NORTHERN TELECOM SEEKS BOSCH GLOBAL ALLIANCE

DISCUSSIONS BETWEEN NORTHERN TELECOM LTD. AND ROBERT BOSCH GMBH COULD LEAD TO A JOINT VENTURE THAT WOULD FURTHER ENABLE NORTHERN TELECOM TO ACHIEVE ITS QUEST TO BECOME THE WORLD'S LEADING SUPPLIER OF TELECOMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMS AND SERVICES BY THE END OF THIS DECADE. THIS JOINT VENTURE WOULD BE COMPLEMENTARY TO WHAT NORTHERN TELECOM IS DOING IN...

DAVID WRIGHT'S CURRICULUM VITAE LOOKS AS IF IT COULD BE THE INSPIRATION FOR ANOTHER JAMES BOND THRILLER.  HE JOINED THE BRITISH DIPLOMATIC SERVICE IN 1965, STUDIED ARABIC IN LEBANON (1968-70), SERVED IN BAGHDAD (1970-72) AND DOHA, QATAR (1973-76).  HE'S BEEN HER MAJESTY'S CONSUL IN DURBAN, SOUTH AFRICA (1980-83), AND SERVED A SECOND TOUR IN BAGHDAD...

THE BIRMINGHAM AREA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE IS MAKING SURE THAT ITS INTERNATIONAL ATHLETIC EVENTS GENERATE COMMERCIAL TIES BETWEEN NATIONS. FOR INSTANCE, THE IDEA FOR AN INTERNATIONAL LUNCHEON/SEMINAR ON RUSSIAN TRADE WAS SPARKED BY A BOXING MATCH TO BE HELD MARCH 26 BETWEEN U.S. AND RUSSIAN TEAMS AT THE BIRMINGHAM-JEFFERSON CIVIC CENTER. THE ATHLETIC EVENT WAS...

A SINGLE LINE CHANGE IN THE GEORGIA HOUSING & FINANCE AUTHORITY'S ACT WOULD ENABLE THE STATE TO PROVIDE EXPORT LOANS AND LOAN GUARANTEES TO SMALL AND MEDIUM-SIZED COMPANIES, ACCORDING TO CHARLES SCHRODER, THE AUTHORITY'S ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT OFFICER. THE AMENDMENT TO THE ACT IS UNDER REVIEW IN THE STATE LEGISLATURE ALONG WITH A REQUEST FOR $1...

THE MISUNDERSTANDINGS THAT MAY ARISE BETWEEN BANKS AND EXPORTERS WILL BE DISCUSSED AT A SEMINAR TO BE HELD AT THE WORLD TRADE CLUB, ATLANTA, ON TUESDAY, MARCH 23, FEATURING REPRESENTATIVES FROM STANDARD CHARTERED BANK LTD, SUMMIT BANK, SUNTRUST BANK AND NATIONSBANK. THERE IS A COMMON PERCEPTION THAT EXPORTERS AND BANKS DON'T UNDERSTAND EACH OTHER'S NEEDS...

TOKYO-BASED SIMUL INTERNATIONAL WILL USE CNN INTERNATIONAL'S NEWS BROADCASTS TO DEVELOP ENGLISH-LANUAGE TEACHING TOOLS FOR PROFESSIONAL TRANSLATORS AND OTHER STUDENTS. SIMUL WAS FOUNDED IN 1965 BY MASUMI MURAMATSU, A SIMULTANEOUS INTERPRETER WHO PROVIDED SERVICES FOR EVERY U.S. PRESIDENT FROM JOHN KENNEDY TO RONALD REAGAN.  MR. MURAMATSU HAS DEVELOPED FOREIGN LANGUAGE TRAINING AND BUSINESS COURSES FOR...

EIGHT CORPORATIONS HAVE LINED UP BEHIND HOUSE BILL 536 WHICH SEEKS TO INSURE THAT GEORGIA REMAINS ON AN EVEN PLAYING FIELD WITH ALL OTHER SOUTHERN STATES IN RECRUITING AND RETAINING MULTINATIONAL CORPORATIONS. THE BILL SEEKS TO MAKE CERTAIN THAT INCOME EARNED BY A FOREIGN SUBSIDIARY WHICH IS NOT REPATRIATED AS DIVIDENDS WOULD NOT BE TAXED...

THE JOINT RECEPTION OF THE SWISS AND FRENCH AMERICAN CHAMBERS OF COMMERCE HELD LAST WEEK AT THE SWISSOTEL DREW MORE THAN 100 ATTENDEES WHO PARTICIPATED IN THE SPIRIT OF TRUE INTERNATIONAL FELLOWSHIP, ACCORDING TO STEFAN-M. TIESSEN, CHAIRMAN OF THE SWISS CHAMBER.  THE SWISSOTEL CONTRIBUTED THE VENUE, HORS D'OEUVRES AND PASTRIES FOR THE EVENT, WHICH CONTINUED...

SIR MICHAEL SANDBERG, THE FORMER CHAIRMAN OF THE HONG KONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION, IS A LEADING SHAREHOLDER IN BROADSTREET, INC.,  A HOLDING COMPANY WHICH RECEIVED APPROVAL FEBRUARY 19 TO ESTABLISH AN INTERNATIONAL TRADE FINANCE BANK IN GEORGIA AND AN INTERNATIONAL BANKING SUBSIDIARY IN MIAMI. THE BOARD OF GOVERNORS OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE BANK APPROVED...

ELEVEN INTERNATIONAL CHAMBERS AND BUSINESS GROUPS LOCATED IN ATLANTA HAVE JOINED TOGETHER TO FORM A COUNCIL  WITH THE PURPOSE OF DEVELOPING INTERNATIONAL RELATIONSHIPS IN THE CITY AND THROUGHOUT THE SOUTHEAST.  THE PARTICIPANTS INCLUDE REPRESENTATIVES OF GREAT BRITAIN, FRANCE, GERMANY, BELGIUM, THE NETHERLANDS, SWITZERLAND, JAPAN, KOREA, AUSTRALIA, CANADA, AND ALL OF SOUTH AMERICA IN THE FORM...