Category: Business

Finland’s decision to enter the European Union (EU) in a referendum Oct.16 is considered by many Finns to be the most significant act the country has made since it declared...

Could Israel be a better site than Mexico or Asia for US firms looking to expand their manufacturing?  According to Felix Zandman, CEO of Vishay Intertechnology Ltd., the answer is...

Philippine President Fidel V. Ramos met in Manila Nov. 8 with members of the Philippine American Chamber of Commerce of the Southeast from Atlanta to discuss trade and investment ties...

More than 30 executives from the Kansai region in Japan, which includes the city of Osaka, visited Atlanta the week of Nov. 28 in preparation of their region’s bid to...

When Mexico’s small to medium?sized companies obtain financing from the country’s banking system, the results will be “spectacular,” according to Carl Oelschig, Mexico account officer at First Union’s Charlotte, N.C....

Atlanta solidified its Sister City relationship with Bucharest, Romania during a ceremony at City Hall Dec. 7 during which Calin Cristescu, director of Bucharest’s International Relations Department, called the tie...

European business leaders have indicated that Southeast Asia offers the best potential for European investment, well ahead of Eastern Europe, Central and South America and North America, according to the...

The Summit of the Americas has gotten off to a rocky organizational start and may not meet expectations as a high profile  event bringing together political leaders from throughout the...

Before Atlanta can be a truly world-class city such as London or Paris, it must increase its downtown allure for pedestrians by adding walkways, G. Joseph Prendergast, executive vice president...