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Introduction
This is a reference library of
links to other websites that may be useful for information on
international finance, trade, exports, business, government bodies,
international organizations, etc. These citations are only
suggested references -- intended as a service to our customers.
Their inclusion does not convey recommendation or endorsement by the
Export-Import Bank of the United States. Although the Ex-Im Bank makes
frequent efforts to revise, update, and improve these selections, we
assume no liability for the accuracy, completeness, or usefulness of the
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US Government
Agencies |
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- News: Press releases,
speeches, executive orders, etc. of the President of the United
States.
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- OPIC's website contains information on
investment opportunities and programs, copies of handbooks, procedures,
annual reports, and an "Investor's Information Gateway."
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- Official US Department of Agriculture export
credit programs for US grown or made foodstuffs.
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- Export.gov provides online trade resources and one-on-one assistance for your international business - whether you're just starting or expanding your global sales.
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- "Business.gov guides you through the maze of government rules and regulations... and provides access to services and resources to help you start, grow, and succeed in business."
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- Links to international markets, financing and other marketing websites.
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Company
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- Links to several hundred company
directories, corporate profiles, and stock summaries from dozens of
Web-based resources, most of which are free. The value of this site is
that it allows the user to search all of these links at once.
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- Telephone directories and other lookup
tools for 184 countries.
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- Permits searching for either a person or
company by either phone number, name, geography, etc...
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- Can be used to find basic information about
companies, including their websites. Additional corporate information is
available for a fee.
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- EDGAR is the US Security and Exchange
Commission's Web Site that freely provides companies' public SEC
filings. Foreign filings (ADRs etc.) are not yet required to be in
EDGAR.
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- Eurostat, the "Statistical Office of the
European Communities," provides statistical data, news, indicators,
press releases, products, and databases.
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- A searchable database of 165,000 U. S. and Canadian companies classified under more than 55,000 product and service
headings. Includes more than 3,100 online supplier catalogs of detailed
buying and specifying information.
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- NAICS (North American Industrial
Classification System) from the US Census Bureau, is replacing
SIC. It is a broader and more exact code for the 21st century;
transition is currently underway.
- North American Product Classification System
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- Industry classification codes, with
cross-references between the differing codes; by Jon Haveman.
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- "...Business, Technology and Knowledge
Management." Extensive resources and links that may be useful for
successful exploitation of information in business and
technology.
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Banks and
Finance |
Options/Descriptions |
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- Google's list of banks' directories and
finding aids of all kinds.
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- From the home page of the Board of
Govenors, find a menu of extensive reports and data on monetary
indicators and activity.
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- The bank was created in November 2003 and entered into a contract with five premier global financial institutions. The bank's principal clients inside Iraq are the various government ministries and state owned enterprises. The bank has built partnerships with the largest Export Credit Agencies across the globe. The Bank satisfies the urgent need for trade facilitation in the reconstruction process.
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- ABA's Global Reach: Includes international alliances, professional development and international news and information resources
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- CFOC is an organization of the CFOs and
Deputy CFOs of the largest Federal agencies, senior officials of the
Office of Management and Budget and the Department of the Treasury who
work collaboratively to improve financial management in the U.S.
Government
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International
Trade |
Options/Descriptions |
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- These fee-based services provide domestic,
foreign, and international information, data, and news for economic,
trade, and industrial interests. Menus can be browsed, but full content
is by subscription.
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- Automated Export
System (AES) AES is "the
central point through which export shipment data required by multiple
agencies is filed electronically to Customs, using the efficiencies of
Electronic Data Interchange (EDI)."
- Country Trade Data
(By 1 digit SITC
Commodity Trade Codes)
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- Provides in-depth statistical data and
analysis concerning global and US industry and trade data. Data are also
provided on the state and metropolitan area level.
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- The US Census Bureau provides the 10 digit
Schedule B classification product codes which are used to classify US
exports.
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- This US International Trade Commission Web
Site provides US import data and statistics by 10 digit harmonized
product code. The first 6 digits conform to an international standard
harmonized product code for imports and the remaining 4 are unique to
the US.
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- 1998 edition; full length online book
(organized by chapters) produced by the International Trade
Administration.
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- ICC activities cover a broad spectrum, from arbitration and dispute resolution to making the case for open trade and the market economy system, business self-regulation, fighting corruption or combating commercial crime.
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- Chambers
Abroad provides links to many US Chamber of Commerce offices in
other nations around the world.
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- The website of the not-for-profit Chamber of the Americas features information, daily news stories, and links designed to facilitate commerce and understanding between the businesses and governments of the Western Hemisphere.
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Country
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- Portals to the World contains selective links providing authoritative, in-depth information about the nations and other areas of the world. They are arranged by country or area with the links for each sorted into a wide range of broad categories. The links were selected by Area Specialists and other Library staff using Library of Congress selection criteria.
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- Extensive worldwide directory of websites
for embassies and consulates.
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- Comprehensive database of governmental
institutions on the internet: parliaments, ministries, offices, law
courts, embassies, city councils, public broadcasting corporations,
central banks, multi-national organizations etc. Includes political
parties.
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- From the Library of Congress.
Provides encyclopedic in-depth information about many countries in the
world. The Web Site provides for searching and browsing for
individual country reports. (Some of the studies
may be not be recent.)
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- Searchable database of Country and Industry Market Reports, including: Country Commercial Guides, Industry Sector Analyses, Marketing Insights, Multilateral Development Bank Reports, Best Markets, and other Industry/Regional Reports.
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- The CIA World Fact Book provides systematic
basic information about many countries of the world, including data and
maps.
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- Promotes the rule of law and
includes rankings of nations in a "Corruption
Index."
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- an easy-to-use site from the University of Colorado Library. From the main page you simply click on the first letter of the country you're interested in, then select the country from the list that appears. In an instant you'll be at a page of links to information about that country. Most countries have a hundred or more links to information, with things like: profiles, statistics, government links, background reports, demographics, useful links, and more. Some links are to commercial databases which require you to register, but most are free.
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International
Organizations |
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- Information about
activities and membership of the International Union of Credit and
Investment Insurers in London, but better known as the Berne
Union.
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- International Trade Law, and Commercial Law
Monitor. Extensive and substantive resources: texts, standards,
e-commerce, international law, transnational accounting, etc.
Supported by universities and institutes in Norway, Australia, and the
US. In existence since 1993; edited by Ralph Amissah
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- "The United States-China Business Council
is the principal organization of US companies engaged in trade and
investment in the People's Republic of China."
- Press Releases and Public
Statements
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- Hosted by Northwestern University Library: this compilation is a fairly comprehensive
list of international governmental organizations. It is organized alphabetically, and
provides useful subordinate links.
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Legislation and
Public Policy |
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- Findlaw is a commercial Web Site that links
to a wide range of legal sites on the internet. The links are organized
into topics, jurisdiction, geography, and type.
- Findlaw also provides current federal
Supreme Court and appellate judicial decisions on its site.
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- Web Sites of the Members and Committees of
the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States
Congress.
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- Thomas provides many US legislative
documents in either citation or full-text format, and legislative status
and amendments. Starting from the 104th Congress (approximately),
Thomas provides Bill and major legislation information, Congressional
Record, Committee Reports, full-text of certain major laws, and
directory information on individual members and committees.
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News
Sources |
Options/Descriptions |
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- Valuable for locating current financial
news, in addition to current corporate stock information.
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- Reference guides, lists of suggested
titles, links, and other information about current awareness, news, and
the media.
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Government
Search Tools |
Options/Descriptions |
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- These tools provide comprehensive
directories and searchable indexes of U.S. federal government web sites
and pages.
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- "Business.gov guides you through the maze of government rules and regulations... and provides access to services and resources to help you start, grow, and succeed in business."
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- Fedworld "serves as the online locator
service for a comprehensive inventory of information disseminated by the
Federal Government."
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General Search
Tools |
Options/Descriptions |
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- Search Engines. Used for retrieving
Websites by searching indexes of the actual text in the more important
pages on those sites.
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- Internet subject directories used for browsing through hierarchical directories of topical listings and subdivisions. Retrieve words in the professionally selected listings of the directory, not the text of the websites selected for inclusion.
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- An international directory of more than
1,000 search engines organized by country.
- Allows searching in the language of the
country covered.
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General
Reference Sources |
Options/Descriptions |
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- Converts 164 currencies providing the
Interbank exchange rate. New foreign exchange rates are updated daily;
historical data can be obtained.
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- Compares different internet search
tools.
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- A web gateway at the University of Auckland, New Zealand offers free official statistics on the web. Search by country, region, and topic, and you can find links to statistics on agriculture, housing, crime, health, globalization, energy, cost of living, women, taxes, and education, to name just a few.
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- The US Small Business Administration has
compiled an extensive collection of links devoted to business resources.
It is organized by topic.
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- Library catalogs that are especially rich
for citations of international and foreign holdings in business,
finance, and trade.
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- SDR (Standard Drawing Rights) is an international reserve asset, created by the IMF in 1969 to supplement the existing official reserves of member countries.
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