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| Countries Companies World News Trade & Investment Research Toolkit IB Links International Organisations Publications Statistics IB Issues |
| CULTURE | Countries | |
| MAPS | ||
| TIME ZONES & CURRENCY | ||
| GLOBAL | ||
| ASIA | ||
| EUROPE (INCL. RUSSIA) | ||
| LATIN AMERICAN AND THE CARIBBEAN | ||
| MIDDLE EAST AND AFRICA | ||
| NEW ZEALAND AND AUSTRALIA | ||
| UNITED STATES AND CANADA |
| CULTURE | |
| Ethnologue - Languages of the World | |
| Online database of information about 6,500 languages. Includes alternate names, number of speakers, location, dialects, linguistic affiliation, and other sociolinguistic and demographic data. | |
| Intercultural Relations | |
| Research and latest developments in intercultural relations | |
| International Customs and etiquettes | |
| Tips for business travellers on foreign culture, business culture, business etiquette, customs and protocols for selected countries. | |
| Web of Culture | |
| Web of Culture provides globalization management expertise (gestures, speaking distance) and an internationally-recognized certification to multinational organisations. | |
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| MAPS | |
| 1800-Countries - Maps and Travel Guides | |
| European Road Maps and Directions | |
| Flags and Maps of the World | |
| Flags of the World | |
| Flags of all countries. | |
| Geographic Info | |
| Map Machine | |
| National Geographic Maps | |
| Perry-Castañeda Library Map Collection | |
| ScaleNet Maps | |
| Maps of most countries. | |
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| TIME ZONES & CURRENCY | |
| OANDA.com | |
| OANDA, the Currency Site offers foreign exchange, currency trading and information services | |
| The World Clock | |
| Time Zone Converter | |
| Universal Currency Converter | |
| World Currency Exchange | |
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| GLOBAL | |
| Area Studies | |
| This is a well organized collection of web sites arranged by country. From Richard Kimber's Political Science Resources Page. | |
| BizEurope.com | |
| Company directories by country (worldwide). | |
| Business Patrol.com | |
| Links to business and trade information and services worldwide, by country. Includes news, research profiles, statistics, company and organization Web sites, financial data, legal information, government agencies, trade fairs... | |
| CIA World Factbook | |
| Individual country summaries. | |
| Country Rankings at www.geographic.org | |
| CIA World Factbook Data to rank countries by such things as GDP, population, income, size, birth and death rates, and lots of other parameters. | |
| Economist Intelligence Unit | |
| Source of global business intelligence, including briefings on EIU reports and conferences and a comprehensive database of EIU country publications. | |
| Economist.com | Country Briefings | |
| News, country profiles, forecasts, statistics and more on 60 countries. | |
| Emerging Markets Directory | |
| Hundreds of selected links to businesses, organizations, governments, institutions, consultants and media related to the world's emerging markets! | |
| Escape Artist | |
| Want to live and work overseas? This site offers country-specific information, books, personal anecdotes, real estate and links. | |
| Export Zone Country Profiles | |
| Export Zone - Country Profiles, part of the British Chamber of Commerce Export Zone, provides a comprehensive overview of every country in the world and includes demographic, political, social and financial overviews along with details of trade missions and essential business contacts. | |
| G8 Information Centre | |
| The University of Toronto provides detailed information about the G8 Countries | |
| GeographyIQ | |
| GeographyIQ is an online world atlas packed with geographic, economic, political, historical and cultural information. In addition, GeographyIQ brings together a number of other resources including maps, flags, currency conversion as well as climate and time zone information. | |
| Global Edge | |
| Country Insights: An outline of the business climate, political structure, history, and statistical data for more than 190 countries. Includes regional and country specific links in addition to a general overview of each geographic area. | |
| Global Gateway - World Culture and Resources | |
| World libraries and collections on-line | |
| Global Risk Assessments | |
| Provides global political risk analyses. | |
| Governments on the WWW | |
| Links to goverments and government related institutions around the world. | |
| IMD - World Competitiveness Year book | |
| Economic comparisons of countries | |
| Interex Market Information | |
| Export assistance site offering detailed country-specific information, including economy, market accessibility, day-to-day life, country risks, corporate investing and accounting information, and tax policies. Also offers trends and opportunities by country and industry sector. | |
| OECD on-line | |
| Home page of the Organisation for Economic Co-Operation and Development. Vast amounts of indexed, country specific information. | |
| PriceWaterhouseCoopers | |
| PWC's global site has links to country sites and country-specific information on doing business, economy, investment | |
| Search Engine Directory - by Country | |
| Find country-specific search-engines fast with this site! | |
| Shell's OUTPOST Expatriate Network | |
| Want to live and work overseas? Shell's site offers country-specific information and links. | |
| VIBES | |
| Links to country-specific informantion about business, industry and trade | |
| World Economic Forum - Global Competitiveness Report | |
| "The Global Competitiveness Report (under ""quick links"")examines the growth prospects of 80 countries and remains the most up-to-date and comprehensive data source available on the comparative strengths and weaknesses of leading economies of the world." | |
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| ASIA | |
| Afghanistan | |
| Rebuilding Afghanistan - US taskforce | |
| American Indonesian Chamber of Commerce | |
| Asia Inc | |
| Asian business, Asian views, regional business monthly for Asian executives. | |
| Asia Pacific Management Forum | |
| Consumer, political, economic & business trends direct from Asia | |
| Asian Demographic Forecasts | |
| Demographic and socio-economic forecasts of Asia | |
| Asian Development Bank | |
| Information, statistics, and news by country (Wider Asia region) | |
| Asian Internet Resources | |
| Over s ix thousand professionally selected, cataloged and annotated online resources for the Asian Region | |
| Asian Studies - Australian Natinal Library | |
| Aisan studies virtual library | |
| Asian Studies WWW Virtual Library | |
| Asian-Pacific.com | |
| Strategic business information on the Asia-Pacific | |
| Asia-Pacific Research Institute | |
| China WWW Virtual Library | |
| ChinaGate.com | |
| Chinese Embassy | |
| Embassy of People's Repulic of China in the United States of America | |
| India: Nri-Worldwide | |
| Welcome to NRI World. The website for the great Indian diaspora. News, articles, and entertainment magazine for non resident Indians. | |
| Irasia.com | |
| Investor Relations Asia Pacific | |
| Islamic Republic of Pakistan | |
| Contains information on different aspects of conducting business dealings in Pakistan | |
| Japan - Business Japan Gate 39 | |
| Working with the Japanese, Japan's economy, ebusiness Japan | |
| Japanese Business and Economy | |
| Japanese Business Culture - Doing Business in Japan - eBusiness Japanese. | |
| JETRO | |
| Japan External Trade Organization | |
| JETRO - Japan External Trade Organization | |
| Jetro is a government related organisation that promotes trade and investment. It offers information about investing in Japan, markets, business opportunities, statistics, and surveys. | |
| Korea.net : Gateway to Korea and All about Korea and News | |
| Korea.net, the official English homepage of the Korean government, provides daily news on South Korea, relations with North Korea, travel, Korean food as kimchi, culture, map of Korea, Seoul, Korean people, Hanbok, Hangul, general information on Korea, Multimedia materials about Korea, government publications, economy of Korea | |
| Russia Links | |
| Links to Russia in the categories economy, investment, legal, and media. | |
| Russia on the Net | |
| The original Russion web directory with information about business, news, government and legislation and more. | |
| Singapore - Ministry of Trade and Industry | |
| Tasked with anticipating problems ahead, identifying opportunities for growth, rationalising existing policies and giving broad directions for the economy. | |
| Singapore Government Information | |
| Gateway to Singapor - Government site. | |
| South Asian Resources on the Internet | |
| Links and resources for Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka and Tibet. Site hosted by the South and South-East Asian Studies centre at Columbia University (NY) | |
| SouthEast Asia - Internet resources | |
| Internet resources for teachers - links to a broad mix of sites. | |
| Taiwan online | |
| Governmetn information about Taiwan | |
| Thailand | |
| News and links for Thailand | |
| The Board of Investment of Thailand | |
| Investing in Thailand. | |
| UNESCAP Asia Pacific | |
| United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific | |
| US-ASEAN BUSINESS COUNCIL | |
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| EUROPE (INCL. RUSSIA) | |
| Austrian Business Agency | |
| The Austrian Business Agency (ABA), a government-operated consulting firm, is the international investor's first business address in Austria. | |
| Austrian Press & Information Service | |
| The official Austrian Website in the U.S. Here you will find useful and exciting information about our country and much more. | |
| Austrian Trade Commission | |
| Links to Austrian Trade Commission webpages and contacts worldwide | |
| Baltic Sea States and Eastern Europe | |
| Info about Belarus, Germany, Poland, Denmark, Latvia, Russia, Estonia, Lithuania, Sweden, Finland, Norway, and the Ukraine | |
| Business Hungary | |
| Information about business in Hungary | |
| Central and Eastern Europe Business Information Center | |
| Czech Portal | |
| Government resource site | |
| Estonian Ministry of Foreign Affairs | |
| Information about Estonia. | |
| Estonian Trade Council | |
| Info about Estonian industry and investment | |
| Euro pages | |
| European Business Directory | |
| European Union | |
| Comprehensive information about members of the European Union. | |
| Federal Chancellary of Austria | |
| This site introduces the Austrian Federal Chancellor and the Austrian Federal Government. It also provides information on the State Secretariat for the Arts and Media and on the State Secretariat for Sports, which are both affiliated to the Federal Chancellery. | |
| Finland - Virtual Finland | |
| France - Invest in France Agency | |
| Info about trade and investment in France | |
| France Home Page | |
| Links to web pages offering business information and services in France (from businesspatrol.com) | |
| Germany - Invest in Germany | |
| Info about trade and investment in Germany | |
| Germany Portal | |
| The offical and independent portal of the Federal Republic of Germany with information about education, media, tourism, economy, culture, and the state. | |
| Greece - Invest in Greece | |
| Info about investing Greece | |
| Irish trade Web | |
| Information related to doing business with Ireland. | |
| Lithuanian Development Agency | |
| Trade and investment information | |
| Luthuania - Invest in Lithuania | |
| Info about investing in Lithuania | |
| Netherlands Foreign Investment Agency | |
| Info about trade and investment in The Netherlands | |
| Norway - ITDS Trade and Economic Profile | |
| Links to trade and economic info for Norway | |
| Portugal Portal | |
| On Portugal.org you will find information about Portugal tourism, trade, investment, as well as general information about the country. | |
| Russia Today | |
| Comprehensive country portal | |
| Slovenian Chamber of Commerce and Industry | |
| Promoting investments in Slovenia. | |
| Slovensko.com | |
| Guide to Slovakia . Learn more about Slovakia, its history, economy, culture and people. | |
| Spain - Invest in Spain | |
| Info about foreign investment in Spain | |
| Sweden | |
| Official gateway to Sweden on the web | |
| Turkey | |
| Links provided by the Global Gateway | |
| UK Department of Trade and Industry | |
| The DTI drives our ambition of 'prosperity for all' by working to create the best environment for business success in the UK. We help people and companies become more productive by promoting enterprise, innovation and creativity. | |
| UK Trade & Investment | |
| UK Trade & Investment is the Government organisation that supports companies in the UK doing business internationally and overseas enterprises seeking to set up or expand in the UK. | |
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| LATIN AMERICAN AND THE CARIBBEAN | |
| Argentina Web Portal | |
| Large portal site for Argentinian Commerce | |
| Brazil Tradenet | |
| Government site promoting trade and investment | |
| Brazilian American Chamber of Commerce | |
| The Chamber aims to promote trade and investment flows between Brazil and the United States in the efforts of forging closer ties between the business communities of both countries. This site offers links to government agencies, political parties, newspapers, Brazilian Chambers of Commerce, the Free Trade Area of the Americas, and several trade lead networks. | |
| Caribbean Community | |
| In 1972, Commonwealth Caribbean leaders at the Seventh Heads of Government Conference decided to transform the Caribbean Free Trade Association (CARIFTA) into a Common Market and establish the Caribbean Community, of which the Common Market would be an integral part. | |
| Chamber of the Americas | |
| News and information about the Americas, focus on Latin America | |
| Guatemala Online | |
| Info about investing in Guatemala | |
| Inter-American Development Bank | |
| Established in December of 1959 to help accelerate economic and social development in Latin America and the Caribbean. | |
| Latin American Internet Resources | |
| Compiled and copyrighted by Molly Molloy | New Mexico State University Library | |
| Latin American Network Information Center - LANIC | |
| Various statistics and information about Latin America's economies, education, governments. Furthermroe statistics and links to institutions (Central Banks, government authorities). | |
| Mexico Connect | |
| Incisive magazine-format travel guide with monthly features on cultural and natural attractions, a photo gallery, travelogues, and travel resources. | |
| Trinidad and Tobago | |
| Information about investment in the region (how to) | |
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| MIDDLE EAST AND AFRICA | |
| African Business Pages | |
| Business guides, market reports and contacts in Africa | |
| African Development Bank | |
| Dedicated to combating poverty and improving the lives of people of the continent and engaged in the task of mobilising resources towards the economic and social progress. | |
| African Studies | |
| University of Pennsylvania | |
| African Studies Cente | |
| Information about Africa from the University of Pennsylvania | |
| AllAfrica.com | |
| News and stories from Africa | |
| Angola.org | |
| Welcome to the Official Web Site of the Republic of Angola | |
| Arab World News and Information | |
| Arab.net | |
| Online resource on the Arab world, primarily dealing with countries in the Middle East and North Africa. Country profiles, history, culture, and news. | |
| ArabDataNet | |
| ArabDataNet offers a focused gateway to information on the Arab world. Established and maintained by the National US.-Arab Chamber of Commerce, ArabDataNet aims to offer value-added information on the Arab countries. | |
| Arabic News | |
| Daily Arab News about the Arabic world, Arabic news for Country by country news coverage. | |
| Egypt On-Line | |
| Mainly a news and information service, but with a business focus | |
| Egypt State Information Service | |
| Government information service - general portal | |
| Islamic and Middle Eastern Law | |
| Israel - Embassy of Israel | |
| Embassy of Israel | |
| Kenyaweb.com | |
| Guide to all aspects of Kenyan life and links to companies in the East African region. | |
| Lebanon.com | |
| A portal to various other information sources | |
| Middle East Network Information Center (MENIC) | |
| Service offered by the University of Texas/USA. | |
| Middle East Studies Internet Resources | |
| Hosted by the Middle East and Jewish Studies centre at Columbia University (NY) | |
| Palestine - PALTRADE | |
| A site dedicated to trade with Palestine | |
| Saudi Arabia Information Resource | |
| The Saudi Arabia Information Resource, a Saudi Ministry of Culture & Information website, contains more than 2,000 pages of information on every aspect of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. | |
| South African Development Community | |
| The Southern African Development Community (SADC) has been in existence since 1980, when it was formed as a loose alliance of nine majority-ruled States in Southern Africa known as the Southern African Development Coordination Conference (SADCC), with the main aim of coordinating development projects in order to lessen economic dependence on the then apartheid South Africa. The founding Member States are: Angola, Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Swaziland, United Republic of Tanzania, Zambia and Zimbabwe. | |
| South African Industry, Trade and Commerce Directory | |
| Products, services, imports, exports and business opportunities in South Africa. | |
| Sudan.Net | |
| A portal site with a business and trade focus | |
| The JSE Limited - South Africa | |
| News, quotes, index, guidelines of the exchange, with list of accredited brokers, ISIN of securities, FAQ. | |
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| NEW ZEALAND AND AUSTRALIA | |
| AusIndustry | |
| AusIndustry is the Australian Government's agency for delivering products, services and information that suport industry, research and innovation | |
| Austrade - Australian Trade Commission | |
| Australia - Doing Business in Australia | |
| Government initiative to promote business in Australia. | |
| Australia Foreign Invesment Review Board | |
| Advisors to the Australian Government on Foreign Investment Policy, and approval for investment into Australia | |
| Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry | |
| The role of ACCI is to represent the interests of business at a national level as well as internationally. Links to a lot of Australian IB related institutions and industry. Moreover, articles, surveys, and reports. | |
| Australian Commonwealth Government | |
| Access Australian Commonwealth Government information | |
| Australian Competition and Consumer Information | |
| Promoting competition and fair trading in Australia | |
| Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade | |
| Australian Productivity Commission | |
| The Productivity Commission is the Australian Government's principal review and advisory body on microeconomic policy and regulation. | |
| Centre for Independent Studies (Australasia) | |
| The Centre for Independent Studies is the leading independent public policy 'think tank' within Australasia. | |
| Export Development: New Zealand's Export Performance | |
| Provides an assessment of New Zealand's export sector since 1973 | |
| Invest Australia | |
| Investor services and industry information for companies wishing to invest in Australia | |
| New Zealand Business Roundtable | |
| New Zealand Business RoundTable | |
| Opinions from business leaders, publications, library | |
| New Zealand Government on-line | |
| New Zealand Ministry of Economic Development | |
| New Zealand Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade | |
| Providing information about NZ's international relations | |
| New Zealand Overseas Investment Commission | |
| New Zealand Reserve Bank Bulletin | |
| The Reserve Bank Bulletin is published quarterly and canvasses a wide range of issues related to both central banking and the New Zealand economy. On the record speeches of the Governor and Deputy Governors also feature regularly. | |
| New Zealand Telecom White Pages | |
| New Zealand Trade & Enterprise | |
| The New Zealand Government's trade promotion agency | |
| Universal Business Directories | |
| Find NZ businesses on-line | |
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| UNITED STATES AND CANADA | |
| Canada - International Trade Canada | |
| International Trade Canada (ITCan) supports the development of trade by providing services to exporters, developing policy, and by attracting investment in the Canadian economy. | |
| Canada - Strategis.gc.ca | |
| Consumer and business site for Canada. With links to news, directories of Canadian companies, how-to guides to such things as e-commerce, researching markets, and financing, plus an events calendar, statistics, and much more. | |
| Canadian Embassy Business Resources | |
| Business and telephone directories for Canada, business guides, regulatory information, scams, etc. (Site at Canadian Embassy, Washington D.C. ) | |
| U. S. Bureau of Industry and Security | |
| Home Page of the Bureau of Industry and Security, U.S. Department of Commerce | |
| US Census Bureau – Industrial Reports | |
| US Census Bureau – US Statistics | |
| US Customs and Border Protection | |
| Tips for importers into, and exporters from, the U.S. | |
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