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Business International Corporation (BI) was a publishing and advisory firm dedicated to assisting American companies in the operations abroad. Founded in 1953 by Mr. Eldridge Haynes, it initially focused on American companies and started out with a weekly newsletter and a group of key corporate clients. BI eventually became the premier information source on global business with |
Business International Corporation (BI) was a publishing and advisory firm dedicated to assisting American companies in the operations abroad. Founded in 1953 by Mr. Eldridge Haynes, it initially focused on American companies and started out with a weekly newsletter and a group of key corporate clients. BI eventually became the premier information source on global business with research, advisory functions, and conferences and roundtables in addition to its publications. It was headquartered in New York, with major offices in Geneva, London, Vienna, Hong Kong and Tokyo, and correspondents all over the world including such locations as Lagos, Myanmar, and Dhaka. |
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Publication included a family of newsletters (Business International, Business Europe, Business Latin America, Business Asia, Business China, and Business International Money Report), regularly updated reference products covering 40-50 countries (Financing Foreign Operations; Investment, Licensing and Trading Conditions), and a host of special reports, some of which were client-commissioned. Its international client base included American, European, Japanese and Indian companies and corporate groups. |
Publication included a family of newsletters (Business International, Business Europe, Business Latin America, Business Asia, Business China, and Business International Money Report), regularly updated reference products covering 40-50 countries (Financing Foreign Operations; Investment, Licensing and Trading Conditions), and a host of special reports, some of which were client-commissioned. |
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Its international client base included most major American companies, as well as European, Japanese and Indian companies and corporate groups. |
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In 1986, Business International was acquired by [[the Economist Group]] of London, and eventually merged with [[The Economist Intelligence Unit]]. |
In 1986, Business International was acquired by [[the Economist Group]] of London, and eventually merged with [[The Economist Intelligence Unit]]. |
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Revision as of 11:22, 2 April 2006
Business International Corporation (BI) was a publishing and advisory firm dedicated to assisting American companies in the operations abroad. Founded in 1953 by Mr. Eldridge Haynes, it initially focused on American companies and started out with a weekly newsletter and a group of key corporate clients. BI eventually became the premier information source on global business with research, advisory functions, and conferences and roundtables in addition to its publications. It was headquartered in New York, with major offices in Geneva, London, Vienna, Hong Kong and Tokyo, and correspondents all over the world including such locations as Lagos, Myanmar, and Dhaka.
Publication included a family of newsletters (Business International, Business Europe, Business Latin America, Business Asia, Business China, and Business International Money Report), regularly updated reference products covering 40-50 countries (Financing Foreign Operations; Investment, Licensing and Trading Conditions), and a host of special reports, some of which were client-commissioned.
Its international client base included most major American companies, as well as European, Japanese and Indian companies and corporate groups.
In 1986, Business International was acquired by the Economist Group of London, and eventually merged with The Economist Intelligence Unit.