the formation of an ideal foreign investment climate is still...
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Atlanta Holland Club Selects Attorney  As Business Liaison
The board of the Atlanta Holland Club (AHC) has selected Thomas Wybenga, an attorney with the Atlanta office of international law firm Seyfarth Shaw, to serve as business liaison for...
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Former GDITT Head Cardoza Shifts to  Alabama Capital City
Former commissioner of the Georgia Department of Industry, Trade and Tourism (GDITT), Randy Cardoza, has taken a new position as senior vice president of corporate development of the Montgomery...
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German Group May Cancel Trip Here Due to Sept. 11 Attacks
A delegation of German builders, architects and craftsmen, scheduled to attend the International Builders Show to be held at the Georgia World Congress Center in February, may cancel their trip...
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DÃaz Foods Targets Colombian Markets Here and Carolinas
Díaz Foods, the largest Mexican food distributor in the Southeast, is beginning a campaign to cater to the “changing face of Hispanics in Georgia and the Southeast,” referring specifically...
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Fast Track Seen as Helping Georgia Technology Companies
The U.S. Senate Finance Committee's approval last week of trade promotion authority (TPA) for President George W. Bush bodes well for Georgia's technology firms, including Roswell-based Nanoventions Inc. whose president...
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Ex-Im Bank Seeks Lenders for African Telecom Purchases
The Export-Import Bank of the U.S. is eager to help pair African companies interested in purchasing technology infrastructure equipment in the U.S. with banks interested in financing such ventures, John...
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Romanian Seeks  To Strengthen  Ties to Atlanta
Romanian ambassador to the U.S., Sorin Dumitru Ducaru, visited Georgia, Dec. 6-7, to meet with John Lazau, his country’s honorary consul in Atlanta, and representatives of the state’s estimated 12-15,000...
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Sept. 11 Terror Seen as Aiding Distance Training
Norcross-based Bianco Hopkins & Associates’ Latin American division is developing its Internet-based employee training programs in response to concerns about international business travel since Sept. 11, said the company’s Latin...
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Euro Expected to Further Georgia Trade with Italy, European Union
Italy will be a prime beneficiary of the European Union’s (EU) complete currency switch to the euro, beginning Jan. 1, and the conversion is expected to facilitate trade between...