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Country
Commercial Guides - courtesy of the U.S. State Department
The
Federation of International Trade Associations - bills itself as "the
most comprehensive searchable database of International Trade Web Resources
on the Internet! More than 3000 links to International Trade / Import-Export
Web sites are annotated and indexed."
Virtual
International Business & Economic Sources (VIBES) - "provides over
1,600 links to Internet sources of international business and economic
information that are in English and available free of charge." Courtesy
of Jeanie M. Welch, Business Librarian, J. Murrey Atkins Library, UNC Charlotte.
Web
Resources for International Economics and Business - "This Website
is designed to help the Internet community (students in international economics
or business, teachers, and business professionals) with essential informations
on international trade, finance, business, law and others." Courtesy of
Dr. Daniel Y. Lee of College of Business at Shippensburg University.
International
Business Resources on the Web - similar to Virtual International Business
& Economic Sources above, but also includes foreign language sites.
Courtesy of Michigan State University
Business: Subject Research Guide - provides assistance in doing research in
a variety of business and management topics including accounting, banking,
marketing, international business, finance, organizational behavior,
entrepreneurship, industry research, stock exchanges and more.
Courtesy of Rutgers University
The
World Bank - "the World Bank is the world's largest source of development
assistance, providing nearly $16 billion in loans annually to its client
countries. It uses its financial resources, highly trained staff, and extensive
knowledge base to help each developing country onto a path of stable, sustainable,
and equitable growth in the fight against poverty."
The
World Trade Organization (WTO) - headquartered in Geneva, "the World
Trade Organization (WTO) is the only global international organization
dealing with the rules of trade between nations. At its heart are the WTO
agreements, negotiated and signed by the bulk of the world’s trading nations
and ratified in their parliaments. The goal is to help producers of goods
and services, exporters, and importers conduct their business."
International
Monetary Fund - "an international organization of 183 member countries,
established to
promote
international monetary cooperation, exchange stability, and orderly exchange
arrangements; to foster economic growth and high levels of employment;
and to provide temporary financial assistance to countries to help ease
balance of payments adjustment"