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Alta Plana: International
Economics Gateway
http://www.altaplana.com/gate.html
Long list of links to online sites of
interest to economists, including
international organizations such as the U.N.
International Trade Center and the World
Trade Organization, national government
pages for several dozen countries and
corporate servers with international
economic information.
AME Info
http://www.ameinfo.com/
A business directory providing access to
200,000 companies from 14 Middle East
countries. Also includes company news and
news from selected industries, exhibitions
and events, travel guide, country facts and
much more.
Asia-Pacific.com!
http://www.asia-pacific.com/
"Asia-Pacific.com! provides timely strategic
business information on the Asia Pacific
with access to data, experts, news,
analysis, and other resources."
Business Netiquette
International
http://www.bspage.com/1netiq/Netiq.html
An article providing advice on e-mail
netiquette between businesses, especially
cross-border and cross-culture
communications.
CorporateInformation
http://www.corporateinformation.com/
"Focuses on providing access to Web-based
information on companies throughout the
world." Searchable by country, company name
and industry. Gives recent news and fast
facts for each country, links to sources of
company information, a list of and
definitions of extensions (such as Inc.)
found after company names, and research
reports for 15,000 companies. Profiles of
some companies are also offered in French
and Spanish. "A good starting point to find
corporate information from around the
world."
Deardorff's Glossary of
International Economics
http://www-personal.umich.edu/~alandear/glossary/
"This glossary will eventually attempt to
cover all of the terms and concepts from
international economics, including both
international trade and international
finance, at least at the introductory
level... The glossary includes definitions,
links to definitions, and wherever
appropriate links to other sites and
documents that may provide additional
information."
The Electronic Embassy
http://www.embassy.org/
"The Electronic Embassy links the staffs and
resources of the Washington D.C. embassy
community to their constituencies in
business and industry, education, the press
and government." This
searchable Web site includes the
following sections: "Foreign
embassies on the World Wide Web, and
comprehensive information from the rest of
the Washington D.C. community;
International Business Center: Business
and trade organizations, and companies
providing goods and services of interest in
a global marketplace;
Help
and Reference Center. In addition to
cataloging embassy Web and other sites, the
Electronic Embassy provides information in
the following areas:
Press & Culture,
Education,
Commerce & Trade,
Consular,
Travel & Tourism,
Employment."
ENTERWeb: The Enterprise
Development Website
http://www.enterweb.org/
"An annotated meta-index and information
clearinghouse on enterprise development,
entrepreneurship, business, finance,
international trade and the economy in this
new age of cyberspace and globalization. The
main focus is on micro, small and medium
scale enterprises, cooperatives, community
economic development, both in developed and
developing countries. ENTERWeb lists and
rates Internet resources in these areas, and
complements search engines by providing
shortcuts in identifying important sources
of information. The primary objective of
ENTERWeb is to provide to enterprise
development practitioners, policy makers,
academics and small business owners an
annotated list of Internet resources giving
substantive information on enterprise
development topics including finance and
credit, technology and technology transfer,
management training, business centers and
advisory services, entrepreneurship
development and incubators, community
economic development, credit unions and
cooperatives, education and vocational
training, marketing and trade, business
networks and information resources, business
law and cyberbusiness, enterprise
development policies, economics, enterprise
and environment, business news, women and
enterprises, etc. In addition, ENTERWeb aims
to provide business related information and
links on a country by country basis, mostly
for developing countries and emerging
markets." In both English and French.
Euro Data Map
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/inatl/longterm/euro/euromap.htm
A resource for economic data, such as GDP
growth, inflation rate, and budget deficit,
of select European countries. "Drag your
pointer over the labeled countries on the
map to get economic data on each nation, and
the status of their participation in
monetary union." This site may not work with
some browsers, though a
text-only version of the information is
also available.
The FTF Directory
http://www.ftf-tokyo.com/
"Worldwide directory of public
videoconference sites, providing a resource
for business and educational use to reduce
travel time and improve international
communication. Features only public-access
facilities which can be hired in hundreds of
cities globally."
International Chamber of
Commerce
http://www.iccwbo.org/
"The International Chamber of Commerce
serves world business by promoting trade and
investment and the free market system.
Founded in 1919, the ICC is a
non-governmental organization of thousands
of companies and business associations in
more than 140 countries. ICC national
committees in Europe, North and South
America, the Middle East, Asia and the
Pacific and Africa present ICC views to
their governments and alert Paris
headquarters to national business concerns."
This site provides general information about
the ICC, its services, committees, members,
and publications.
The International Economics
Network
http://www.internationaleconomics.net/
"The International Economics Network is an
annotated, selective portal for
international economics and related
disciplines, which includes daily updated
links to research papers, news and
commentaries in the field."
ISO Online
http://www.iso.ch/
Information from the International
Organization for Standardization (ISO),
including the ISO catalog of standards, ISO
Technical Committees, ISO member bodies and
meeting schedules. An ISO 9000 News Service
is provided, along with a section, "What's
New at ISO." There is also a list of links
to online information from national
standards bodies of about 20 countries.
Mark Bernkopf's Central
Banking Resource Center
http://adams.patriot.net/~bernkopf/
Information about Central Banks of many
different countries around the world,
Ministries of Finance and Economics,
Currency Boards, multilateral financial
institutions, financial and economic
conferences, bankers' institutes, history of
Central Banks. Addresses and telephone
numbers of these entities are provided as
well as links to online resources which are
available.
MSU-CIBER Center for
International Business Education and
Research
http://ciber.msu.edu/
Information on doing business
internationally and links to other sites
with similar information. Excerpts from
Journal of International Marketing. Users
can subscribe to a mailing list for
discussion of International Marketing
issues. Sections on exporting and operating
in a global economy.
North American Free Trade
Agreement
http://www.dfait-maeci.gc.ca/nafta-alena/menu-en.asp
Here you will find the full text of NAFTA,
as well as an overview of the agreement and
some related documents and information, such
as reports, news releases, and speeches.
This site is published the Canadian
Department of Foreign Affairs and
International Trade, and it is also
available in French.
SOS Consultants International
- Dictionaries
http://happyface.com/dictionaries.html
Phrasebooks for overseas oilfield workers.
Currently covers English/Arabic and
English/Spanish.
Strategis
http://strategis.ic.gc.ca/engdoc/main.html
A website about Canadian business put out by
the Minister of Industry. The site has
sections on company information,
international business, consumer
information, technology, business support,
human resources, small businesses, and more.
Versions of the site are available in
English or French.
U.S. International Trade
Statistics
http://www.census.gov/foreign-trade/www/
The Foreign Trade Division formulates and
develops overall plans and programs for the
collection, processing, review, linkage with
other economic data, and dissemination of
statistical data regarding various aspects
of the export and import trade of the United
States and foreign trade shipping. Includes
Schedule B Commodity Classification,
Schedule C Country and Territory
Designations, Schedule D U.S. Customs
Districts and Schedule K Foreign Ports.
Virtual International
Business and Economic Sources
http://libweb.uncc.edu/ref-bus/vibehome.htm
"Provides links to sources of international
business information. These include links to
full-text files (in English), statistical
tables, and graphs on topics related to
international business available on
gophersites and websites. VIBES does not
include telnet sites, fee-based services, or
business directories."
The World Bank Group
http://www.worldbank.org/
"The International Bank for Reconstruction
and Development, known as the World Bank,
makes loans to developing countries that
have a minimum level of creditworthiness.
The World Bank raises most of its money on
the world's financial markets. The interest
rate charged on its loans is now just under
7 percent, and the maturity period is 15 to
20 years. Over its 50+-year history, the
World Bank has lent some $277 billion to
developing countries and economic
institutions." In 1996 the World Bank began
a special program to strengthen its
partnerships with the private sector. Many
links to other international financing
organizations, including the International
Monetary Fund, Inter-American Development
Bank, Asian Development Bank and
International Finance Corporation.
Yahoo! News Full Coverage:
Global Economy
http://news.yahoo.com/fc?tmpl=fc&cid=34&in=business&cat=global_economy
Features current news stories related to the
global economy. Also links to news sources,
opinions & editorials, magazine articles,
video sources, and related Web sites.
Yahoo! News Full Coverage:
WTO and International Trade
http://news.yahoo.com/fc?tmpl=fc&cid=34&in=business&cat=trade
Features current news stories related to
international trade and trade disputes. Also
links to news sources, opinions &
editorials, magazine articles, video
sources, and related Web sites.
YELL, The Ultimate UK Guide
on the Web
http://www.yell.co.uk/
Online yellow pages (addresses, phone
numbers) for businesses located in the UK
and a searchable classified directory of UK
businesses with sites on the internet. |