Business International Corporation

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Business International Corporation (BI) was a publishing and advisory firm dedicated to assisting American companies in operating abroad. In 1986, Business International was acquired by The Economist Group in London, and eventually merged with The Economist Intelligence Unit.[1] BIC was reportedly used as a CIA front company.

According to a lengthy article in the New York Times in 1977, the co-founder of the company told the newspaper that "Eldridge Haynes [the other founder] had provided cover for four CIA employees in various countries between 1955 and 1960".[2]

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  1. 'The Supreme Court of the State of New York today denied the application of Macmillan Inc. which sought an injunction to prevent the Economist Newspaper Group Inc. from purchasing shares of Business International Corp.' PR Newswire July 14, 1986, Monday DATELINE: NEW YORK, July 14
  2. 'CIA Established Many Links To Journalists in US and Abroad', New York Times, 27.12.1977