... -drink markets, the growth has slowed down dramatically, but they are still important markets for Coca-Cola and Pepsi. However, Eastern Europe, Mexico, China, Saudi Arabia, and India have become the new "hot spots." Both Coca-Cola and Pepsi are forming joint bottling ventures in these nations and ... billion long-term commitment to the Mexican market, and Pepsi has countered with a $750 million investment of its own. Coke and Pepsi in China: Coca-Cola originally entered China in 1927, but left in 1949 when the Communists took over the country. In 1979, it returned with a shipment of 30,...

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... interests in Iraq. Oil is such a huge prize, it could be come a consideration as countries decide whether to join the fight. All five permanent members of the U.N. Security Council - Russia, China, France, Britain, and the United States - have oil companies with a stake in who rules Iraq. The first task would be to get the oil production back up to capacity like ... ...

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