The South African American Business Assocation (SAABA), which sponsored a visit June 5-9 by members of South Africa’s high-tech, agriculture, textile and plastics industries, has laid the groundwork for increased...
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Telecom Industry Accord with USAID To Aid Small Firms
Small- and medium-sized telecommunications and information technology firms in Atlanta could benefit from a new agreement between the Telecommunications Industry Association (TIA) and the U.S. Agency for International Development...
Portugal Official Wants Sister City Status with Atlanta
The Portuguese trade commissioner stationed in New York, Élias Rodrigues, is interested in joining Atlanta with a Sister City in Portugal to further two-way trade and investment. “A...
Who went last year? Who will they meet there?
Representatives of Atlanta companies interested in obtaining information on future business opportunities in Cuba or on the follow-up conference to the 1991 Earth Summit should contact GlobalFax reporter Leigh...
GSU Seeks Overseas Internship Firms For its Students
The Institute of International Business at Georgia State University (GSU) is seeking overseas internship hosting firms, like Novosoft Inc., one of Russia’s leading offshore custom software development companies. The institute...
One Israeli Firm Moves Here, Another Moves Out
Israel-based Merlynet Communication Systems Ltd., a provider of Web-enabling solutions for call centers, announced the opening of its U.S. headquarters in Atlanta last week. The Atlanta office will...
Korea Businesses Considering Expansion To Atlanta
Seven members of the Korean Kyunggi Technology Company Association visited Atlanta last week to decide whether the city is a viable place to set up small to mid-sized technology and...
Argentine Official Says Country Ripe for Telecommunications
Atlanta companies providing land-line and broadband services will have the best opportunity to participate in the development of Argentina’s telecommunications sector, Carlos Killian, vice president of the National Communications...
Telecom Firms Urged To Expand into India
India is actively seeking foreign investment to expand its telecommunications services and reach its goal of providing 15% of its population with telephones by 2010, according to its minister...
Bilingualism is Not Enough to Assure Success Abroad
Being bilingual is not synonymous with being a good international manager of overseas operations, cautioned Gordon Hale, manager of strategic business development for Atlanta-based Home Depot. Mr. Hale drew on...
