General Starting Points
Background Notes Home Page: U.S. Department of State
http://www.state.gov/r/pa/ei/bgn/
Library of Congress Country Studies/Area Handbook
http://lcweb2.loc.gov/frd/cs/cshome.html
Library of Congress Global Gateway: World Cultures & Resources
http://international.loc.gov/intldl/intldlhome.html
Country Briefings: Economist.com
News, country profiles, economic data, and forecasts
http://www.economist.com/countries/
Financial Times; Country and Industry Surveys
http://news.ft.com/surveys
International Database (IBD): U.S. Census Bureau
http://www.census.gov/ipc/www/idb/
World Bank Countries and Regions Index
http://www.worldbank.org/data/countrydata/countrydata.html
Electronic Embassy
http://www.embassy.org/
CIA World Factbook
http://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/index.html
Country Profiles from the Electronic Development and Environment Information System Profiles of Agriculture, Environment, Economics, Gender, Politics, Education, and Health.
http://www.eldis.org/country/
Country Profiles from the UK Foreign Commonwealth Office
http://www.fco.gov.uk/servlet/Front?pagename=OpenMarket/Xcelerate/ShowPage&c=Page&cid=1007029394365
Foreign Information by Country: University of Colorado at Boulder
http://ucblibraries.colorado.edu/govpubs/for/foreigngovt.htm
Globastat
Graphs on 198 countries in 140 categories
http://Globastat.com
GlobalEdge
Country insights for 196 countries, global resources, and market potential indicators
http://globaledge.msu.edu/ibrd/ibrd.asp
International Statistical Agencies listed by the U.S. Department of Labor
http://www.bls.gov/bls/other.htm
HLB International: Doing Business Guides
http://www.hlbi.com/dbi/
MSU-CIBER Online Modules
These online learning modules cover Doing Business In (Africa, Brazil, China, Japan, Latin America, Southeast Asia, European Union, Middle East), Culture, Ethics, Exporting, Market Research, Exporting, Functions, Key Industry Drivers of Globalization (Multinational Sourcing and Marketing), Legal Aspects, Agricultural Business, etc.
http://globaledge.msu.edu/academy/courses.asp#
NationMaster Country Comparisons
Generate maps and graphs of statistical information
http://www.nationmaster.com/
Strategis Market Research Reports (Canada)
http://strategis.gc.ca/epic/internet/inimr-ri2.nsf/en/gr-01000e.html
Tradeport Country Library
http://www.tradeport.org/countries/index.html
UNTCAD UN Conference on Trade and Development
Fact sheets on 187 countries; covers foreign direct investments
http://www.unctad.org/Templates/Page.asp?intItemID=2441&lang=1
Yahoo Country Information
http://www.yahoo.com/Regional/Regions/
World Country Profiles: BBC News
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/country_profiles/default.stm
The Globalist
This is an online publishing service that covers globalization in its free daily magazine. Registration is free.
http://www.theglobalist.com/about/index.shtml
Asia
Asian Studies WWW Virtual Library
http://coombs.anu.edu.au/WWWVL-AsianStudies.html
Asia Inc Online
http://www.asia-inc.com/
East and Southeast Asia: An Annotated List of Internet Resources
http://newton.uor.edu/Departments&Programs/AsianStudiesDept/
East Asian Libraries Cooperative World Wide Web
http://pears.lib.ohio-state.edu/
MSU-Global Edge Regional/Country Specific Information: Asia and the Middle East
Select Country Insights and then the region
http://globaledge.msu.edu/resourceDesk/
Asian Business Watch - The Japan Investor - News
http://www.japaninvestor.com/
Asia Policy Journal
http://asiapolicy.nbr.org/AP3.html
National Bureau of Asian Research
NBR conducts research on policy-relevant issues in Asia.
http://www.nbr.org/
Malaysia
http://newton.uor.edu/Departments&Programs/AsianStudiesDept/malaysia-econ.html or
http://newton.uor.edu/Departments&Programs/AsianStudiesDept/malaysia.html
Political, Social, Economic News about China, Hong Kong, Macau, Taiwan, Singapore, Tibet
http://chinanews.bfn.org/
India WWW Virtual Library
http://www.india.com.ar/
Pacific Islands Internet Resources Home Page
http://www2.hawaii.edu/~ogden/piir/index.html
Pacific Studies: WWW Virtual Library
http://coombs.anu.edu.au/WWWVL-PacificStudies.html
Starting a Business in Australia
http://www.business.gov.au/Business+Entry+Point/
Australian Government: Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
http://www.dfat.gov.au/
Australia: Department of the Parliamentary Library
http://www.aph.gov.au/library/intguide/STATS/ecindicators.htm
MarketNewZealand.com
http://www.marketnewzealand.com/mnz/default.aspx
China Portal: FITA
http://fita.org/countries/china.html
Internet Guide for China Studies: Vienna University and Heidelberg University
http://sun.sino.uni-heidelberg.de/igcs/
CNN News: Asia-Pacific Sites
http://edition.cnn.com/ASIA
Indonesia: Export and country information
http://www.buyusa.gov/indonesia/en/
Hong Kong Census and Statistics Department
http://www.censtatd.gov.hk/home/index.jsp
Hong Kong WWW
http://www.cuhk.edu.hk/hkwww.htm
FITA: Hong Kong
http://fita.org/countries/hk.html
U.S. Commercial Service: Hong Kong
http://www.buyusa.gov/hongkong/en/
Hong Kong Trade Development Council
http://www.tdctrade.com/
Stanford Guide to Japan Information Sources
http://jguide.stanford.edu
JEF: Japanese Trade and Industry Information
http://www.jef.or.jp/index.html
Statistics for Learning About Japan
http://www.ndl.go.jp/en/data/statistical_ma.html
Japan External Trade Organization
http://www.jetro.go.jp/
Web Japan
http://web-jpn.org/
Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan
http://www.mofa.go.jp/
U.S.-Japan Resources: National Association of Japan-American Societies
http://www.us-japan.org/
North Korea: Subject Guide
http://e-asia.uoregon.edu/nkorea/
North Korea WWW Virtual Library
http://www.skas.org/
South Korea: Subject Guide
http://www.duke.edu/~myhan/s-sk.html
South Korea: U.S. Commercial Service
http://www.buyusa.gov/korea/en/
Korea Studies Page
http://koreaweb.ws/
Taiwan 2006
http://www.au.af.mil/au/aul/bibs/taiwan5.htm
Government Information Office of Taiwan
http://www.gio.gov.tw
Information Division, Taipei Economic and Culture Office in New York
http://www.taipei.org
Thailand: U.S. Commercial Service
http://www.buyusa.gov/thailand/en/
Turkey: U.S. Commercial Service
http://www.buyusa.gov/turkey/en/country_commercial_guide.html
Turkey Mini-Portal
http://fita.org/countries/turkey.html
Uzbekistan Mini Portal
http://fita.org/countries/uzbek.html
Uzbekistan Report
http://www.bisnis.doc.gov/bisnis/country/Uzbekistan.cfm
Vietnam: The Next Frontier for U.S. Business in Asia: U.S. Commercial Service
http://www.buyusa.gov/vietnam/en/
Vietnam Mini Portal
http://fita.org/countries/vietnam.html
Africa and the Middle East
MSU-Global Edger Regional or Country Specific Information: Africa
Select Country Insights/Region/Africa.
http://globaledge.msu.edu/ibrd/busresmain.asp?ResourceCategoryID=5
African Studies - U. Penn
http://www.sas.upenn.edu/African_Studies/AS.html
Columbia University Area Studies - Africa Electronic Journals and Magazines
http://www.columbia.edu/cu/lweb/indiv/africa/
BBC News: Africa
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/default.stm
CNN World:Africa
http://www.cnn.com/WORLD/africa/archive/
Center for Middle Eastern Studies: University of Texas
http://menic.utexas.edu/
Middle East Studies Internet Resources
http://www.columbia.edu/cu/lweb/indiv/mideast/cuvlm/
Middle East/North Africa: United Arab Emirates
http://www.export.gov/middleeast/country_information/unitedarabemirates/
UAE Mini Portal
http://fita.org/countries/uae.html
gulfnews.com
http://www.gulfnews.com/home/index.html
Economic Commission for Africa (ECA): News From Around Africa
http://www.uneca.org
Economic Report on Africa 2005
http://www.uneca.org/era2005/
USAID: US Agency for International Development
http://www.usaid.gov/
Bureau of African Affairs: U.S. Department of State
http://www.state.gov/p/af/
Africa: South of the Sahara
http://www-sul.stanford.edu/depts/ssrg/africa/guide.html
OECD African Economic Outlook 2005-2006
http://www.oecd.org/document/19/0,2340,en_2649_15162846_36563539_1_1_1_1,00.html
South Africa
http://www.southafrica.info/doing_business/sa_trade/
http://www.southafrica.info/doing_business/sa_trade/agreements/traderelations.htm
South African Revenue Service Trade Statistics
http://www.sars.gov.za/tradestats/preliminary_trade_statistics.htm
U.S. Census Bureau: Foreign Trade Statistics: South Africa
http://www.census.gov/foreign-trade/balance/c7910.html
South Africa Mini Portal: FITA
http://fita.org/countries/safrica.html
Europe
Belgium Mini-Portal
http://fita.org/countries/belgium.html
Bisnis - Commercial Information on Russia and the Newly Independent States
http://www.bisnis.doc.gov/
http://www.bisnis.doc.gov/bisnis/country/index.cfm
Russia Mini Portal
http://fita.org/countries/russiaportal.html
CEEBICnet Central and Eastern Europe Business Information Center -
Information on marketing and export to Central and Eastern Europe.
http://srb.npaci.edu/cgi-bin/nsdl.cgi?uid=/2007-06-01T05:26:12Z/86536D07356766052C1DEE6B3D460131/ceebicswebchange.htm
Russia Today Home Page
http://www.russiatoday.com/
Russian Studies
http://www.ala.org/ala/acrl/acrlpubs/crlnews/backissues2000/january001/russianstudies.htm
Europa: European Union's Server
http://europa.eu/index_en.htm
Europe: U.S. Commercial Service
http://www.buyusa.gov/europe/
Europages: European Business Directory: Search by company or product,
http://www.europages.net/
European Union Internet Resources
http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/doemoff/govinfo/intl/gov_eu.html
EuroStat
http://europa.eu.int/en/comm/eurostat/eurostat.html
German Information Center
http://www.germany-info.org/relaunch/info/missions/gic.html
Germany Federal Statistical Office
http://www.destatis.de/e_home.htm
Russian and East European Network Information Center- University of Texas
http://reenic.utexas.edu/
Europe Online
http://www.europeonline.com/
International Business Resources on Europe from Michigan State University/Global Edge
Click on Country Insights/Europe.
http://globaledge.msu.edu/ibrd/busresmain.asp?ResourceCategoryID=7
Virtual Reference Desk: Eurasia: Asia & Europe
http://www.virtualref.com/abs/400.htm
The Netherlands
http://globaledge.msu.edu/ibrd/CountryIntro.asp?CountryID=66&RegionID=2
Netherlands: Mini-Portal
http://fita.org/countries/nl.html
Polish Market Review: Newsletter for Marketers, Managers, and Investors
http://www.polishmarket.com/
WWW Virtual Library: International Affairs: Western Euope
http://www2.etown.edu/vl/westeuro.html
National Statistics: the Official United Kingdom Statistics Site
http://www.statistics.gov.uk/
United Kingdom Mini Portal
http://fita.org/countries/ukportal.html
United Kingdom Country Commercial Guide
http://www.buyusainfo.net/info.cfm?id=126697
North America
Strategis - Canada Industry Online: Markets, Trade, and Investment Information
http://strategis.ic.gc.ca/engdoc/main.html
Canadian Government Information on the Internet
http://cgii.gc.ca/index-e.html
Statistics Canada
http://www.statcan.ca/english/Pgdb/
Canadian News
http://www.statcan.ca/start.html
Canadian Business Gateway: Business Start-Up and Financing
http://businessgateway.ca
Government of Canada Primary Internet Site
http://canada.gc.ca/main_e.html
Import/Export Canada International
http://canadainternational.gc.ca
Regional or Country Specific Information: North America
Select Country Insights/North America.
http://globaledge.msu.edu/ibrd/busresmain.asp?ResourceCategoryID=9
Mexico Country Profile: FITA
http://fita.org/countries/mexico.html
Mexico: Country Profile
http://www.austrade.gov.au/Mexico-profile/default.aspx
Doing Business in Mexico Prepared by the U.S. Commercial Service
http://www.buyusa.gov/mexico/en/
Mexico's Index
http://www.trace-sc.com/index1.htm
Global Islands Network: News
http://www.globalislands.net/
United States Mini Portal: FITA
http://fita.org/countries/usportal.html
South America
Argentina
http://www.exportminnesota.com/links/argentina.htm
Center for Latin American Economics: Federal Bank of Dallas
http://dallasfed.org/research/claeabstracts/index.html
Regional or Country Specific Information: Central and South America: MSU
http://globaledge.msu.edu/ibrd/busresmain.asp?ResourceCategoryID=8
Center for Latin American Studies from Georgetown University
http://www.georgetown.edu/sfs/programs/clas/
Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean
Includes publications such as the Statistical Yearbook, Economic Survey of Latin America and the Caribbean, Foreign Investment in Latin America.
http://www.eclac.cl/default.asp?idioma=IN/
Inter-American Development Bank
Socioeconomic and trade data for Latin America and the Caribbean
http://www.iadb.org
Internet Resources for Latin America Compiled by Molly Molloy of the New Mexico State University Library
http://lib.nmsu.edu/subject/bord/laguia
Latin Focus
http://www.latin-focus.com/
Organization of American States
http://www.oas.org/
LANIC - Latin American Network Information Center from the University of Texas
http://lanic.utexas.edu/las.html
Political Database of the Americas- Documentary and Statistical Information http://www.georgetown.edu/pdba
Chile: U.S. Commercial Service
http://www.buyusa.gov/chile/en/
Statistical Yearbook for Latin America and the Caribbean 2006
Social statistics, economic statistics, and statistics on natural resources and the environment
http://websie.eclac.cl/anuario_estadistico/anuario_2006/eng/index.asp
Government and National Parliaments
National Parliaments Web Sites
http://www.ipu.org/english/parlweb.htm
Foreign Government Resources on the Web: U of M Documents Center
http://www.lib.umich.edu/govdocs/foreign.html
Governments of the World
http://admi.net//world/gov/
Inter-Parliamentary Union
Information on national parliaments
http://www.ipu.org
Nations of the World
http://www.loc.gov/law/guide/nations.html
Yahoo National Government Links
http://www.yahoo.com/Government/Countries/
International Economics
Foreign and International Economics: University of Michigan
http://www.lib.umich.edu/govdocs/stecfor.html
International Statistical Agencies
Lists international statistical agencies compiled by the U.S. Bureau of the Census http://www.census.gov/main/www/stat_int.html
International Economic Statistics Database: Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis
http://liber8.stlouisfed.org/iesd/
International Forum of Globalization
The IFG is "an alliance of sixty activists, scholars, economists, researchers, and writers formed to stimulate new thinking, joint activity, and public education in response to economic globalization."
http://www.ifg.org/
Market Potential Indicators for Emerging Markets
http://globaledge.msu.edu/ibrd/marketpot.asp
OECD Online (Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development) Information on international economic and social issues.
http://www.oecd.org/
Penn World Tables
Historical international economic data from 1950-1992
http://www.pwt.econ.upenn.edu/
Peter G. Peterson Institute for International Economics
This is a private, nonprofit, nonpartisan research institution devoted to the study of international economic policy.
http://iie.com
Trends in Developing Economies
Reports on most of World Bank borrowing countries.
http://www.ciesin.org/IC/wbank/tde-home.html
World Economic Outlook: IMF
http://www.imf.org/external/pubs/ft/weo/2009/01/
http://www.imf.org/external/pubs/ft/weo/2009/02/index.htm
Selected World Development Indicators 2010:
http://siteresources.worldbank.org/INTWDR2010/Resources/5287678-1226014527953/Statistical-Annex.pdf
World Economy to 2020: Report by the Economist Intelligence Unit, Sponsored by Cisco Systems
http://www.eiu.com/site_info.asp?info_name=eiu_Cisco_Foresight_2020
International Trade and Marketing
The Export Yellow Pages
http://www.exportyellowpages.com/
Basic Guide to Exporting: U.S. Department of Commerce and Unz & Co.
http://www.unzco.com/basicguide
ExportNavigator
The site offers 10,000 free market reports.
http://www.exportnavigator.com/
InfoTrade.org
Trade information produced by the students and faculty of the Washington University Business School
http://www.exportinfo.org/
Cato's Center for Trade Policy Studies
http://www.freetrade.org/
Center for International Trade Development: Hot Trade Leads
http://www.citd.org/trade_info/sections.cfm?sid=23
Internet Guide to Export Trade Leads: Trade Information Center
http://web.ita.doc.gov/ticwebsite/tic.nsf/504ca249c786e20f85256284006da7ab/ef7db94aef249198852566470049c1cd?OpenDocument
International Business Culture and Etiquette: Business Culture Guides
http://www.executiveplanet.com/
Brint International Business and Technology
http://www.brint.com/International.htm
Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA)
International and domestic economic data
http://www.bea.gov/
U.S. Census Bureau: Foreign Trade Statistics
http://www.census.gov/foreign-trade/www/index.html
U.S. Census Bureau: International Data Base (IDB)
http://www.census.gov/ipc/www/idb/
Center for International Trade and Security
http://www.uga.edu/cits/
CSIS: Center for Strategic & International Studies
Provides analyses of current and emerging global issues and developments
http://www.csis.org/
Country Commercial Guides Searchable by Country 1996-2001
Prepared by U.S. Embassies and Government Agencies
http://www.state.gov/www/about_state/business/com_guides/index.html
Go to http://www.state.gov/countries/ for more recent years.
Country Commercial Guides
http://www.export.gov/OneStopConsumer/OneStop/mrllogin.jsp
Register as a student researcher and give Walsh College's address, choose a country and then choose Country Commercial Guides.from the report type drop-down menu.
Country Commerical Guides Searchable in Market Research Library
Select a country.
http://www.buyusainfo.net/adsearch.cfm?search_type=int&loadnav=no
Country Market Research
http://www.export.gov/mrktresearch/index.asp
Country Reports on Economic Policy and Trade Practices
http://www.state.gov/www/issues/economic/trade_reports/index.html
U.S. State Department: Country Background Notes
http://www.state.gov/r/pa/ei/bgn/
Ernst & Young: Global Tax & Investment Library
Select a Country from the Global drop-down menu.
http://www.ey.com/global/content.nsf/International/Home
Department of Commerce International Trade Administration: Trade and Industry Information
http://www.ita.doc.gov
Doing Business in...Guides: Baker & Tilly
http://www.bakertillyinternational.com/Default.aspx?page=1435
Doing Business Guides: MGI -an association of independent auditing, accounting and consulting firms
http://www.mgiworld.com/?cid=508&g=3
Doing Business Guides: UHY (leading business advisory, consulting and accounting network)
http://www.uhy.com/pages/resources/doing-business-guides.php
LexMundi Guide to Doing Business
http://www.lexmundi.com/lexmundi/Guides_to_Doing_Business1.asp
FITA: Federation of International Trade Associations: Web Resources for International Trade
Use the Search by Country or Region link on the right to find specific country information
http://www.fita.org/webindex/ or
http://fita.org/webindex/index.html
FITA: Country Profiles and Research
http://www.fita.org/countries/
The Compliance Exchange: Stock Markets Around the World
http://www.compliance-exchange.com/ex.htm
Stock Exchanges World Wide Links
http://www.tdd.lt/slnews/Stock_Exchanges/Stock.Exchanges.html
International Monetary Fund (IMF) Staff Country Reports in Full Text -
Recent information on economic conditions and developments
http://www.imf.org/external/pubs/CAT/scr.cfm
International Business Culture and Etiquette from Executive Planet
http://www.executiveplanet.com/
Internet Resources of International Economics & Business Covers international trade, finance, development, trade law, business, accounting, management, marketing, economics, and reference sources
http://dylee.keel.econ.ship.edu/econ/index.html
Exchange Rates: Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis
http://research.stlouisfed.org/fred2/categories/15
IMF Primary Commodity Prices
http://www.imf.org/external/np/res/commod/index.htm
U.S. Commodity Trade by Country: 80 Largest U.S.Trade Partners 1993-1996
http://www.ita.doc.gov/industry/otea/usfth/top80cty/top80cty.html
U.S. Government Export Portal
http://www.export.gov/
Links to Internet Marketing Resources--U.S. and International
http://www.lib.lsu.edu/bus/marketin.html
Information and Telecommunications Technologies - U.S. Department of Commerce - Market Information
http://export.gov/infotech
Journal of Commerce
http://www.joc.com
Michigan District Export Council
http://www.exportmichigan.com/
SBA Office of International Trade
http://www.sba.gov/oit/
Official Export Guide
http://www.officialexportguide.com/
Strategis Trade Data Online for Canada and the U.S.
http://strategis.ic.gc.ca/sc_mrkti/tdst/engdoc/tr_homep.html
U.S. International Trade Commission: Interactive Tariff and Trade Dataweb
http://dataweb.usitc.gov/
TIC Trade Information Center: International Trade Administration
Answers to your export questions, country information, tariff and tax information
http://www.ita.doc.gov/td/tic/
U.S. Trade Representative: Trade Estimates, News, and Reports
http://www.ustr.gov/
Trade Zone: International Trade Information
http://www.tradezone.com/trdzone.htm
Trade Statistics: Office of Trade and Economic Analysis
http://www.ita.doc.gov/tradestats
UN Trade Statistics Division
reports and publications in international trade statistics, Harmonized Commodity Description and Coding System
http://unstats.un.org/unsd/trade/default.htm
UN Commodity Trade Statistics Database
http://unstats.un.org/unsd/comtrade/
VIBES - Virtual International Business and Economic Sources
Links to over 1,300 Links to Sources of International Business and Economic Information on the Internet
http://libweb.uncc.edu/ref-bus/vibehome.htm
World Bank Group
Information on the World Bank, Press Releases, Country Information.
http://www.worldbank.org/
World Bank: Doing Business
Information on the cost and regulations for doing business across 183 economies
http://www.doingbusiness.org/
Go directly to downloads at http://www.doingbusiness.org/Downloads/
World Trade Organization
Information about the WTO and some online publications.
http://www.wto.org
WTO International Trade Statistics
http://www.wto.org/english/res_e/statis_e/statis_e.htm