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• Regional Sites
• Super Sites
• Trade and Investment
• World Organizations

Country Info

• Background Notes - U.S. State Dept.
• CIA World FactBook
• Country Commercial Guides - STAT-USA - [Penn only]
• GlobalEdge - MSU-CIBER
• Infoplease Country Profiles
• Portals to the World - Library of Congress
• Transparency International - "The global coalition against corruption."
• Window on the World, Inc. - Tips on conducting business around the world

Directories

• Central & Eastern European Business Directory
• Chamber of Commerce International Directory
• Hoover's Online (International Company Directory)
• International Bureau of Chambers of Commerce (IBCC)
• Europages-The European Business Directory - Search 500,000 companies.
• Kompass
• Telephone Directories on the Web - Worldwide telephone, fax, and business directories.
• Thomas Global Register - 500,000+ companies worldwide
• The Transportation Directory

International Equity Investing

• ADR - JP Morgan
• CAROL - Company Annual Reports On Line - International
• Global Investor - The Internet resource for international investors.
• Tradition/Axone Financial Terminology Database - English, French German, Italian

Regional Sites

• Africa
• Africa Business Pages
• MBendi - Information for Africa

• Asia-Pacific
• Asia Business Today
• Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC)
• Asian Development Bank
• Business-in-Asia.com

• Central Europe
• BISNIS - Business Information Service for the Newly Independent States - U.S. Dept. of Commerce
• European Bank for Reconstruction and Development

• Europe
• EURO - Information abou the Euro.
• Europa - The European Union
• European Union in the U.S.
• Market Access Database - European Commission
• OECD Online - Organisation for Economic Coperation and Development

• Latin America
• Inter-American Development Bank
• LatIN FOcus

• North America
• Strategis - Canada

Super Sites

• Euromonitor's Global Market Information Database
• FT.com - Financial Times
• Foreign Governments/Intergovernmental Organizations (IGOs) - Northwestern University Library
• Global Connector - University of Indiana Kelley School of Business CIBER
• Global Manufacturers' Resource Guide - IndustryWeek.com
• Global Technology Forum - EIU
• GlobalEdge - Michigan State University
• International Statistical Agencies - U.S. Census Bureau
• Portals to the World - Library of Congress
• VIBES - Virtual International Business & Economic Sources - UNCC

Trade and Investment

• BRIDGES Weekly Trade News Digest - International Centre for Trade and Sustainable Development
• BuyUSA - U.S. Dept. of Commerce
• CompetitiveAlternatives.com - Comparing business costs
• DoingBusiness - World Bank - 130 economies.
• Export Administration Regulations - U.S. Bureau of Export Administration
• Export.gov - U.S. Government Export Portal
• Federation of International Trade Associations
• Foreign Direct Investment - UNCTAD Div. of Investment, Technology, and Enterprise Development
• Foreign Trade Statistics - U.S. Census Bureau
• International Trade Centre (ITC) - UNCTAD/WTO
• MAC - Market Access and Compliance - U.S. Dept. of Commerce
• Market Access Database - European Commission
• National Trade Data Bank (NTDB) - in STAT-USA/Internet
• Office of the U.S. Trade Representative
• Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC) - a U.S. Government Agency
• U.S.- China WTO Accession Agreement
• U.S. Customs Service
• U.S. International Trade Administration - Includes Trade Information Center
• U.S. International Trade Commission (USITC)
• U.S. Merchandise Trade Statistics 1948-2000 - Congressional Research Service
• World Trade Centers Association (WTCA Online)
• World Trade Point Federation
• World Trade Organization

World Organizations

• International Finance Corporation (IFC) - Private sector investment in developing countries.
• International Monetary Fund (IMF)
• International Organization for Standardization - ISO
• The World Bank
• World Development Sources - Over 6000 Worlds Bank reports.