By Alexandra Bowen on 2/26/2010 5:15 PM

Beginning in 2011 Sweden will charge foreign students tuition.  Each institution will have the opportunity to set its own rates; however, the average tuition rate will be around $10,000.  Sweden's foreign student population makes up about 8% of the country's total number of students.

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By Lorraine McCord on 2/25/2010 12:23 PM

For those of you who may not be familiar... OWIT is a national organization to help women (and men!)in international trade network.

WHAT: Export Controls

WHEN: Thursday, February 25

TIME: 6pm-8pm

WHERE: Mariott Hotel, 8440 Freeport Pky, Irving, TX

For more details visit: www.owitdfw.com

 

 

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By Lorraine McCord on 2/22/2010 6:18 PM

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By Alexandra Bowen on 2/19/2010 4:38 PM

At the International Trade Center we do a large amount reading and researching for clients and for our general knowledge.  Lately, I have been spending lots of time researching what a company needs in order to have a successful online business that sells internationally. Below are a few items that I have learned so far.

(Thanks to the information on Ebay, the Federal Trade Commission, and the U.S. Customs and Border Protection).

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By Patricia Moore on 2/17/2010 3:18 PM

Almost all of us come to a point in our lives when we lose our passion for our work and decide to sell our business. However, we may find that our desire to sell coincides with a time of an economic recession.  Meaning that we might not get what our business is worth when selling.  If this is your case you have options......

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By Elyse Eriksson on 2/15/2010 1:12 PM

A slum that produces $500 million dollars worth of goods? Cities of the future? Entrepreneurs, as always, front and center.

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By Hal Jacobson on 2/9/2010 11:54 AM

In case any of us have forgotten US Customs and Border Patrol  (CBP) is beginning to implement the program.

Just the other day a first time importer called with some distressing news. Apparantly their incoming.......

 

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By Alexandra Bowen on 2/5/2010 4:52 PM

While searching for international updates, I found this interesting video on the Euro and the affects that it currently has on the US Dollar.  This debate courtesy of CNBC is truly intense and each of the commentators brings out great points.  Please click "Read more" in order to view this discussion.

 

 

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By Annette Hansbury on Friday, February 05, 2010 3:07 PM

This week's entry is inspired by Mutual of Omaha's Wild Kindom. Way back in the day, before the Discovery Channel, if you wanted to find out about the eating habits of the giraffe or something, you had to tune in on Sunday's around 6pm. Not that we were that interested in animals, it was just one of the 3 TV programs that met our parent's strict "decency" ratings for what children should watch.

So now that we're hooked on National Geograhic, it was fascinating to learn that there's big money to be made in the trading of animals. After drugs and weapons, endangered aninmals are the third largest illegal trade category.

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By Joel Martino on 2/4/2010 11:03 PM

Hundreds of years of history has fostered a complicated yet highly integrated triad of international trade and trans-pacific positioning - say that 3 times fast!

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