Mississippi Business Journal » international markets http://msbusiness.com Mississippi Business Journal Wed, 22 May 2013 14:27:18 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 MDA leading trade missions to Canada, China http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/08/03/mda-leading-trade-missions-to-canada-china/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=mda-leading-trade-missions-to-canada-china http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/08/03/mda-leading-trade-missions-to-canada-china/#comments Fri, 03 Aug 2012 20:19:25 +0000 MBJ Staff http://msbusiness.com/?p=60606 JACKSON — The Mississippi Development Authority (MDA) is inviting state business leaders interested in pursuing trade opportunities in the Canadian market or seeking representation, partners or distributorships in Canada to participate in a multi-sector business-to-business matchmaking mission to Toronto and Montreal Sept. 10-14. In a separate item, MDA is also leading a trade mission to [...]

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]]> http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/04/25/mda-leading-trade-mission-to-south-american-countries/feed/ 0 Hosemann calls for closer ties with Israel http://msbusiness.com/blog/2010/09/03/hosemann-calls-for-closer-ties-with-israel/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=hosemann-calls-for-closer-ties-with-israel http://msbusiness.com/blog/2010/09/03/hosemann-calls-for-closer-ties-with-israel/#comments Fri, 03 Sep 2010 11:03:13 +0000 Associated Press http://msbusiness.com/?p=29758 Mississippi Secretary of State Delbert Hosemann says the state should strengthen culture and economic ties with Israel. Hosemann met yesterday in Jackson with Opher Aviran, Israel’s new consul general to the southeastern United States. During a news conference at the state Capitol, Hosemann and Aviran talked about Stark Aerospace, a subsidiary of Israeli Aerospace Industries. [...]

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]]> http://msbusiness.com/blog/2010/09/03/hosemann-calls-for-closer-ties-with-israel/feed/ 0 U.S. trade deficit soars to two-year high http://msbusiness.com/blog/2010/05/12/us-trade-deficit-soars-to-two-year-high/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=us-trade-deficit-soars-to-two-year-high http://msbusiness.com/blog/2010/05/12/us-trade-deficit-soars-to-two-year-high/#comments Wed, 12 May 2010 14:43:38 +0000 Associated Press http://msbusiness.com/?p=23793 WASHINGTON — The U.S. trade deficit rose to a 15-month high as rising oil prices pushed crude oil imports to the highest level since the fall of 2008, offsetting another strong gain in exports. The larger deficit is evidence of a rebounding U.S. economy. The Commerce Department said today that the trade deficit rose 2.5 [...]

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]]> http://msbusiness.com/blog/2010/05/12/us-trade-deficit-soars-to-two-year-high/feed/ 0 Greek debt crisis has world nervous http://msbusiness.com/blog/2010/04/29/greek-debt-crisis-has-world-nervous/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=greek-debt-crisis-has-world-nervous http://msbusiness.com/blog/2010/04/29/greek-debt-crisis-has-world-nervous/#comments Thu, 29 Apr 2010 12:31:54 +0000 Associated Press http://msbusiness.com/?p=23049 The debt troubles in Greece are intensifying and, even more dangerous, spreading fear across Europe and beyond. That is triggering talk of a potential global contagion, similar to what happened after the investment bank Lehman Brothers collapsed in 2008, setting off the worst financial crisis in the United States since the 1930s and contributing to [...]

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]]> http://msbusiness.com/blog/2010/04/29/greek-debt-crisis-has-world-nervous/feed/ 0 Dunkin’ Donuts returning to Russia http://msbusiness.com/blog/2010/04/28/dunkin-donuts-returning-to-russia/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=dunkin-donuts-returning-to-russia http://msbusiness.com/blog/2010/04/28/dunkin-donuts-returning-to-russia/#comments Wed, 28 Apr 2010 11:43:10 +0000 Associated Press http://msbusiness.com/?p=22955 MOSCOW — Dunkin’ Donuts is returning to Russia after an 11-year absence with plans to open 20 outlets in Moscow this year. Dunkin’ Donuts closed its two Russian shops in 1999 due to flagging sales. The Canton, Ohio-based chain operates more than 15,000 Dunkin’ Donuts and Baskin-Robbins shops in 44 countries. Baskin-Robbins operates in 143 [...]

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