Zeev Bielski, the mayor of Atlanta’s newest sister city, Ra’anana, Israel, was on hand last week at the Sister Cities International annual conference, held at the Hyatt Regency downtown, to...
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Emory Students To Design Int’l Signs in Atlanta
Emory University’s Goizueta Business School students will design a plan for the Atlanta City Council to install international signage throughout the city. The project, initiated by Councilman Jim...
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Belgium Assumes EU Presidency; Should Help Country’s Trade
The consul general of Belgium, Hervé Goyens, foresees opportunities for business ties between his country and Georgia during the next six months while Belgium holds the presidency of the...
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Reaction Mixed Here On President’s Waiving Helms-Burton
President Bush’s waiver of Title III of the Helms-Burton Act last week was met with a variety of reactions from foreign-born Atlantans with interest in Cuba. Those hoping...
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Nigeria to Select Phone System Whose CEO is an Atlantan
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) is expected to sign a license agreement this week with MTS First Mobile to provide wireless analog services in the West African country, Clay Taber,...
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Eight Georgia-based Companies Expanded To Britain Last Year
Eight Georgia-based companies established a presence in the U.K. last year, according to an annual review released this month by Invest-UK, the investment promotion agency of the British government. “Each...
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Atlanta to be Honored For its Annual Jamaica Health Fair
The Atlanta–Montego Bay Sister City committee will be honored during the 2001 Sister Cities International annual conference in Atlanta, July 25-28, for the success of its annual health fair...
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Corrupt Businesses Cost Their Countries Billions of Dollars
A blue ribbon council of international financial experts has identified 30 countries ranging from Argentina to Venezuela that have lost billions of dollars in potential foreign direct investment (FDI)...
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Executives Abroad Should Keep Close Ties With Home Office
Maintaining both personal and professional ties in the home office while on an overseas assignment, can make all the difference in affecting a smooth reentry into the workplace and home...
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Young Urges BioTech Food Firms to Share Research with Africa
Former U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations and former Atlanta mayor, Andrew Young, urges the biotech foods industry to share research and development in genetically modified foods with an African...