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The
Baltic States - A Sea of
Opportunity -
The Baltic Sea region is
one of the fastest-growing
commercial areas in
Europe. Trade in the
Baltic region, which
encompasses Scandinavia,
Germany, Poland, Estonia,
Latvia, Lithuania, and
northwest Russia,
increased 30 percent
annually between 1993 and
1998.
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Estonia
- Estonia is the
northernmost of the
three Baltic states and
is bordered by the
Baltic Sea, the Gulf of
Finland, Latvia, and
Russia.
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Latvia
- Latvia, located
between Estonia and
Lithuania, and sharing
borders with Belarus and
Russia, is also thriving
in its new democratic
era.
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- Cyprus
and Malta - The
Mediterranean island
nations of Cyprus and
Malta, both poised to join
the European Union in
2004, have undergone
significant economic and
structural changes in
recent years to prepare
for EU membership.
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- Bridging
the EU - On May 1,
eight countries in Central
and Eastern Europe
officially join the
European Union (EU). The
new member states are
Poland, Hungary, the Czech
Republic, Slovakia,
Slovenia, Estonia, Latvia,
and Lithuania. With their
accession, the European
Union increases in size
from 15 to 25 countries,
and grows from a
marketplace of some 380
million citizens to more
than 450 million.
Accession, however, does
not mean that these eight
countries have completed
the necessary
transformation of their
societies and economies to
fit the standard EU mold.
Nor are they finished
welcoming U.S. exports,
investments, and interest
in fulfilling small and
large-scale projects in
important economic
sectors.
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- France
- Linking the Foreign
Trade Policy - The
Cultural Exception is more
or less the act in, which
includes France and the
European Union to protect
and to preserve the
cultural goods and
services in international
trade.
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- Cyprus
and Malta - The
Mediterranean island
nations of Cyprus and
Malta, both poised to join
the European Union in
2004, have undergone
significant economic and
structural changes in
recent years to prepare
for EU membership.
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Netherlands
- The Netherlands is a
prosperous and open
economy that is heavily
dependent on foreign
trade. The economy is
noted for stable
industrial relations,
moderate inflation, a
sizable account surplus,
and an important role as a
European transportation
hub.
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Poland:
Emerging into a New Era
- Poland's star is on the
rise in European and world
markets. Since 1989,
Poland has shed socialism
and joined the WTO, OECD,
and NATO. With accession
into the European Union in
May 2004 and an expected
GDP growth rate for 2004
of 4 percent, Poland's
economy is moving in the
right direction and holds
many good opportunities
for U.S. firms.
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Every month, ExportMichigan
will highlight a particular
market on our website, which
will include success stories,
news articles, market
research, upcoming trade
events and other salient
features about that market. We
will work with the the US
Commercial Service offices to
collect this information, and
will be featuring markets from
all over the world.
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These handy,
country specific guides
include links to a variety of
information sources. They
reflect the top markets for
Michigan exports as well as
several promising growth
markets. Click on
appropriate region of the
world to learn more.
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Date
Updated: March 27, 2007
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