Business Researchers Network articles from March 2003

Business Researchers Network archives from March 2003

NAFTA update.(NAFTA has led to a 109% increase in trade in North America)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2003... This issue of Business Researchers Network features our annual update on NAFTA and doing business in Canada and Mexico. In 1994, the United States, Canada and Mexico entered into a trade agreement that will eliminate almost all tariffs by...

NAFTA.(a discussion of the effect of NAFTA on the U.S., Canada, and Mexico)
March 1, 2003... During the first eight years of NAFTA, U.S. goods exports to Canada and Mexico rose from $142 billion to $265 billion, the bulk of that trade in manufactured goods. Exports of textiles and apparel products have more than doubled and...

Canada.(Canada is an excellent export and investment opportunity for many U.S. companies)
March 1, 2003... With an economy similar to the United States, Canada is an excellent export and investment opportunity for many U.S. companies. The U.S.-Canada trade relationship is the largest in the world. Business practices, attitudes, and customs are...

Mexico.(a profile of the affect of NAFTA on the trade relationship between the U.S. and Mexico)
March 1, 2003... While NAFTA has allowed the trade relationship between the U.S. and Canada to continue to flourish, it has served as a catalyst for a more advantageous relationship with Mexico. Under NAFTA, overall trade between the U.S. and Mexico has grown...

Profiles of oil & gas Internet info resources.
March 1, 2003... The 22nd quarterly update of Oil and Gas on the Internet, released March 1, contains more than 7,500 profiles of oil and gas resources on the Internet, many buried in the "hidden Web." Each database provides profiles and immediate access...

Banks that are financial holding companies.(Brief Article)
March 1, 2003... http://www.federalreserve.gov/GeneralInfo/FHC/def ault.htm Under the Bank Holding Company Act, bank holding companies may elect to be financial holding companies. The link above provides an up-to-date list of those companies whose...

Statistical Abstract of the United States.
March 1, 2003... The latest edition of the Statistical Abstract of the United States has been released by the United States Census Bureau, and is now available for sale from the U.S. Government Printing Office. The Statistical Abstract of the United...

Free upgrade to BRN 2.0.
March 1, 2003... Business Researchers Network can now be delivered via e-mail as a Microsoft Word document. An advantage will be the ability to click on any links to visit featured sites. There's no charge for this "new version" of BRN, and you'll also...

Research developments at Argonne.(Brief Article)
March 1, 2003... http://www.anl.gov/OPA/frontiers/ Frontiers 2003 provides details on recently completed as well as underway research at Argonne National Laboratory. It's available at the above link. Featured are developments in hydrogen fuel cells,...

Trends in German high-tech industries.(Brief Article)
March 1, 2003... How do German companies assert themselves with high-tech products in the fight for markets? What are their strengths? Where are the gaps? How much do other leading industrialized nations invest in research and development? A new 13-page...

2003 Trade Policy Agenda: http://www.ustr.gov/reports/2003.html.(Brief Article)
March 1, 2003... The just-released 2003 Trade Policy Agenda and 2002 Annual Report of the President of the United States on the Trade Agreements Program is available at the above link. Prepared for submission to Congress by the Office of the United...

Economic Research from SBA: http:/www.sba.gov/advo/stats/re_pub.pdf.(Brief Article)
March 1, 2003... The Small Business Administration (SBA) has released its Office of Economic Research: Research Publications 2002, available at the above link. While SBA's mission is to serve small business, it's important to bear in mind that much of their...