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FOREIGN AFFILIATIONS:

Foreign Targets, Inc. (FTI) has allied with four (4) trading firms in the developing and industrialized economies of Brazil, India, Turkey and the United Kingdom.  FTI’s foreign affiliates offer clients an immediate in-country assessment on market conditions for their respective products and for outsourcing of production and / or the supply of raw materials.

Brazil

Brazil is one of the largest economies in the world and is South America's dominant economic force. With a population of 166 million and GDP of $511 billion, Brazil represents the United State's third largest market in the western hemisphere, after Canada and Mexico.

Sebastian Bezerra, Market Developer, FTI - Brasil  is FTI’s lead contact in Brazil.  Mr. Bezerra received a B.S.in Engineering and acquired an MBA from the University of Notre Dame where he met Mr. Reinke.  Mr. Bezerra has worked for Fortune 100 firms and has gained extensive knowledge in the automotive and plastics sectors and with industrial components. A native of Brazil, Mr. Bezerra understands the dynamics and complexities of US, Brazilian and South American business, and offers that knowledge to the clients of Foreign Targets.

India

India is the most populated democracy in the world. India is the largest market in South Asia, representing a vast, largely untapped market for many American goods and services. With 890 million inhabitants, an estimate 200 million Indians have annual incomes comparable to those in the United States.

Madu Murarka, president of IPI, and VK Murarka, Vice President, are the lead contacts for FTI in India.  With offices also in the US, these gentlemen frequently travel between the US and India, and have backgrounds in the industrial components and textile sectors as well as solid business ties within the telecommunications and chemicals sectors.

Turkey

Turkey is the most significant market in Eurasia, with a population of over 64 million and a GNP of $196 billion in 1998. The nation's dynamic private sector, strategic position as a commerce bridge between Asia and Europe and its customs union with the EU, makes consideration of Turkey a good prospect market for FTI clients.

Ali Can, president of Global Strategies, Inc., has worked with FTI for the past four years in developing business opportunities both in Turkey and here in the US.  Mr. Can’s 10 years in international business includes his tenure at major international corporations including General Motors, BMW and Technalysis, Inc. Mr. Can received his Masters in Mechanical Engineering from Purdue University, an MBA from Butler University and has substantial business contacts in varied industries throughout the EuroAsia area, including the nations of the former Soviet Union.

United Kingdom

The UK is a major trading partner with the US and offers a language-friendly entry point for the European Union, a free trade area of over 370 million consumers covering 15 nations. The US and the UK remain the largest foreign investors of each other’s economies, with the US enjoying a $5 Billion trade surplus with the island nation. The unparalleled strength and stability of both currencies allows for continued trade between the two nations and is a reflection of the considerable economic similarities inherent to both markets.

FTI’s contact in the UK is Lolita Sena, Chief Principal in Trans-Atlantic Trader, Ltd.  Ms. Sena’s 20 year tenure in trade development between the US and the UK is of great assistance to FTI”s clients interested in pursuing the European market.   Trans-Atlantic Trader is currently working with FTI in project managing trade missions sponsored by American Electric Power and their US manufacturing customers.

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