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MAIB
International Trade News Bulletin
Items
of Interest to the International Business Community
March
16, 2006
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The
Annual Year-End Massachusetts
Export Report for 2005 is now available from MAIB.
The past year was a record-setting one for the
Commonwealth. For highlights, please read on, or check
our website for details at www.aimnet.org/maib
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MASS.
EXPORT REPORT for 2005: Banner Year for Mass. Exporters
Massachusetts
manufacturers set a new record of exporting merchandise
to international markets in 2005, with the total of $22
billion surpassing the previous high reached in 2004.
The top products exported were instruments at $4.7
billion, electric machinery at $4.5 billion, industrial
machinery at $3.1 billion, pharmaceuticals at $2.6
billion (a 36% increase from 2004), and organic
chemicals at $1.1 billion. Plastics also came in at $1
billion.
Leading
markets for Mass. exports are Netherlands ($3 billion),
Canada ($2.9 billion), Germany ($2.1 billion), Japan
($1.8 billion) and United Kingdom ($1.6 billion).
Mainland China was the state's sixth largest export
market at $882 million, and when Hong Kong (reported
separately) is added, total sales for that region are
$1.3 billion.
For
a complete listing of all 2005 products exported from
Mass., all 2005 export markets for Mass., and all
states' export totals for 2005, please click on the link
below for the MAIB website.
Visit
www.aimnet.org/maib
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EVENT:
Mar. 22, Wed.--Sen. Susan Collins of Maine on Homeland
Security--Noon, Portland, Maine C
ONECT and the Maine International Trade Center present a
Luncheon Roundtable with Senator Susan Collins, Chair of
the U.S. Senate Homeland Security and Government Affairs
Committee. This is an informal and open conversation
with Senator Collins. Location is Eastland Park Hotel,
157 High Street, Portland, Maine. Registration at
11:30am, lunch at noon, and discussion at 12:40pm. Cost
is $45, payable to CONECT. For questions or to register,
call 508-481-0424, email CONECT@charter.
net, or click on the link below.
Visit
www.conect.org
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EVENT:
Mar. 29, Wed.--Risks & Opportunities in Mexico,
Brazil & Argentina--8am, Boston
N
ew England-Latin America Business Council presents this
panel of experts, who will examine the "Big
Three" economies of Latin America. Panelists
include Fernando Losada, Senior Emerging Markets
Economist, ABN AMRO, NYC; Michael Gavin, Managing
Director and Head of Latin American Research, UBS,
Stamford, CT; and Benito Berber, Vice President and
Economist for Latin American, HSBC, NYC. Location is
Bank of America, 100 Federal Street, 2nd Floor, Boston.
Fee is $20 for NELABC members and co- sponsoring
organizations, $50 non-members. To register, phone
617-434-0928, email info@nelabc.org,
or click on the link below.
Register
on-line at NELABC.
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EVENT:
Apr. 4, Tues.--Tangible Opportunities in European ICT
Market--7:30am, Burlington
Hear
from US Department of Commerce representatives about how
to increase your sales to Europe. Learn about the CeBIT
conference in Hannover, Germany--the world's premier ICT
(information and communication technologies) trade fair.
This free-of-charge breakfast will feature presentations
by John Lumborg, IT commercial specialist with the US
DOC, based in Berlin; Jorg Schomburg, CeBIT's managing
director; and Art Paredes, president of Hannover Fairs
USA. Time is 7:30-10:30am, Boston Marriott Burlington,
Rte. 128 and 3A. Contact James Paul at the US Dept.
Commerce with questions--617-424-5955 or james.paul@mail.doc.gov.
To
register, click on link below or contact Monika
Louderback at Hannover Fairs USA: 609-987-1202 x 229 or
email mlouderback@hfusa.com.
Register
here.
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EVENT:
Apr. 5-7, Wed-Fri--Northeast Trade & Transportation
Conference--Newport, RI
The
Coalition of New England Companies for Trade (CONECT) is
presenting its 10th annual conference with the theme,
"The Evolving Supply Chain: The Future is
Now." Industry leaders and analysts will deliver
insights into controversial topics in today's rapidly
changing domestic and international transportation and
logistics marketplace. For more information or to
register, call 508-481-0424, email CONECT@charter.net,
or click on the link below.
Visit
www.conect.org
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EVENT:
Apr. 5, Wed.--Former Premier of Quebec on Softwood
Lumber--8:15am, Boston
T
he New England-Canada Business Council presents The
Honourable Pierre Marc Johnson, Former Premier of
Quebec, Former Professor of Law at McGill University,
lawyer, and physician, at this breakfast program.
Location is The University of Massachusetts Club, 225
Franklin Street, 33d Floor, Boston. Breakfast at 8:15am,
speaker at 9am. Cost is $25 members and $35 non-members.
To register, please call 508-923-0365 or email necbc@comcast.net.
Click
here for more information.
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TRADE
MISSIONS: To China and Europe--May and June
D
ates: May 20-31. Destination: China, cities of Shanghai,
Chengdu, Hohhot, Beijing and Jinan. Sponsored by
MeetChinaBiz. Contact Shawn He at 617-633-3806 or click
here for details.
Dates:
May 22-27. Destinations: Athens, Greece; Zagreb,
Croatia; and Bologna, Italy. Sponsor: US Dept. of
Commerce. Focus: Healthcare. Contact Bill Kutson,
Project Manager, at 202-482-2839 or click
here for details.
Dates:
June 3-10. Destinations: Warsaw and Prague. Sponsor:
Eastern Trade Council. Contact Veronique Cavaillier at
646-383-5717 or click
here for details.
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TRADE
MISSION (new listing): To China--June 10-17
T
he Asian-American Chamber of Commerce, Boston, invites
CEO's, COO's and CFO's of middle market companies on a
trade mission to Ningbo, Zhejiang Providence; Shunde,
Guangdon Province; Zhengzhou, Henan Province; and Xi'an,
Shanxi Province. Contact Tony Zhang, Chairman of the
Board, Asian-American Chamber of Commerce, Boston, at
617-504-3414 or via email at tony.zhang@citizensbank.com.
Click
here for details on China trade mission.
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NOTE
TO OUR READERS
Your notices of events and suggestions for topics are
always welcome.
Massachusetts
Alliance for International Business (MAIB) is grateful
to the Massachusetts Manufacturing Extension Partnership
(MassMEP) for their financial support.
Visit
the MassMEP
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Massachusetts
Alliance for International Business (MAIB); Kristen
Rupert, Executive Director; (Affiliate of Associated
Industries of Massachusetts (A.I.M.)
phone:
617-262-1180
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