CIFAL Atlanta's international economic development programs that utilize the city's private-public partnerships to train developing countries are exceeding expectations, said Marcel Boisard, assistant secretary-general of the United Nations and executive...
Category: Business
Events of Special Interest June 28-July 1
Tuesday, June 28: The British American Business Group will hold a wine tasting at Vinocity Wine Bar & Restaurant. Light appetizers will be served along with a full cash bar....
Swedish Chamber Gets Sneak Preview of IKEA at Atlantic Station
Members of the Atlanta chapter of the Swedish-American Chamber of Commerce got a sneak preview this weekend of the IKEA store that is scheduled to open near Atlantic Station on...
Georgia Food Firms Eye Chilean Market
Georgia food companies hoping to take advantage of the U.S.-Chile free trade agreement see a potential market for their products in Chile following a trade show June 14 in Atlanta....
12 Georgia Firms Listed among Top 500 Hispanic Companies
Twelve Georgia companies were listed among the top 500 Hispanic-owned businesses in the United States in Hispanic Business Magazine's 2005 ranking. The list has been published each year since 1983,...
Hungarian Firms Find Atlanta a Good Place for Doing Business
Hungarian officials find Atlanta a "less intimidating" location than other U.S. cities for doing business, said Hungary's ambassador, András Simonyi, who led a trade delegation here June 15 to investigate...
Denmark Appoints New Commissioner for Trade in Atlanta
Jan Sauer, Denmark's new trade commissioner in Atlanta, and a former student at the Georgia Institute of Technology, hopes to use his background here to strengthen ties between the Danish...
Atlanta Fed Offers Cheap Transfer of Funds to Mexico
Georgia banks interested in learning about the cheapest way to electronically transfer funds to rural Mexico are invited to join a teleconference on Tuesday, June 28, 1:30-3 p.m., featuring Larry...
New Atlanta Int’l School President Seeks Partnerships
David Hawley, new president of the Atlanta International School, wants to collaborate with binational chambers of commerce, consulates and international organizations in the metro area to help host foreign delegations...
Canada Ambassador Praises Georgia Trade
Canadian Ambassador to the United States Frank McKenna underscored the importance of Georgia's massive trade with his country during a speech at the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta last week...
