THOMSON LEARNING ACQUIRES MEXICAN HIGHER EDUCATION & ECONOMICS PUBLISHER.Thomson Learning (Stamford Stamford, town, England Stamford, town (1991 pop. 18,127), in the Parts of Kesteven, Lincolnshire, E central England, on the Welland River. It is a market town. Products include diesel engines, electrical equipment, bricks, and tiles. , CT), a division of Thomson Corp., has acquired ECAFSA (Mexico City Mexico City Spanish Ciudad de México City (pop., 2000: city, 8,605,239; 2003 metro. area est., 18,660,000), capital of Mexico. Located at an elevation of 7,350 ft (2,240 m), it is officially coterminous with the Federal District, which occupies 571 sq mi ), a publisher of higher education higher education Study beyond the level of secondary education. Institutions of higher education include not only colleges and universities but also professional schools in such fields as law, theology, medicine, business, music, and art. business and economics texts. No terms were given. ECAFSA is a leading publisher of accounting and financial textbooks for the Mexican Mexican named after or originating in Mexico. Mexican axolotl see ambystomamexicanum. Mexican beaded lizard (Heloderma horridum public univeristy systems. The deal includes ECAFSA's eighty active titles and twenty new publications expected to launch this year. Its leading product, "Prontuario," details the latest developments in tax law and sells 60,000 units annually. Thomson said that ECAFSA controls 30% of its target market in Mexico. The company also operates a bookstore chain specializing in its own books. Noting that the purchase of a Mexican publisher by a U.S. publisher is the first such deal in over ten years, Thomson Learning president/ceo Robert Christie This article relates to the early Canadian historian and politician in the Gaspé region. For other people with the same name, see Robert Christie (disambiguation). Robert Christie said the purchase "highlights "(our) clear commitment to pursue international expansion opportunities as markets, customers and information become more global in nature." The synergies between Thomson Learning and ECAFSA "will give us the opportunity to expand our reach and make (us) a leading provider of business products in Mexico." |
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