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4 unusual facts about Business International Corporation


Business International

Business International Corporation, a research, publishing and advisory company that was later merged with the Economist Intelligence Unit

Business International Corporation

In his book The Strawberry Statement, former student protester James Kunen reports a description of Business International by an unnamed Students for a Democratic Society conference attendee in 1968.

Founded in 1953 by Eldridge Haynes and his son, Elliott Haynes, BIC initially focused on American companies and started out with a weekly newsletter (called Business International) and a group of key corporate clients.

Eldridge Haynes

Eldridge Haynes (1904-1976) is best remembered as the founder of Business International Corporation, headquarters in New York City, along with his son, Elliott Haynes as co-founder,and as a spokesman for free trade and advocate for the international business community.


Uri Dadush

In the private sector, he was president and CEO of the Economist Intelligence Unit and Business International, part of the Economist Group (1986–1992); group vice president, international, for Data Resources, Inc. (1982–1986), now Global Insight; and a consultant with McKinsey and Co. in Europe.


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