It has opened a sales and marketing office in Cork, Ireland for the Europe, Middle East, and Africa markets, and one in Hong Kong for the Asia-Pacific Rim.

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Significantly, he has invited President Lula to visit Peru when it hosts the November summit of the 21 Pacific Rim countries of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum.

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Founded in 1984 and based in Waterloo, Ontario, RIM operates offices in North America, Europe, Asia Pacific and Latin America.

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On Nov. 18 and 19 in Manila, deputy finance ministers and central bank officers from 14 Pacific Rim nations -- all members of APEC -- discussed the possibility of establishing for Asia some manner of economic assistance fund similar to or in conjunction with the International Monetary Fund.

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The Asia-Pacific Economic Co-operation Forum (Apec), set up in 1989 mainly to promote trade among Pacific Rim states, now accounts for more than half of global economic output and almost half of all international trade.

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