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...what is perhaps his weirdest scheme, Hugh teams up with younger brother Tony in an enterprise to grow and export hazelnuts from the former Soviet Republic of Georgia. The $118 million venture comes to a screeching halt when Bill and Hillary discover that the brothers' business partner also happens to be the chief political rival of Georgian president Eduard Shevardnadze, a key U.S. ally. Months later, Hugh and Tony were back in the headlines - the brothers reportedly thought it might be OK if they stopped actually growing the nuts and just kept exporting them. Once again, the White House...
Asian nations have tended to follow the Japanese export model of development, starting with labor-intensive manufacturing of low-cost items like shoes and garments, then moving up the high-tech ladder to refrigerators, TVs, vcrs and, eventually, computer components and software. North Korea doesn't have that luxury: it has no cash for capital investments and no private sector. South Korea has a unique opportunity to pump up North Korea's economy. Despite years of animosity, it is probably in the South's interest to facilitate the North's economic growth. "If North Korea collapses and forces premature unification...
...billion, are long-term oil and gas Production Sharing Agreements--PSAs, in the argot of the oilmen--that offer the legal framework that Western companies require if they are to make major capital outlays in developing Russia's oil, gas and mineral deposits. The deals grant foreign companies export rights and tax breaks, while Russia gets a share of the petroleum flow...
...FOOD EXPORT Maple syrup, sticky...
...FOOD EXPORT] Tex-Mex, Bush's favorite...