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Finance & Development September 1, 2007 Luis A.V. Catao	Why Real Exchange Rates? How does one determine whether a currency is fundamentally undervalued or overvalued? This question lies at the core of international economics, many trade disputes, and the new IMF surveillance effort.
CFO September 1, 2007 Janet Kersnar	View from Europe: The French Disconnection Friendly, but not friends -- such is the relationship between France's new President and CFOs.
The Motley Fool August 31, 2007 Markos Kaminis	Smithfield Foods' Shanghai Surprise During their earnings conference call, Smithfield Foods officially announced a deal with an "undisclosed" trading company in China to deliver them sixty million pounds of pork. It's a modest deal, but it represents a foot in the doorway of the hugely important Chinese market.
InternetNews August 30, 2007 Andy Patrizio	Sun Hits The BRICs Emerging markets are the place to be, says Sun's CEO.
The Motley Fool August 29, 2007 Rich Duprey	Chavez Fattens Up Venezuela's Chickens On the pretext that Mexican cement maker Cemex is causing environmental harm and contributing to a housing shortage, Chavez is preparing to take over the company's Venezuelan cement operations.
The Motley Fool August 27, 2007 Toby Shute	Quick Take: Kazakhstan Won't Grease the Wheels Some bullying from the land of Borat. Work on the giant oil field in Kazakhstan is now looking at a start-up date of 2010, and the Kazakhstan government is using the delay to try to get a bigger slice of the petroleum pie.
BusinessWeek September 3, 2007 John Carey	The Big Problem With Big Fish Feeble inspections make it easy for importers to slip through high-mercury seafood.
Chemistry World August 22, 2007 James Mitchell Crow	North Americans Unite to Control Chemicals As part of the latest North American Leaders' Summit, the US, Canada and Mexico have agreed to develop a regional partnership to assess and manage the potential risks from industrial chemicals.
The Motley Fool August 22, 2007 Alyce Lomax	Monsieur McDonald Charms the Continent What can rivals learn from McDonald's successful adaptations in Europe? As investors, we can only hope that our companies are wise enough to tread carefully into other cultures, armed with full awareness of their brands' strengths and weaknesses.
National Defense September 2007 Breanne Wagner	U.S. - U.K. Defense Technology Pact Likely to Draw Fire A defense export treaty signed in late June by the United States and the United Kingdom has sparked debate about the merits and the risks of sharing military technology with close allies.
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