My Favorite Web Sites My Favorite Web SitesUniversity of Virginia ....... Search engine for the University of Virginia economic data.
Latin America ..................Everything about Latin America
La Nacion
........................ Costa Rican Newspaper
The following are sites which will help you with the different topics and areas discuss in my courses:
I.
INTERNATIONAL FINANCE, MONEY, BANKING CURRENCY AND EXCHANGE RATES:
All of the Web site addresses below are to be proceeded by
http://,
unless otherwise noted.
1. www.wto.org/ .....The world trade organization provides news, statistics, links to international organizations, etc.
2. www.worldbank.org/ .....Provides more than 190 "country at a Glance tables ", global economic prospects, etc.
3. www.intracen.org/
.....International Trade center is the technical cooperation arm of the
WTO and UNCTAD
( United Nations Conference on
Trade and Development) and supports developing economies in exports and
imports.
4. www.ft.com/ .....Financial times, a leading international business paper
5. http://www.economist.com/ .....The Economist is and international weekly journal
6. members.xoom.com/tradeweb/genterms .....Provides a glossary of terms used in world trade
7. gopher://wiretap.spies.com/11/Gov/NAFTA .....North American Free Trade Agreement text
8. http://www.citizen.org/pctrade/nafta/naftapg.html .....Critical reviews on NAFTA
9. trading.wmw.com/gatt .....Provides the complete text of GATT in Adobe Acrobat
10. http://www.public-policy.org/ñcpa/pd/privat.html
.....National center for Policy Analisis on
information on privatization
11. http://www.ex.ac.uk/~RDavies/bankfrm.htm
.....Provides links to the central banks of
more than 1000
countries
12. pacific.commerce.ubc.ca/xr/
.....Provides lest of all currencies of the world with information on
each country's
exchange rate regime.
Also provides access to current and historic daily exchange rates
13. http://www.tri.org/au .....Database covering the literature on exchange-rate target zones
14. europa.eu.int/ .....European Union basic information on EU, news, statistics, euro rates and links to Eu institutions
15. http://www.ecb.int/
.....European Central Bank comprehensive coverage of the euro
and links to EU
central banks.
16. http://www.imf.org/external/about.htm.....International
Monetary Found discussion
and its role and
covers multitude of topics including Asian crisis, balance of payments,
special drawing rights, etc.
17. http://www.bea.doc.gov
.....Bureau of economic analysis, dept. of commerce.
Provides data and
articles related to the key national, international, and regional
aspects of US economy
including GDP, BOP,
etc.
18. http://www.oanda.com/
Provides current rates
and forecasts for world's major currencies and currency analysis and
news
19. http://www.pei-intl.com/Quotes/watch.html
Provides daily, weekly
and monthly outlooks based on technical analysis for foreign
exchange markets and
looks for world stock and bond markets
20. http://www.pei-intl.com/Quotes/watch.html
Provides numerical
illustrations of foreign exchange arbitrage
21. http://www.pei-intl.com/Quotes/watch.html
.....Provides numerical illustrations
of foreign exchange
arbitrage
22. http://www.gwdg.del/~ifbg/bank%202.html .....Has links to commercial banks in almost a hundred countries
23. http://www.bradynet.com/ .....Provides quotes and market commentaries on Brady bonds
24. http://www.bis.org/ .....Bank for International Settlements a complete profile of BIS and has links to banks worldwide
25. http://www.llydsbank-corporate.co.uk/main/glossary.htm .....Glossary for international banking and investment
26. http://risk.ifci.ch/00010272.htm
.....Extensive glossary for risk and financial management, capital
adequacy
requirements and Basle
agreement
27. http://www.emwl.com/ .....Euromoney Publications provides articles published in Euromoney on int'l bonds, equities, etc.
28. http://www.datastream.com/services.htm
.....Managed by Datastream International Ltd. provides benchmark
bond indices for
several countries, major world stock indices, key economic indicators,
etc.
29. http://www.jpmorgan.com/MarketDataInd/EMBI/embi.html
.....Describes and provides historical data on
JPMorgan's
emerging markets bond index plus covers more than 10 countries
30. http://www.sbam.com/framstra.htm .....Provides details on Salomon Brothers Strategic Bond Fund
31. http://www.sbam.com/framstra.htm
.....Provides details of and daily performance reporting on Morgan
Standley Capital
Investments indices
covering more than 50 countries
32. http://www.dowjones.com/indexes/home.html
.....Provides information about Dow Jones Global Indices covering
more than 30 countries
and download able daily data from 1992 onward
33. http://ifc.org/emdb/
.....International Finance Corporation provides details of emerging
markets database and has
links to sites
providing information about stock exchanges in emerging markets
34. http://cnnfn.com/markets/world%20markets.html .....CNN site provides current world equity market levels
35. http://www.cme.com/ .....Chicago mercantile exchange which is a main source of info on options and futures
36. http://www.fiafii.org/fii/fii.html
.....The futures Industry Institute which is a main source of
information on options
and futures
37. http://www.phlx.com/
.....Philadelphia Stock Exchange various aspects and products including
equity and
currency options
38. http://www.liffe.com/ .....London International Futures and Options info on various aspects of LIFFE and its products
39. http://www.fxoptions.net/ .....Contains calculators for pricing foreign exchange derivatives
40. http://home.earthlink.net/~gren/whatisan.htm
.....Green Interest rate Swap Management explains in detail what an
interest
rate swap is
41. http://www.cato.org/pubs/pas/pa-283.html .....Discusses 1o myths about financial derivatives
42. http://www.adr.com/ .....Managed by JP Morgan is a comprehensive source on American Depository receipts
43. http://wallstreet.com/adrframe.htm
.....Provides elaborate explanations of American Depository Receipts
and country
wide lists.
44. http://websotheweb.com/enhanced/index.html .....Provides details of World equity Benchmark Shares WEBS
45. http;//www.riskview.com/html-inf/home2.htm
.....Global equity data and risk analysis, including historical returns
and volatile, forecast
and correlations for VaR value at risk
46. http://www.sbam.com/framasia.htm .....Provides information on various aspects of domestic and offshore hedge
47. http://www.stern.nyu.edu/~igiddy/fxrisk.htm .....Deals with management of foreign exchange risk and economic exposure
48. http://www.florin.com/v4/valored4.html .....Discusses issues related to currency risk management
49. http://www.duni.se/annual97/financial.htm .....Translation and transaction exposure
50. http://asiarisk.com/ .....Country risk reports and economic indicators for Asian countries
51. http://www.wasa.shh.fi/institut/natekon/kurser/internet/lecture4.htm
.....Role of FDI in the development process
and examines FDI in East
Asia in detail
52. members.aol.com/idealmaker/home.htm
.....Site of mergers and acquisitions adviser discusses various aspects
of
merger and acquisition
53. http://www.nyes.com/public/intview/04ix.htm
.....comprehensive country wise list of all non-US companies listed
on the NYSE and their
standards and procedures also links to all major exchanges in the world
54. http://www.nasdaq.com/mktofmkts/nonusoutput.a0.stm
.....NASDAQ comprehensive countrywide list of all non-US
companies listed
55. http://worldbsnk.org/html/extdr/business.htm
.....World Bank provides info on doing business in the developing
world, including info
on project financing instruments, risk management, etc.
56. http://www.pei-intl.com/hmframe.htm .....Provides a countrywide economic review
57. http://office.com/biztools/finance/cash%20budget.html .....Purposes, preparations and analysis of cash budgets.
58. http://gopher://gopher.umsl.edu:70/library/govdocs/expguide
.....comprehensive guide on exporting to help US
firms to learn costs
and risks associated with exporting and develop an strategy for
exporting. Also export glossary
59. http://www.ita.doc.gov/bems
.....Big emerging markets information source, info on exporting from US
to big
emerging markets. Also
updates on financial crisis
60. http://www.exim.gov/ .....Export-import bank detail of services
61. http://www.tax.kpmg.net/country%20tax%20facts/default.htm
.....KPM Peat Marwick LLPmore than 75 countries.
Comprehensive on each
country's tax ergimes including corporate and individual
taxation, indirect taxes, withholding and
other tax incentives. Info
on foreign exchange, foreign investors participation and takeovers,
mergers and acquisitions.
62. http://ww.ciber.bus.msu.edu.bsres.htm
63. http://www.oanda.com/convert international currencies, convertibility aand money.
II. WEB SITES FOR
MULTINATIONAL MARKETING AND ECONOMICS:
1. STAT-USAInternet: http://www.stat-usa.gov/
Clearly the single most important source of data on the Internet.
STAT-USA, a part of the U.S. Department of Commerce's Economics and
Statistics Administration, produces and distributes at a nominal
subscription fee the most extensive government sponsored business,
economic, and trade information data bases in the world today,
including National Trade Data Bank (see above), Economic Bulletin
Board, and Global Business Procurement Opportunities.
2. BEMS (Big Emerging Markets): http://www.stat-usa.gov/itabems.html BEMS is a service of the International Trade Administration of the U.S. Department of Commerce, targeting markets of the 21st century such as China, Indonesia, Mexico, and Brazil.
3. GEMS (Global Export Market Information System): http-//www.itaiep.doc.gov/ GEMS is a service of the Market Access and Compliance Group of the International Trade Administration of the U.S. Department of Commerce, providing the latest in country and regional information for American exporters.
4. U.S. Census: http://www.census.gov/foreign-trade/www/statistics.html. Provides a variety of international trade statistics.
5. U.S. Customs Service: http://www.customs.ustreas.gov/. Provides information regarding customs procedures and regulations.
6. Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC): http://www.apic.gov/ Provides information regarding services of OPIC.
7. Export-Import Bank of the United States (EX-IM Bank): http://www.%20exim.gov/. Provides information related to trade financing services provided by the U.S.government.
8. International Monetary Fund (IMF): http://www.imf.org/ Provides information about the IMF and international banking and finance.
9. World Trade Organization (WTO): http://www.wto.org/ Provides information regarding the operations of the WTO.
10. Organization of Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD): http://www.oecd.org
Provides information regarding OECD policies and associated data for 29
member countries.
11. Japan External Trade Organization (JETRO): http://www.jetro.go.jp/ The best source for data on the Japanese market.
12. Eurom6nitor. http://www.euromonitor.com/ A company providing a variety of data and reports on international trade and marketing.
13. The Web of Culture: http://www.worldcultue.co/ Provides a variety of data on cultural dimensions such as language, gestures, and religion for a large number of countries.
14. Doing Business around the World: http://www.eylcomltdbaw.html/ Earnest & Young's Doing Business around the World series has been converted to a Folio Infobase format for Internet viewing. The series provides country profiles that overview the investment climate, forms of business organization, and business and accounting practices in more than 40 countries.
15. University based Web sites, all connected to several data sources include: Michigan State University Center for International Business Education and Research: http://ciber.bus.mitu.edu/basres.hbn U. C. Berkeley: http://berke1ey.edu.busi/bbbg8.htm1 University of Kansas: http://bschool.ukanL9du.1ntbnsUb/trade.htm
16. VIBES (Virtual International Business and Economic Sources): http://www.unce.edn/us/tibrary/reference/intbut/vibehome.htm VIBES 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 Gopher sites and Web sites. VIBES does not include Telnet sites, free-based services, or business directories.
17. World Network of Chambers of Commerce and Industry: http://www.worlddlamben.com/ Provides data and addresses regarding chambers of commerce around the world.
18. The Internet Public Library: http://www.iplorg/ref/RR/static/bus4700.%20html Provides Internet addresses for dozens of sources of trade data worldwide.
19. World Trade Center Association: http://www.wtca.org/ Provides information about services provided by the World Trade Centers in the U.S. including export assistance, trade leads, training programs, and trade missions.
20. World Trade Magazine: http://www.worldtrademag.com Provides on-line its annual Resource Guide to products, goods, and services for international trade.
21. Business And Company Resource Center. Ashland University's Database to economics and business. http://www.ashland.edu/library/database/business.html
American Demographics and Marketing tools http://www.demographics.com//
III.
WEB SITES OF INTEREST FOR
INTERNATIONAL/GLOBAL BUSINESS,
MARKETING, ECONOMICS MACRO AND MICRO) AND LAW:
1. http://www.efr.hw.ac.uk/EDC/edinburghers/
2. http://william-king.www.drexel.edu/top/prin/text/equil/CF1.html
3. http://www.usatoday.com/money/economy/
4. http://www.conference-board.org/products/c-consumer.cfm
5. http://www.access.gpo.gov/su_docs/budget99/
6. http://www.census.gov/ftp/pub/foreign-trade/www/
7. http://www.whitehouse.gov/
8. http://www.theatlantic.com/unbbound/flashbks/budget/keynesf
9. http://www.whitehouse.gov/fsbr/income
10.
http://www.bog.frb.fed.us/releases/
11. http://www.whitehouse.gov/fsbr/international
12. http://www.census.gov/ftp/pub/indicator/www/ustrade
13. http://www.nber.org/
14. http//www.ifm.org
15. http//www.hoover.org
16. http://www.gpo.ucop.edu/cataalog/erp99
17. http://stats.bls.gov/cpihome.htm
18. http://stats.bls.gov/cpihome.htm
19. http://www.dismal.com/
20. http://www.odci.gov/cia/publications/
21. http://www.eco.utexas.edu/joe/
22. http://www.ed.gov/
23. http://www.ars.usda.gov/
24. http://www.csuchico.edu/econ/links/
25. http://www.globalexposure.com/
26. http://www.worldbank.org/http://www.globalexposure.com/
27. http://www.tradeport.org/
28. http://www.helsinki.fi/WebEc/
29. http://www.ita.doc.gov/
30. http://www.unicc.org/
IV.
SELECTED ELECTRONIC COMMERCE WEB SITES:
All sites are http:/ unless indicate
GOVERNMENT
SITES:
1. The White House Framework
for Global Electronic Commerce
http:/www.whitehouse.gov/WH/New/Commerce/read.html
2. US Department of Commerce
http:/
http://www.doc.gov/ecommerce
http://www.ita.doc.gov/itahome.html ( International Trade
Administration)
http://www.ita.doc.gov/industry/osi/osi.html(
Service, industry and finance)
http://www.nist.gov/ (National
Institute of Standards and Technology)
http://www.doc.gov/ecommerce(
Secretariat for Electronic commerce)
http://www.ntia.doc.gov/(National
Telecommunications & Information Administration)
http//www.uspto.gov/
(Patent and Trademark Office)
3. US Trade Representative
(USTR)
http://www.ustr.gov/
4. Department of State
http://www.state.gov/
5. US House of
Representatives Internet Law Library
http://www.law.house.gov/
6. Utah Digital Signature
Development Program
http://www.commerce.state.ut.us/web/commerce/digsig/dsmain.htm
7. Massachusetts Electronic
Records and Signature Act
http://www.magnet.state.ma.us/itd/lega/mersa.htm
INTERNATIONAL
SITES ON COMMERCE:
8. World Trade
Organization
http://www.wto.org/
9. Organization Of
Economic Cooperation and development OECD
http://www.wto.org/
10. G7 ( France, Germany, Canada,
US, Italy, Japan and United Kingdom
http://www.dipllomatie.fr/actual.g7yon/index.gb.html
11. Asia-Pacific Economic
Cooperation APEC
http://www.apecsec.org.sg/
http://www.apec-wg.com/ (
telecommunications
http://www.apec-wg.com/bus-f1sg.htm
( Business)
12. Free Trade Area of
the Americas FTAA
http://www.ftaa.alca.org
13. United Nation Commission
on International Trade & Law UNCITRAL
European Union Home Page
http://s700.uminho.pt/ec.html
14. European Documentation
Centre
http://www.uni-mannheim.de/users/ddz/edz/eedz.html
15. Directory of federal and
State Accessible on the Internet (Germany)
http://www.iid.de/service/bundeslinks_e.html
16. Initiative of
Information Society Germany
http://www.iid.de/
17. Canadian
radio-Television and Communications Commission
http:/www.crtc.gc.ca/
18. Canadian Highway
Information Commission
http://strategigis.ic.gc.ca/SSG/ih01015e.html
19. Japan Information Access
Projects
http://www.nmjc.org/jiap
20. Documents center:
Government resources on the web
http://www.lib.umich.edu/libhome/Documents.center/index.html
21. America Telemedicine
association
http://www.atmeda.org/index.html
22. Association for
Electronic Professional Int'l AECPII
http://www.aecpii.com/
23. Center for democracy and
technology
http://www.cdt.org/
24. Center for Media
Education
http://www.cme.org/cme
25. Coalition of Service
Industries
http://www.uscsi.org/
26. Computer Professional
for Social Responsibility
http://www.snyside.sunnyside.com/home
27 Data Interchange
Standards association DISA
http://www.disa.org/
28. Electronic Commerce, Law
and Information Policy Strategies ECLIPS
http://www.osc.edu/eclips/
29. Electronic Commerce
Resource Center ECRC
http://www.ecrc.ctc.com/
30. Electronic Privacy
Information Center EPIC
http://www.epic.org/
31. Global Internet Liberty
Campaign
http://www.gilc.org/
32. Internet Privacy
Coalition
http://www.privacy.com.ipc/
33. Mid America Private
Exchange
http://www.mpx.org
34. National Automated
Payment Association NAPA
http://www.napainc.org/index.html
35. The Recreational
Software Advisory Council
http://www.rsac.org/
36. Software Publishers
Assoc.
http://www.spa.org/
37. Uniform Code Council,
Inc.
http://www.uc-council.org/
GENERAL LEGAL LINKS
LEGAL TERMS
COURT CASES
ACTS, CODES, TREATIES, AND THE CONSTITUTION
ALTERNATE DISPUTE RESOLUTION
ETHICS
FEDERAL GOVERNMENT - EXECUTIVE
White House http://www.whitehouse.gov/
Department of Justice http://www.usdoj.gov/
Antitrust Division . - http://www.usdoj/atr/
Bureau of Justice Statistics http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/bjs/
Computer Crime and Intellectual Property Section http://www.usdoj.gov/criminal/cybercrime/index.html
Civil Rights Division http://www.usdoj.gov/crt/
Department of State http://www.state.gov/
Department of Labor http://dol.gov/
Employment and Training Administration http://doleta.gov/
Occupational Safety and Health Administration http://www.osha.gov/
Department of Commerce http://doc.gov/
Bureau of the Census http://census.gov/
International Trade Administration http://ita.doc.gov/
Patent and Trademark Office http://www.uspto.gov/
Department of the Treasury http://www.ustreas.gov/
Internal Revenue Service http://irs.tres.gov/
Department of Health and Human Services http://dhhs.gov/
Food and Drug Administration http://fda.gov/
FEDERAL GOVERNMENT - LEGISLATIVE
FEDERAL GOVERNMENT - JUDICIAL
FEDERAL GOVERNMENT - INDEPENDENT AGENCIES
STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS
ORGANIZATION
CONVENTIONS, CONSTITUTIONS AND TREATIES
COURTS
VI. NEWS AND INFORMATION/SERVICES
NEWS AND INFORMATION
NEWS AND SERVICES
VII. PERIODICALS AND NEWSPAPERS
PERIODICALS
NEWSPAPERS
VIII. PROFESSIONAL ACADEMIC AND LEGAL RESOURCES
PROFESSIONAL AND LEGAL RESOURCES
BUSINESS DIRECTORIES AND INFORMATION
IX. ECONOMIC WEB SITES AND STATISTICS
ECONOMICS WEB SITES AND STATISTICS SITES DESCRIPTION
Indicators on Income and Economic Activity,
http://www.un.org/Depts/unsd/social/inc-eco.htm
Per capita GDP and Economic activity rates by gender for countries.
The Institute For International Economics,
http://www.iie.com/ A
private research institution devoted to the study of international
economic issues
Indicators on Unemployment,
http://www.un.org/Deptstunsd/social/unempi.htm
Percentage unemployment rate for both male and female by countries.
interest Expense on the Public Debt,
http://www.publicdebt.treas.gov/opd/opdint.htm
Fiscal year and current month interest cost on the public debt.
IRIN Reports,
http://www.irin.com/colist.html
Access to companies' annual reports, quarterly ,fact books, and press
releases.
Job Opening for Economists,
http://www.eco.utexas.edu/joe/
Academics, foreign, and non academic. econ job openings.
John Maynard Keynes,
http://www.wam.umd.edu/-mgiondon/London/Keynes/keynes.htm
A site with links to the life and writings of John Maynard Keynes.
Journal of Applied Behavioral Analysis,
http://www.envmed/Browse
for studies that animal behavior reflects economic
concepts.
Marx/Engels Archives,
http://www.marx.org/Bio/Provides
background and links to the writings of Karl Marx.
Loan & Credit Summary,
http://www.worldbank.org/html/extdr/loanapp.html A brief description of World Bank loans to countries.
Map Stats,
http://www.census.gov/datamap/www/index.html
U.S. Census Bureau extensive data profiles accessed by state and county
maps.
Media Source,
http://www.usadata.com/ms/magazine/index.htm
Online market research conducted by hundreds of organizations.
NTIS Environment,
http://www.ntis.gov/envirn/envirn.htm
A site to browse environmental topics.
Office of Trade &
Economic Analysis,
http://www.ita.doc.gov/tradestats/
Provides tables for national, state, metropolitan area, manufacturing
groups, and products.
Open Market Operations,
http://www.ny.frb.org/pihome/fedpoint/fed32.html
A brief description of the basics of open market operations.
Penn World Tables,
http://datacentre.chass.utoronto.ca/pwt/
Contains annual economic data for countries.
The Public Debt to the
Penny,
http://www.publicdebt.treas.gov-/opd/opdpenny.htm
Prior years, months, and current month federal debt to the penny.
Reserve Requirements,
http://www.ny.frb.org/pihome/fedpoint/fed45.html
A brief description of the basis of reserve requirements.
Resources for Economists on
the Internet,
http://econwpa.wusti.edu/econFAQ/EconFAQ.html
Directory of links to economic data sites, publications, and job
listings.
Statistical Abstract of the
United States 1999,
http://www.census.gov/statab/www/
Over 1,500 tables in the 1995 Census Data can be accessed through a
subject index.
Tropical Rainforest,
http://www.euronet.nl/users/mbleeker/suriname/suri-eng.html#intro
Provides a multimedia tour through a rainforest.
U.S. Census Bureau/income,
http://www.census.gov/ftp/pub/hhes/www/income.html
Income data for national, state, MSAs, counties, places, and groups.
U.S. Census Bureau/Poverty,
http://www.census.gov/ftp/pub/hhes/www/poverty.html
Historical poverty statistics.
World Factbook,
http://www.odci.gov/cia/publications/nsolo/wfb-all.htm
Socioeconomic data for countries.
World Development
Indicators,
http://www.heisinki.fi/WebEc/webec.html
An extensive list of free information on economics available on the
World Wide Web.
World Wide Web Resources In
Economics,
http://www.worldbank.org/data/wdi/wdi-worldview.html
An executive summary of development strategies for international labor
markets.
USA Today Market Scoreboard,
http://www.usatoday.com/money/msfront.htm
Fundamental data and charts for stocks, bonds, and commodities.
Yahoo! Chat, http://chat.yahoo.com/ Participate in live chat on the Internet.
The Adam Smith Institute,
http://www.adamsmith.org.uk/Promotes
market-based economic reform ideas founded. on the writings of Adam
Smith.
A Word from Wall Street,
http://www.bankamerica.com/econ-indicator/wallov.htmiA
monthly survey of sixteen leading Wall Street economists that
summarizes their forecasts.
BEA. International Accounts
Data,
http://www.bea.doc.gov/bea/dil.htmComprehensive
international accounts data from the Survey of Current Business.
BEA. National Accounts Data,
http://www.bea.doc.gov/bea/dnl.htmComprehensive
national accounts data from the Survey of Current Business.
BLS Most Requested Series,
http://stats.bit.gov/top2O.html
Bureau of Labor Statistics historical data on unemployment, prices, and
productivity.
BLS Other Statistical Sites
on World Wide Web,
http://stats.bis.gov/oreother.htmLinks
to statistics and information from U.S. and international agencies.
Business Cycle Indicators
Home Page,
http://www.globalexposure.com/Historical
monthly data presented in two graphs: Last 10 years and 1 948-present
Capitalism FAQ, http://www.od.berkeiey.edu/-shadab/ Theory & practice answers to capitalism accusations
CCER National Budget
Simulation,
http://gamet.berkeley.edu:3333/budget/budget.html
A federal budget game that allows you to balance the federal budget.
Concord Coalition Federal
Budget Information,
http://www.concordcoalition.org/A
nonpartisan grassroots organization dedicated to eliminating federal
budget deficits.
Countries and Regions Index,
http://www.worldbank.org/html/extdr/country.htm
Provides economic briefs, video clips, and speeches for countries
grouped by region.
Dairy Policy Issues, http://www.cnie.org/nie/ag.29.html Provides 1996 Farm Bill price support provisions.
Discount Rate,
http://www.ny.frb.org/pihome/fedpoint/fed30.html
A brief description of the basics of the discount rate.
Economic Chart Dispenser,
http://bos.business.uao.edu/charts.htm
Historical monthly and quarterly graphs and tables for numerous
economic datasets.
Economic Outlook,
http://www.oecd.org/eco/out/eo.htm
A summary of policy, and projections of output, employment, and prices
of OECD countries.
Economics Statistics
Briefing Room,
http://www.whitehouse.gov/fsbr/esbr.html
Selected most recent federal economic indicators with icons for graphs
of data over recent years.
Economy at a Glance,
http://stats.bis.gov/eag.table.html
Current data on various BLS economic indicators with icons for graphs
of data over recent years.
Financial Times, http://www.usa.ft.com/ A free site for international economic analysis articles.
FRB: FOMC Mins,
http://www.bog.frb.fed.us/FOMC/MINUTES/
Review the most recent testimony by Alan Greenspan
FRED, Federal Reserve
Economic Data,
http://www.stls.frb.org/fred/Provides
banking, monthly produces indexes, other monthly monetary data, and FRB
statistical releases
GPO Gate, Catalog for Economic Report of the President http://www.gpo.ucop.edu/catalog/erp99.htmlA service that provides access to a full-text database for the Economic Report of the President.
Handbook of International
Statistics,
http://www.odci.gov/cia/publications/hies97/toc.htmPopulation,
economic data, and living standard indicators for countries.
Economics and Business Research Center http://www.ashland.edu/library/database/business.html
Ashland University resource center and database for business and
Economics.
1. Alcatel http://www.alcatel.com/
2. McDonalds http://www.mcdonalds.com/
3. Wal-Mart http://www.wal-mart.com/
4. Hitachi http://www.hitachi.com
5. GE Capital Services http://www.ge.com/capital
6. Black Box Inc. eeu.orientation.com
8. Telepizza http://www.telepizza.es/english/index.html
9. Toyota http://www.toyota.com
10. Archer Danields Midland Company http://www.admworld.com
11. Hyundai Corporation http://www.hdcorp.cokr/
12. Knowledge Management Network kmn.cibit.nl/index.html
14. Integrated Media Services http://www.asiapages.com.sg/vgt/welcome.html
15. Dell Computer
15. Sony http://www.sony.com/
16. Ford Motor Co. http://www.ford.com/
17. Matsushjita Electronic Corp.Of America http://www.panasonic.com/
18. Hewlett-Packard http://www.hp.com/
19. Samsung http://www.samsung.com/
20. Jenoptik Ag http://www.jenotik.com/
21. Kodak http://www.kodak.com
22. Fluid Dynamics
23. Motorola
24. Proctor & Gamble
25. Stihl
26. Ford
27. Volkswagen
28. SAP
29. British Airways
30. ABB Asea Brown
31. Banker's Trust
32. Deutsche Bank
33. Hoover's Online
34. Hoover's Online
35. GE Home Page
37. DaimlerChrysler
38. Marks & Spencer
39. Coca-Cola
40. PepsiCo
41. Allied Signal
42. Baywatch
43. Avon Products
45. Co-Op America
46. Pier 1 Imports
47. IBM
48. General Motors
50. H. J. Heinz
52. Sharper Image
55. Boeing
56. Gerber
XI. INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS AND COUNTRIES
European Union http://europa.eu.int/
or http://www.eurunion.org
Parliament http://www.europarl.eu.int/sg/tree/en/default.html
Council http://www.ue.eu.int/index.htm
United Nation http://wwun.org/
International Law Commission http://www.un.org/law/ilc/index.htm
Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL) http://www.un.or.at/uncitral/index.html
World Intellectual Property Organization http://www.wipo.int/
Arbitration and Mediation Center http://arbiter.wipo.int/
World Trade Organization http://www.wto.org/
International Organization For http://wwwiso.ch/
Standardization (iso) International Chamber of Commerce http://www.iccwbo.org/
International Center for Commercial Law http://www.icclaw.com/
ABA Section on International Law http://www.abanet.org/intlaw/home.html
International Law Association http://www.ila-hq.org/
Transparency Internationaldatbannk onCPI http://www.tranparency.de/
Control RiskGroup:select resource base and
reports on political problems facing MNC http://www.crg.com
International Law Association http://www.ila-hq.org/
International Chamber Of Commerce http://www.iccwbo.org
American Arbitration Association http://www.adr.org
Commercial Dispute Resolution Center Of The Americas http://www.netside.netcdrca/
International Trade Law Monitor http://www.itl.irv.uit.no/trade_law/
International Trade Monitor http://www.ra.irv.uit.no
International Counterfeiting Coalition ( IACC) http://www.iacc.org/iacc/
General Agreement On Tariffs And Trade GATT
http://www.wto.org/wto/about/about.htm
World Trade Organization http://www.wto.rg
Enviromental Organization Web Directory http://www.webdirectory.com
Intenational Labor Organization http://www.ilo.org
European Community Information service
Organization Of American States
Global Trade Information Center
Caribbean Common Market (CARICON)
Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation
Association Of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEA)
World Climate Facts Organization
Organization Of Economic Cooperations And Development
National Association Of Manufacturers
Global Trade Information Services
Comission Of The European Union to the United States
Port Of Import Reporting Services ( PIERS)
International Aviation Organization
Port Authority New York - New Jersey
National Insurance Crime Bureau
American Countertrade Association
LATIN AMERICA and Its countries
NAFTANET (ELCTRONIC COMMERCE)
NAFTA (NAFTA BULLETINS)
OTHER USEFUL WEB LINKS
ON JAPAN
http://www.boj.or.jp/
Bank of Japan, September 28, 2000.
http://www.jinjapan.org/
Japan Information Network, Japan Center for
Intercultural Communications, October 3, 2000.
http://www.imes.boj.or.jp/english/index.html
Institute for Monetary and Economic Studies,
Bank of Japan. September 2000.
http://www.jbic.go.jp/
Japan Bank for International
Cooperation. October 2000.
http://www.jetro.org/newyork/html/index.html
JETRO New York News. Japan External
Trade Organization, October 2000.
http://www.embjapan.org/
Japan and the United States. Embassy of
Japan, October 2000.
http://www.embjapan.org/embj2/JNindex.htm
Japan Information and Cultural Center,
July/August 2000.
http://search.gallery.yahoo.com/search/corbis?p=japan
Yahoo Picture Gallery, Japan (over 2500
pictures). October 2000.
http://www.epa.go.jp/e-e/menu.html
Economic Planning Agency of Japan, Tokyo,
Japan. October 2000
http://www.gsb.columbia.edu/japan/
Center on Japanese Economy and Business,
Columbia University, New York, NY October 2000.
http://www.jal.co.jp/english/index_e.html
Welcome to Japan Airlines. JAL Homepage,
October 2000.
http://www.jnto.go.jp/
Japan Travel Updates. Japan National
Tourist Organization, October 2000.
http://japaninc.net/aboutus/index.html
Japan Inc. LINC Incorporated, Tokyo,
Japan. October 2000.
http://www.jei.org/ Japan Economic Institute of America. Japan Economic Institute, Washington, DC. October 2000 (discontinuing operation March 2000.
http://www.xe.net/ucc/convert.cgi Universal Currency Converter.
http://linear.mv.com/cgi-bin/j-e/dict
Jeffrey’s Japanese/English Dictionary Online
(Absolutely the best Internet site for the
non-Japanese, non-kanji westerner to survive in Japan)!
http://www.jetro.go.jp
For people interested in doing business in Japan , Jetro, a Japanese
trade organization, provides information from how to do business
in Japan to specific produts and services.
http://www.glocomnet.or.jp/fmf./project/1997/unit/html
Unit resource on Japan
http://www.japanese-online.com Going to do business in Japan, doing business in Japan
EIU COUNTRY
REPORTS (SIERRA LEONE)
General aspects of culture http://www.webofculture.com/ http://.worldculture.com
People and Culture to compare other cultures http://www.channela.com/?eu
American Chamber Of Commerce in Taipei http://www.amcham.com.tw/
