Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s recent re-election wasn’t met with the same breathless optimism as when he swept into power in 2014. Some blame stalled progress on economic reforms and worries about his Bharatiya Janata Party’s Hindu nationalist bent. Still, his sound victory at home and his acceptance by the Indian diaspora in the United […]
Georgia Reaffirms Oldest Japanese State Partnership
Georgia’s relationship with Japan may stretch back to 1853, when a state official joined the first U.S. trade delegation to the country, but it took another century for ties to truly blossom into a formalized partnership. That dimension began in 1966 when then-Gov. Carl Sanders signed a sister-state relationship with Kagoshima prefecture, the southernmost of […]
NAFTA Debate Explores Need to Balance Free, Fair Trade for Georgia
Talking trade today — and especially NAFTA — often means maintaining civil discourse or delving into details, but rarely both. Getting too far into the weeds can lead to one side crying foul about specific disadvantages, while tiptoeing to avoid partisan passions can lead to only superficial discussion of real issues. Speakers from a variety […]
Traveling or Working Abroad? Prepare for Family Issues Before You Go
Editor’s note: This is a sponsored post paid for by the Manely Firm. Traveling abroad or relocating your family overseas for that coveted promotion can be a dream come true, but without the proper preparation, many journeys begun cheerfully have ended in nightmarish scenarios. That’s why The Manely Firm is helping international businesspeople in Georgia — from […]
Diplomat: Brazil’s Maturing Institutions Key to Economic Reforms, Turnaround
Passage of a pension reform bill this month in Brazil’s lower house of Congress would come as no surprise to attendees of a Global Atlanta Consular Conversation in late June. During the luncheon interview hosted at Miller & Martin PLLC’s Midtown office, Consul General Carlos Henrique Moojen de Abreu e Silva was immovable in his […]
Bavaria and Georgia Underscore Ties Amid ‘Worry’ Over U.S.-Germany Trade
Georgia and Bavaria, two influential southern states an ocean apart, have an array of business and cultural ties binding them together, but both sides still see a personal touch as vital to furthering their relationship. State Minister Florian Herrmann, a cabinet member for the German state, stopped into Atlanta in mid-June to meet with Atlanta […]
South Korean Consul General Kim Drafted by the Braves
South Korea’s consul general, Young-jun Kim, didn’t grow up playing baseball in his hometown of Busan, but he was ready on Thursday to throw the opening pitch for the Pittsburg Pirates–Atlanta Braves game at Sun Trust Park. And he didn’t seem to mind when Julio Teheran was called in to substitute for him, especially when […]
Italy Once Again Commits to Beefing Up Commercial Outreach in Atlanta
On the surface, it looks like we’ve been here before. Italy’s consul general came to Atlanta in 2016 with the idea of launching a chapter of the Miami-based Italy-America Chamber of Commerce of the Southeast. In fact, the idea of such an outpost has been circulating since at least 2014, when Global Atlanta first reported […]
The Harlem Globetrotters Spread Joy at Home in Georgia and Around the World
There’s something irresistible about the Harlem Globetrotters. Denis Sullivan felt it as a 12-year-old growing up in Cork, Ireland, when he and 800 others from the town watched the team’s ball handling acrobatics and unique brand of basketball. Today he’s in charge of the team’s world tours and is proud to note that the visit […]
Korean General Calls on the U.S. to Adopt a ‘Containment’ Policy in the Face of N. Korea’s Belligerence
When he last spoke at a luncheon of the Atlanta Council on International Relations (ACIR) in February , Lt. Gen. (Ret.) In-bum Chun, predicted that an upcoming summit between North Korea’s leader, Kim Jong Un, and President Donald Trump was brewing. He also said that his aim at the luncheon was to “scare” the attendees […]
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