International Business, Trade,
and Economic Resources
- Source: U.S. Department of Commerce
- Mission: online version of Commercial News USA to aid international importers of American products
- Contents: American Exporter Directory, industry summaries and contact companies, and trade shows
EUbusiness
- Source: EUbusiness Ltd.
- Mission: provide business information about the European Union
- Contents: daily updates of political and business news of the European Union, database of European documents, country overviews, market research guides, links to business directories, and links to EU agencies
- Source: EUR-OP, official publisher of the European Union
- Contents: Access to EUR-LEX (European Union legislation), eudor (official EU documents), and celex websites (EU law), public tenders; Official Journal of the European Communities, EUR-OP News, and Directory of European Institutions
- Source: Federation of International Trade Associations
- Mission: enhance international trade by providing resources to associations in North America which have international missions
- Contents: international trade shows and conferences, books and guides for international jobs, full-text of trade articles, International Trade Web Resources (links to trade leads, business directories, world trade terms, international trade web sites, industry codes, transportation directories, government resources, and trade statistics)
- Source: U.S. Census Bureau
- Contents: import/export statistics, commodity trade data by country, monthly trade statistics, and historical trade information
- Source: U.S. Central Intelligence Agency
- Contents: links to the Directorate of Intelligence (history, mission, reference aids); statistics on gross domestic product, labor, energy, and industry products
- Source: United Nations CyberSchoolBus
- Contents: two-step database that allows you to view and compare the most up-to-date statistical data for the Member States of the United Nations
- Source: Michigan State University Center for International Business Education and Research (MSU-CIBER)
- Contents: international conference updates, feature articles, summaries of articles in most recent edition of Journal of International Marketing, links to international journals and newspapers, links to country and regional resources, links to country overviews, international trade guides, business resources, and business directories
- Source: IMO (an agency of the United Nations)
- Mission: promotes international maritime safety focusing on crew safety and reduction of water pollution
- Contents: IMO News, IMO conventions, book reviews, bibliography of maritime materials, Current Awareness Bulletin, speeches by Secretary-General, focus papers, and IMO publications
- Source: IMF (an agency of the United Nations)
- Mission: 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 under adequate safeguards to help ease balance of payments adjustment
- Contents: IMF News, publications, country information, fund rates and various other resources
- Source: International Telecommunication Union
- Mission: plans global telecommunications networks and services
- Contents: ITU meetings and conferences, publications, patents database, country codes database, TERMITE database of telecommunication terminology, training courses database
- Source: Jim Martindale and hosted by the University of California at Irvine Science Library
- Contents: links to electronic business and economic journals, credit rating services, SEC filings, international business news, GPO databases, business directories, international business statistics, business and finance dictionaries, on-line finance and economic courses, patent and trademark sites, on-line calculators, international banking web sites, index of world stock exchanges, and much more
- Source: Economics and Statistics Administration of the U.S. Department of Commerce
- Contents: *ONLY AVAILABLE TO USERS ON UNCG'S CAMPUS OR VIA UNCG PPP* International Trade Library (40,000 documents related to international trade), foreign exchange rates, International Market Insight Reports, Multilateral Development Bank Reports, United Nations Trade Leads, Foreign Agricultural Market Reports, Country Commercial Guides, CIA International Trade Statistics, International Trade Monitor Report, and the Handbook of International Economic Statistics
- Source: College of Business Administration of Texas A&M International University
- Contents: NAFTA Information Center databases of trade and commerce information regarding NAFTA, full-text of trade agreements in the Western Hemisphere, NAFTA-related links, links to country-specific newspapers and magazines
- Source: OECD
- Mission: create economic policies in the international community. and provide feedback between countries on public policy issues.
- Contents: OECD Statistics (health, transportation, economic, education, technology and industry, public sector, development, agriculture, and energy, program information grouped by topic), free full-text online technical working papers, OECD Observer, OECD Policy Briefs, and statistical overviews of OECD countries
- Source: Trade Unit of the Organization of American States
- Mission: provide comprehensive trade information on the Western hemisphere in four languages (English, Spanish, French, Portuguese)
- Contents: full text of world trade agreements and investment treaties, trade events calendar, links to official trade sites, and trade statistics
- Source: Strategis: Canada's Business Information Site
- Mission: provides the ability to generate customized reports on Canadian and US trade with over 200 countries
- Contents: 10 years of data on Canadian and U.S. re-exports and trade balances. Also data on manufacturing shipments, export intensity and apparent domestic market for Canadian manufacturing industries
- Source: International Trade Center
- Contents: a trade index to assist trade support institutions and enterprises in improving and extending their information base on international market developments and access conditions. Index offers search by country/region, specific topics or by site names in alphabetical order. Includes Tariff and Non-Tariff Barriers site, or use the direct link to Trade Barriers Database
- Source: Mellinger Co.
- Contents: links to trade directories, banks, Chambers of Commerce, Foreign Trade Statistics from the U.S. Bureau of Census, travel guides, listservs, international publications, and international trade law
- Source: BAYTRADE
- Mission: provide FREE, comprehensive international trade information and statistics
- Contents: country overviews, trade events calendar, newsgroups, market research guides, links to industry resources, SIC Classification search, SITC Classification, travel guides, and bibliography of trade-related books, AND some FREE trade data, mostly extracted from NTDB and other sources
- Source: United Nations UNCTAD
- Contents: Available ONLY on the UNCG campus network. NOT available off campus. Click on name, above, for description of contents and access methods.
- Source: The United Nations UNCTAD
- Mission: international trade statistics database (web version of U.N. Trade Analysis System, above)
- Contents: Using Harmonized Code System (HS), provide import and export statistics for all reporting nations, up to six digit product codes
- Mission: the primary international lending institution, with a Statistics/Data site
- Source: World Customs Organization
- Mission: standardize custom procedures and advise on custom policies
- Contents: WCO News Magazine, press releases and speeches, conventions, custom topics, WCO Action/Defis Bulletin, Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) and WCO's activities, and links to CITIES documents and databases
- Mission: an international organization that negotiates trade rights and policies between nations
- Contents: free publications, annual reports and other publications available to order, electronic archive of WTO documents, current and previous press releases, links for international trade law, WTO agreements, and trade topic information. Includes an annual International Trade Statistics site, for display and/or downloading
