The Federation of Philippine American Organizations in Georgia, composed of 22 organizations from throughout the state, collaborated on a cultural program in Jonesboro on Oct. 21 as the first...
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Global Commerce Bank May Expand Beyond its Asian-American Base
Until he assumed his positions as president and CEO of the Global Commerce Bank in Chamblee this summer, Y.T. Lin spent most of his banking career at the highest levels...
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Korea Consul Says His Country’s Currency Should Remain Stable
The Korean won should remain stable at about 1,140 won to the U.S. dollar because of the country’s strengthening foreign exchange reserves and its improving economy, Jung-pyo Cho, Korea’s...
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Industry and Trade Adds Ex-Banker as An Export Manager
R. Allen Judd, co-founder of the Japan America Society of Georgia and a former director of the Metro Atlanta Chamber of Commerce, has joined the international trade division of the...
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Spain’s Honorary Consul Advocates Full-Time Consulate
Spain should establish a consulate general in Atlanta to participate in the growth of the Spanish-speaking communities here, Ignacio Taboada, the honorary consul of Spain, told GlobalFax in an interview....
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GSU Launching Program To Improve Economies In Southern Africa
The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) has awarded a $5 million grant to Georgia State University to create a business training and skills development institute in sub-Saharan Africa....
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New Head of INS Here Promises to Streamline Office
Promising to “streamline processes” at the Atlanta district office of the Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS), Rosemary Melville, the director, has set a goal of completing approximately 44,000 “adjustment...
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Head of U.S. Chamber In Colombia Urges Investment There
The president of the Colombian-American Chamber of Commerce based in Colombia, Joe Finnin, extended an invitation to Atlanta businesses to invest there during this “most critical period” on the country’s...
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Delta’s Bogota Route Encourages Atlanta-Colombia Business
Officials from the Colombian Consulate in Atlanta and Delta Air Lines praise the new, non-stop daily flight to Bogota, Colombia that will begin Dec. 4 and expect that it will...
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Meeting Here Aimed At Boosting Visitors From Latin America
Representatives from 11 Latin American countries will attend a hospitality trade show and tour in Atlanta Oct. 27-31 to learn about the diversity of Georgia’s hospitality industry, which goes beyond...