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Global Washington Brings Together Local Businesses to Build a Better World
Washington has long been known for coffee consumption, laptops and natural wonders, but some want to add globalism to that list.
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Benchmark Currencies Rally as the US Dollar Slides
The value of the US dollar continues to slide against other benchmark currencies, including a more valuable Canadian dollar.
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Nadja Vietz: Profile of an Internationally Renowned Attorney
The Berlin wall came down in November 1989, giving a freedom to East Germans that many had never known, including Nadja Vietz.
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Volkswagen increases yearly sales worldwide, BMW fares poorly in crash test results
As security markets worldwide sway back-and-forth over the US credit crisis, the automobile industry also experiences the global tidal ebbs.
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US credit contagion infects European banks
As the U.S. credit contagion continues to roil markets worldwide, the torment and torture continues to filter from European security markets down into individual German banks.
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Interview with Stephen D. McLaughlin, CEO of Global Market Insights and author of several articles focused on helping U.S. businesses expand successfully into Europe
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The Czech Republic - an Alternative for your Business
When considering a nation in Europe in which to either expand or locate your business, the odds are probably pretty good that the Czech Republic isn’t way up on your list of possibilities.
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Small but powerful, Norway holds the concept sacred
Shrouded in the event of King County Prosecutor Norm Maleng’s death on Thursday, May 24, Norway’s Ambassador to the United States, Knut Vollebaek, attended the dinner that evening and gave a presentation Friday at The World Trade Center on how small nations, such as Norway, hold global influence.
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Bienvenue Air France
“It took us 16 years, for them only 9 hours and 45 minutes,” said Frédéric Desagneaux, consul general of France to a joyous crowd of French and non-French who all came to Seattle-Tacoma International airport for the same purpose:
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Q&A: Spain’s economy runs with the bulls, looks to further economic progress with EU
Once known for armadas and conquistadores, Spain’s torrid GDP growth as of late doubles its EU colleagues through a mainly service based economy.
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Two former Soviet-bloc countries greet the New Year with EU membership
On the birth of 2007, Romania and Bulgaria ascended into the European Union, bringing the total number of EU member countries to 27 and nearly 500 million denizens.
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Euro notes & coins: 5 years in the bank
Five years ago, on January 1, 2002, twelve European countries introduced the banknotes and coins of their new currency, the euro, and began withdrawing the old national currencies.
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Overseas disaster recovery: Preparing for the worst
Usually they happen without warning. In most cases there is no way to predict where and when they will strike. They come from the sky, or deep inside the earth, or from the sea and, though usually short-lived, can leave devastating destruction in their wake.
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Precision manufacturing: Finding your niche abroad
When you think of precision, what is the first thing that pops into your head? Some people will say Swiss watches, while others might immediately think of German engineered automobiles. With long traditions of quality and excellence behind them, these tend to be the kind of things Americans will think of first. 
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The world at war: Protecting your overseas holdings
Once upon a time, many years ago, the traditional wisdom was that war was good for business. In today’s increasingly global economy, however, this saying is for the most part outdated and downright fool hearty.
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Five reasons to hire a consultant when expanding overseas
With very few exceptions, no matter what business you are in, there is a market for what you have to offer overseas. You never thought that your product could make it in Belgium, or Great Britain, Germany or the Ukraine?
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Venture Capital: Investing in the European Marketplace
As anyone who has ever tried it knows, venture capital investing is not a game for the weak of heart. While it is certainly true that some venture capitalists have accumulated massive fortunes and reaped mega profits on their investments, it is also true that billions of dollars are lost every year on bad investments.
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Information Technology: The universal language isn't enough
There can be no doubt that as any business grows and branches out, Information Technology becomes a critical part of its successful operation. No matter the size of the company, or the kind of business they do...
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Staffing your European offices: don't go it alone
No matter what your business is, or where it is located, staffing is one of the most challenging aspects of any expansion you do. Finding the right people for the right position, making sure they will fit into the culture of your company, and ensuring...
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Taking advantage of the Eastern European markets
For some of us, the image of Nikita Khrushchev banging his shoe on the podium of the United Nations in the early sixties and uttering the words “We will bury you” is burned into our minds. For others, Ronald Reagan standing in front of the concrete...
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Doing business in Germany
In the past decade, more and more American businesses have expanded their markets into other countries. Once the exclusive province of the conglomerate giants and multi-national corporations, with the advent of increased communications and internet...
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Cloudy with a few sun breaks for the German economy
Gazing into its future, the world’s third largest economy behind the US and Japan, seeks to gain some momentum and remain stable in 2006 forecasts.  “Companies are looking a little more forward than backward,” the German Embassy’s Labor Counselor...
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Expanding across the pond: Doing business in the UK
For small and mid-sized companies, expansion into the European marketplace presents senior management with plenty of challenges – many of which you have probably never faced before. Doing business overseas requires the implementation of strategies...
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Romania’s Oil—A path to modernization or corruption

Romania is not only a country that many associate with Transylvania and its famous inhabitant, Count Dracula.  Romania was one of the first countries to produce oil.  Already in the second half of the 19th century Romania belonged to the vanguard of oil producers.  In 1857 this Southern European country produced 275 tons of oil.
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Seattle's Western Viking
Western Viking, the oldest and largest Norwegian newspaper in North America, presents itself as “a weekly bilingual ethnic newspaper bringing the latest news from Scandinavia to America.
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Made in Germany
The history of the label “Made in Germany” goes back to the year 1887 when British imports were legally required to be marked with a label such as “Made in Germany” through the “Merchandise Marking Act” to protect the British economy.
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