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Up one levelMitsui & Co. (U.S.A.), Inc. President & CEO Honored
Mitsui & Co. (U.S.A.), Inc. President & CEO Hiroshi Tada (pictured here, left, with Mitsui USA Foundation President & CEO Shinichi Hirabayashi) was presented with a copy of the famous statue of Bernard Baruch on the park bench, the original of which resides in the lobby of the Newman Vertical Campus.
Dr. Terrence Martell, Saxe Distinguished Professor of Finance, and Weissman Center Director, Discusses Rising Wages in New York City Borough of Queens
April 3, 2008. A regular source of commentary on global financial markets, Dr. Terrence Martell, Saxe Distinguished Professor of Finance at Baruch College, has also been known to weigh in on matters closer to home. Recently he explained the reasons why the rise in wages in Queens is almost the highest in the United States.
Findings of Survey on Foreign Direct Investment in NYC
Why do foreign companies choose to operate in New York City? What is the value to them of a local presence? How do they benefit New York City’s economy?
Weissman Center Distinguished Lecture Series:
"Mean Variance, Stochastic Dominance and Risk" with Professor Haim Levy
Weissman Center for International Business News
News and Highlights from Weissman Center for International Business
Mitsui Lunch-Time Forum: Energy and the Environment: Investing in Green Markets Today
Peter Fusaro, Chairman of Global Change Associates, Inc. and Mark Cox, CIO of New Energy Fund LP provided an in-depth look at the global energy and environmental issues facing the world today and discussed how investments in renewable energy sources and technology are becoming a promising emerging market for investors.
Weissman Center Distinguished Lecture Series: Globalization: A Force for Good?
On October 12, 2006 Frederic S. Mishkin, in his first speech since being sworn in as Federal Reserve Board Governor addressed Baruch students and faculty on the state of globalization today and its' impact on the world economy.
Mitsui Lunch-Time Forum: Regulatory Issues and Listing Alternatives: Can U.S. Capital Markets Remain Competitive?
Neal L. Wolkoff, Chairman and CEO of the American Stock Exchange was the guest speaker at the 75th Mitsui Lunch-Time Forum on December 7, 2006.
Mitsui Lunch-Time Forum: Blood Diamonds and Price Transparency
On March 20th, Martin Rapaport, Chairman of the Rapaport Group, which provides consulting services to the diamond industry, discussed the complex problems surrounding “conflict” or “blood” diamonds, whose sales are used to finance military struggles in Africa, and the potential business threat this poses to an industry that has always commanded a luxury premium in the marketplace.
Encouraging NYC Small Business Internationalization
A joint report by the Manhattan Chamber of Commerce and the Weissman Center for International Business.

