Bank of Mauritius (Port Louis) (http://bom.intnet.mu/)
A wide range of economic, fiscal and investment information is offered.
CARE USA (http://www.careusa.org/search.asp)
Use the "search site" feature to find reports about CARE's programs in particular countries.
Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) (http://www.comesa.int/)
Offers the text of a number of business, economic and statistical documents issued by COMESA, as well as links to related information. The site may be searched by broad subjects including trade, finance, investments, agriculture, transportation and communications or by the individual member countries: Angola, Burundi, Comoros, D.R. Congo, Djibouti, Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mauritius, Namibia, Rwanda, Seychelles, Sudan, Swaziland, Uganda, Zambia, and Zimbabwe.
Directory of Development Organizations (http://www.devdir.org/)
“ The Directory is a compilation of contact data of the main sources of assistance available for private sector development (micro, small an medium-sized enterprises) and poverty reduction. A wide range of organizations is included in the Directory: international organizations, government ministries, private sector institutions, development agencies, universities, research and training institutes, NGOs/PDOs, grantmakers, banks, microfinance institutions, and development consulting firms.” Searchable by keyword.
International Monetary Fund (http://www.imf.org/)
The IMF is an “organization of 183 member countries, established to promote international monetary cooperation, exchange stability, and orderly exchange; to foster economic growth and high levels of employment; and to provide temporary financial assistance to countries to help ease balance of payments adjustment.” A search by country will yield reports on the IMF’s
initiatives and programs in it.
Internet Connectivity in Mauritius (http://www2.sn.apc.org/africa/countdet.CFM?countries%5F%5FISO%5FCode=MU)
A report on the status on telecommunications including information about the Internet and the telephone system of Mauritius.
Mauritius. Central Statistical Office (http://ncb.intnet.mu/cso.htm)
"The Central Statistics Office (CSO) is the official organisation responsible for collection, compilation, analysis and dissemination of all official statistical data relating to the economic and social activities of the country. It releases the following publications on a regular basis: Economic & Social Indicators, Digests of Statistics, Census & Survey reports, Mauritius in Figures."
Mauritius. Ministry of Finance (http://ncb.intnet.mu/mof.htm)
"The Ministry of Finance as the principal instrument of policy, is responsible
for the financial soundness of the government's economic policy and for the
proper control of revenue & expenditure." Among other documents, the
site has the full-text of theMinister of Finance's budget speech for
the last several years.
UNRISD On-Line (U.N. Research Institute for Social Development) (http://www.unrisd.org/)
“UNRISD carries out research on the social dimensions of contemporary problems affecting development. Through its research, UNRISD stimulates dialogue and contributes to policy debates within and outside the United Nations system."
United Nations (http://www.un.org)
The official site of the United Nations provides articles, reports, etc. in several languages on all aspects of the initiatives and mission of that organization as well as on the contemporary life, culture, society, international relations, etc. of all the countries and peoples of the world.
United Nations ReliefWeb (http://www.reliefweb.int/w/rwb.nsf/ByCountry/)
“ReliefWeb is a project of the United Nations Office for the Coordination
of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA)... serving the informationneeds
of the humanitarian relief community” Offers news updates to crisis
situations around the world and includes information about refugee camps and
other relief efforts.
United States Trade Representative (http://www.ustr.gov)
As “America’s chief trade negotiator and advisor to the President of the United States on trade policy, the USTR and the Agency itself work with other bodies, such as the World Trade Organization to create new job opportunities for American business, workers and agricultural producers.” A search by country yields news, regulations, reports and initiatives on the United States’ and USTR’s dealings with it.
United States. Agency for International Development. Development Experience Clearinghouse (DEC) (http://www.dec.org/)
“The purpose of the DEC is to strengthen USAID's development projects, activities, and
programs by making ... development experience documents available
to USAID offices and mission staff, PVO's, NGO's, universities
and research institutions,developing countries, and the public worldwide.”
United States. Census Bureau. Foreign Trade Statistics (http://www.census.gov/foreign-trade/www/index.html)
Offers valuable statistics by country and by commodity beginning in 1996 and information about the U.S. trade balance with individual countries from 1992 onward.
The World Bank Group (http://www.worldbank.org)
A search by country yields numerous English language reports on the economic development of regions of the world and the World Bank Groups’ advice, initiatives and warnings concerning them.
World Chambers Network (http://www.worldchambers.com/)
Searchable by country offers information about individual national chambers of commerce and about international trade including news and upcoming events of interest to the business world.
World Trade
Network (http://worldtradenetwork.org/)
An English language site proving access to information country by country on international trade as well as links to related sites, as well as to the World Trade Organization (WTO).
World Trade Organization (http://www.wto.org/)
Headquartered in Switzerland the WTO, made up of member governments from
around the globe, is dedicated to topics concerning international trade and
development. Its English language “website contains material for a
range of users, from thegeneral public to students, academics and trade
specialists. It includes introductions to WTO activities and a large database
of official documents.”
Yahoo! Finance - Currency Conversion (http://finance.yahoo.com/currency)
This service provided by Yahoo offers up-to-the-minute universal
conversion rates of foreign currencies.
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