Trade Leads

Re: [spiers] Trade Leads

Hello All,

I am so glad that I continue to receive internation business info from our
group. This is so great!

In regard to the reade leads, I know a website hosted by US gov't. Probably some
of you know it, it is call NTDB. there, you can find lots of valuable info about
int'l bus and trade leads:

http://govpubs.lib.umn.edu/stat/tool_ntdb.phtml

good luck to you all!!!

william


Alex wrote:
Agreed ! fully and with no compromise!!!
John have a mistake,from my point of view,He count Soviet republic(ind.
countries now) complete business partners with same roles that have all
countries.And I 'm not with him on this point.Diff. mentality lead to diff.
kind of business relationship.
Khrusha.
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> Per John's request, I have some experience with Trade Leads. In a former
> life I received the (alleged) monthly report from Commerce that set forth
trade
> leads originating in the countries of the former Soviet Union.
>
> With respect to that part of the world at least, John's analysis of such
> trade leads is right on. There are plenty of buyers over there because
the
> economy was not consumer driver for decades, and still isn't today despite
the fall
> of communism. But, there's this little SNAFU called "the buyers have no
> money." Every buyer wants you to provide financing for their purchase of
your
> products. Then they will pay you back when the products sell.
>
> You don't need to be a CPA or Ph.D. in Economics to see what's wrong with
> this picture. Even IF the buyers actually came up with funds to pay you
> eventually, they wouldn't want to pay you in hard currency. Then what are
you going
> to do? Go to court? Ha! There are no means to enforce payment of a
debt.
> Justice is generally wielded with AK-47s or food and drink spiked with
poison.
>
> 'Nuff said?
>
> Celeste

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