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Discusses how by the close of 1991, the trade deficit was down to $7 billion--a nothing number in a $6 trillion United States economy. In addition, United States productivity in manufacturing has been rising strongly since 1982. Value of the dollar; Contrast in wage increases with Germany and Japan; Manufacturing labor costs going down; Companies going global; Reasons for the new trade balance; Predictions for the United States economy.

The article reports on the U.S. investments in Canada. The policy of Canada that prohibits U.S. capital investment in Canadian companies engaged in electric energy production is discussed. Figures show the U.S. capital investments in the Canadian industries of wood and paper products, iron and steel production, vegetable products, chemical and allied products, nonferrous metals and animal products.

This article focuses on several socio-political issues. As India took about 45,000,000 ounces of the total product of silver in 1892 of 152,000,000, while the U.S. took 54,000,000 ounces, the notification that she might at any moment leave silver to its fate would, have led to some provision for the emergency by the U.S. Congress after the Monetary Conference in Brussels had adjourned. The Pope's letter to the Catholic hierarchy of the U.S. on the public-school question, made public in June, 1892, is an important document, but it is doubtful if it will prove to be the olive branch which he seems to think it.

The article focuses on the efforts of Canada's new Conservative leaders to shift economy closer to Great Britain and away from the U.S. It says that the Tories, led by Prime Minister John George Diefenbaker, are discussing a shift of 660 million dollars off the 4.1 billion dollar American sales in the nation and to the 706 million British sales to Canada. It states that the new government plans to legislate against excessive importation of U.S. money to keep Canada in command of its own growth.

The article offers world business new briefs as of March 13, 1937. The Washington Birthday speech of U.S. Ambassador to the Soviet Union William Christian Bullitt in Paris, France in which he expressed his country's sympathy for free nations stirred Europe, but was censored in Germany. A German paper editorial warns of the country's eventual opening of the way to Asia Minor and the creation of a southeastern economic block. The Leon Blum government in France is liberalizing its financial policies due to Radical Socialist pressure.

Focuses on socio-political conditions of the U.S. as of February 26, 1973. Views of John. D. Ehrlichman, U.S. President Richard Nixon's adviser for domestic affairs, on dictatorship and one-man rule; Trade agreements signed by Nixon with other countries; Reasons for the increased use of document shredder equipments used by most corporates to destroy their documents.

The article focuses on the funds that Malaysia is raising from U.S. investors. It notes that Malaysia is considered the world's largest Islamic finance hub, and has been proactive in extending the reach of Islamic bonds outside the country. It mentions the two landmark Malaysian Islamic bonds, known as sukuk, which include a multi-tranche deal from the Southeast Asian nation's state-owned oil company Petronas and a dual-tranche Islamic bond from the government.

Most business executives who have put time, effort, and investment into developing a presence in China resist the notion of decoupling. With the Biden administration likely to take a less confrontational approach to China than Donald Trump did, CEOs might be tempted to hope that the issue will blow over. But as the authors point out, China has been following a long-term strategy of reducing its dependence on foreign technology and capabilities for more than 15 years and has projected that strategy forward another 15 years. Decoupling is here to stay. In this article they explain four strategies for foreign companies in China, depending on whether they are below-the-radar players, upstream players, market players, or dual players. INSET: China's Decoupling Strategy. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

China's hot-rolled coil prices tumbled on Friday March 23 along with the paper market amid mounting trade tensions between the country and the United States. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article examines the growing influence of China on Latin American through foreign trade deals and economic assistance. Topics discussed include Chinese investments in the region which are focused on infrastructure such as ports, roads, and dams, the political returns reaped by China from its investments, and the implication of Chinese influence in the region for U.S.-Latin America relations.

Over the past fifteen years or so there has been a rapid and steady growth in Saudi Arabia's international trade activity. The rate and amount of growth has varied somewhat between Saudi Arabia and its trading partners. This paper presents a summary of the Saudi import-export trends from 1971 to 1984. It assesses Saudi Arabia's trade performance with its selected trading partners by employing an adaptation of the "Revealed Comparative Advantage" concept (RCA). Besides Saudi officials, the preliminary picture presented in this paper will be of interest to exporters to Saudi Arabia. Despite the fact that Saudi oil exports took a dip after 1981, the economy is still one of the strongest in the world. The RCA concept rests on the assumption that export-import ratios should reflect relative advantage, to the extent that comparative advantage determines the patterns of international trade flows. The higher the ratio of the value of exports over the value of imports, the higher the country's comparative advantage. Although the RCA concept has several limitations, it can be made more useful by examining export-import ratios for specific product categories using disaggregated trade data. The fact that the RCA method requires readily available foreign trade statistics makes it a convenient tool for estimating comparative advantages.

The U.S.-China trade war and the supply and demand shocks brought on by the Covid-19 crisis are forcing manufacturers everywhere to reassess their supply chains. For the foreseeable future, they will face pressure to increase domestic production, grow employment in their home countries, reduce their dependence on risky sources, and rethink strategies of lean inventories and just-in-time replenishment, which can be crippling when material shortages arise. This article provides advice to make your supply chain more resilient without sacrificing competitiveness. Start by mapping the full extent of your supply network to identify both direct and indirect sources. Determine how quickly those that are most vital for you could either recover from a disruption or be replaced by an alternative. Address the vulnerabilities by diversifying your suppliers or stockpiling essential materials. Explore production-process improvements or new technologies—such as automation, continuous-flow manufacturing, and 3D printing—that could lower your costs or increase your flexibility when faced with a shock. And revisit your product strategies: Offering consumers more choices isn’t always better. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This article presents an abstract of the NBER Working Paper "Regional adjustment to trade liberalization," by Gordon H. Hanson.

Keywords: Hunan; People's Republic of China; Asia; Education and Information Technology; Education; Epidemiology; Risk and Prevention EN Hunan People's Republic of China Asia Education and Information Technology Education Epidemiology Risk and Prevention 933 933 1 10/30/23 20231103 NES 231103 2023 NOV 5 (NewsRx) -- By a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at Medical Letter on the CDC & FDA -- Investigators publish new report on Education - Education and Information Technology. Hunan, People's Republic of China, Asia, Education and Information Technology, Education, Epidemiology, Risk and Prevention. [Extracted from the article]

This paper discusses and analyses Kazakhstan's integration practices in the post-Soviet space. It is argued that Astana's active participation in the Eurasian Economic Union (EEU) is linked to the significance placed on being "Eurasian" within Kazakh state identity. As such, the EEU should not be seen as solely driven by Russia as is often assumed. Kazakhstan is playing an essential function within the formation and development of this organisation. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article reports the business trends worldwide as of September 1980. The U.S. government has provided Poland with 1.3 billion dollars in Commodity Credit Corp. advances for buying grains. Data from the U.S. National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) showed that right-to-work laws that prohibit compulsory union membership is ineffective in slowing down unionism.

The article focuses on various agreements on international rules of access to supplies in an attempt to fight against global shortages of materials. The Organization for Economic Cooperation & Development (OECD) and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) assured that they will not make any actions related to oil crisis that can threaten imports and exports. Meanwhile, the U.S. plans to propose an international code for export policies under the General Agreement on Tariffs & Trade (GATT).

The article reports on the international economic relation between Finland and the Soviet Union. Finnish President Urho Kekkonen announces that the Russians have agreed to buy more than 400 million dollars worth of Finnish machinery, textiles, and dairy products annually for an indefinite period. In additions, Russians offer to negotiate 10 or 12 unidentified projects that could produce additional millions of dollars in exports for Finland.

The article focuses on the significance of the U.S.-Mexican economic pact with the helpfulness of the solution to problems below the Rio Grande to guarantee the trade foreseen by Americans with Mexico. The U.S.-Mexican pact is likely to give some aid to Mexico's confidence in silver and paper. The economic mission of the U.S. to Mexico follows in the face of other groups of experts who made a survey on the Latin American horizon.

The author reflects on the world economic condition, with emphasis on the its impact on the U.S. economy. He cites some economic shifts occurring globally and also those which can be abduced, such as the lessened demand for shipping. He asserted that by reducing tariffs and other trade limitations, and by stabilization of currencies and exchanges, the sum of world production and trade will rise. Furthermore, he cites how to execute an international oversight to economy.

The article focuses on the currency inflation that prevailed almost throughout Continental Europe following the first World War. It discusses the causes, processes and consequences of such inflation. It examines, in particular, how the currency inflation is affecting American businesses, and how it is likely to influence in the future.

The author comments on various political and economic issues as of December 1967. He argues that the U.S. can no longer afford to run dollar imbalances and budget deficits or it will devalue the U.S. dollar. He accuses French president Charles de Gaulle of blocking the British from entering the Common Market and of working on ensuring U.S. failure in Vietnam. He predicts that the stocks of railroads will soon emerge as a strong form of investment.

Presents letters to the editor referencing articles and issues discussed in previous issues. Argument made by a reader against selection of journalist Lee Ewing of the publication "Army Times" to review Anthony Herbert's book "Soldier"; Views of a reader regarding trade relations between the U.S. and Soviet Union; Instances given by a reader to highlight that progressive nations are not indifferent in confronting multinational corporations.

The article reports on the condition of foreign investment in Australia in 1972. It highlights the white paper delivered by Federal Treasurer Billy M. Snedden to Parliament which points out on the increase of the foreign ownership of domestic countries from 20% in 1948 to 35% in 1971. It states that the political opportunism in the nation has affected its economic nationalism. It also speculates the impact of repatriation rate and the problem of raising the local money.

Information about the possibilities of China imposing restrictions of scrap materials discussed in Bureau of International Recycling (BRC) held in New Delhi, India, in October 2017. The topic includes the Chinese government will gradually impose restrictions on the import of scrap materials based on environmental issues as it has already restricted imports of certain plastic and paper scrap which will impact commerce and economies of U.S. and other countries.

The article discusses various conferences related to the National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER). It cites the 14th annual conference of NBER, along with India's National Council for Applied Economic Research (NCAER) and the Indian Council for Research on International Economic Relations (ICRIER) which discussed regulatory reform. It highlights the NBER Conference on the Economics Digitization which was held on March 8, 2013 at Stanford University.

This paper suggests a series of research questions to help improve incentives for higher value health care delivery. In this paper, 'higher value' means health care that either uses fewer [...], Policy makers (both public and private) are seeking ways to improve the value delivered within our health care system, that is, using fewer resources to provide the same benefit to patients, or using equivalent resources to provide more benefit. One strategy is to alter the predominant fee-for-service (FFS) economic incentives in the current system. To inform such policy changes, this paper identifies areas in which little is known about the effects of specific incentives (FFS, salary, etc.) on the two components of value: resource use and quality. Specific suggestions are offered regarding research that would be informative for policy makers, focusing on fundamental 'building block' studies rather than overall evaluations of complex interventions, such as accountable care organizations. This research would better identify critical aspects of the FFS model and salary-based payments that are particularly problematic, as well as situations in which FFS or salary may be less problematic. The research would also explore when alternatives, such as episode-based payment might be feasible, or simply be hypothetical solutions. The availability of electronic health record-based data in various delivery systems would allow many of these studies to be accomplished in 3-5 years with budgets manageable by public and private funding sources. Key Words. Economic Incentives, physician payment, healthcare value, research opportunities

Stresses how Switzerland's claims of neutrality, which over the years have kept it out of Europe's wars, are increasingly becoming threatened. The big threat is to trade. Whether or not the Swiss should joining the common market; Other problems caused; How Switzerland has prospered from their views; How the Swiss finally took some international responsibility by joining the economic boycott against Iraq.

The article offers information on the role of gold to worldwide economy. It states that the world has beeb off the gold-exchange standard for quite sometime for all practical practices. It reports that international investors are buying up gold and paying record for it, despite of bad news of increasing prices that thrives on the crisis. It highlights the long-term negotiation between South Africa and Saudi Arabia regarding the exchange of oil exports for gold. It comments that gold glitters not just because it is scarce but also because the future of many other investments seems so chancy. According to James Sinclair, a New York gold broker, the price of gold has become a kind of Dow Jones index of investor anxieties.

Presents news briefs related to public policy studies. Background on the "Impact of NGOs on the Formation and Implementation of Party Platforms" project; Aim of the second series of workshops of the Conference Board of Canada held from June 20-22, 2006; Launch of the first series of public consultations with stakeholders on the European Union-Ukraine free trade agreement.

This article discusses possible conflicts between British and American policies related to a compensatory economy. According to the author, Great Britain is apparently persuaded that controls to equalize the business cycle can be reconciled with political democracy and has taken the plunge. But in the U.S. the trend of opinion is away from any conscious economic management. It is stated that Great Britain is going to insulate itself from another American economic paroxysm. This will show itself at the monetary conference in Great Britain's reluctance to tie itself too closely to gold standard in the U.S. It is reported that this may cause sharp difficulties when individual American exporters run up against competition in which British or other foreign governments play a part.

The article discusses the possible changes in the post-war trade relations between Latin American countries and the U.S. in view of ongoing economic developments in Latin America. It mentions economic plans of various Latin American countries including the efforts of Mexico to operate oil wells on its own, a Six-Year Plan of Brazil to industrialize the country, and a flight service connecting the Panama Canal Zone with the U.S. It also discusses the changes in buying habits in Latin America.

Comments on the future of German wartime commerce. Rehabilitation of the German foreign trade is the only salvation for the country poor in natural resources; Assertion of the author that Germany will lose its best customers of whether they from economic leagues or not because of the war and that protectionism will curtail German trading opportunities; Necessity of every military of belligerent states to establish all manners of industries that cannot withstand free international competition when peace returns; Effect of foreign competition to the wartime economy; Alternative to German foreign trade to survive the effects of economic strangulation is through trade with neutral and the vast undeveloped regions of the world; Concerns of the Germans to the treatment that is to be accorded to his nationals in the colonial possessions of the countries now fighting Germany; Closure of French, British, Dutch, and American colonial possessions to German commerce.

This paper, while examining the contested maritime spaces and geopolitical uncertainties that obtain along the proposed Maritime Silk Route, also suggests ways and means to ensure the success of the venture. However, it warns that some countries perceive the new route promoted by China as part of an expansionistic, mercantile and strategic policy, especially as a retort to the US's "Asia pivot". In centuries past, China's seafaring ventures were not colonial in nature but rather aimed at building cultural and trade links. The new Silk Road Project likewise must be based on cooperation and trust between the nations of the region, particularly China and India, to prevent a new "Cold War" in the Pacific-Indian Ocean region. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Researchers from the Bank of France conducted a study on the impact of lockdown policies implemented during the Covid-19 pandemic on international trade flows. They found that lockdowns significantly reduced trade flows between countries, with varying effects across different sectors. The study also highlighted the indirect effect of lockdowns on trade, mediated by a decline in economic activity, leading to increased trade costs. The research concluded that these trade costs had significant welfare consequences, amounting to about one sixth of the welfare loss under complete isolation. [Extracted from the article]

Byline: CT Bureau The Internet and Mobile Association of India (IAMAI) has in its counter comments submitted to the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) on the consultation paper 'Regulatory [...]

Byline: CT Bureau The Internet and Mobile Association of India (IAMAI) has in its counter comments submitted to the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) on the consultation paper 'Regulatory [...]

Summarizes the proceedings of the second annual U.S.-Japan Economic Forum on February 13-14, 1997. Proposals to ignore the nationality of companies; Comparison of government-corporate relationships in Japan with those in the United States; Speculation that American companies can still enter the United States despite major presence of Japanese firms.

The article discusses the prominence of the computer chip maker Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. (TSMC) and potential threats to its success in the global market due to a trade war between the U.S. and China.

Keywords: Beijing; People's Republic of China; Asia; COVID-19; Coronavirus; RNA Viruses; SARS-CoV-2; Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2; Viral; Virology EN Beijing People's Republic of China Asia COVID-19 Coronavirus RNA Viruses SARS-CoV-2 Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 Viral Virology 2023 FEB 12 (NewsRx) -- By a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at NewsRx COVID-19 Weekly -- Investigators discuss new findings in Coronavirus - COVID-19. Beijing, People's Republic of China, Asia, COVID-19, Coronavirus, RNA Viruses, SARS-CoV-2, Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2, Viral, Virology New COVID-19 Study Findings Have Been Reported from University of International Business and Economics (Does Covid-19 Make the Firms' Performance Worse?. [Extracted from the article]

(Bloomberg) -- France and Germany attempted to paper over disagreements on the urgency of fiscal stimulus to reboot the struggling euro-area economy, saying they have at least agreed on a "strategy for growth". There is growing impatience in Paris for Berlin to rethink its economic policy as growth in the euro area slumps and hopes for an improvement fade. [Extracted from the article]