Air Seychelles (http://www.airseychelles.net)
Offers information about the company's services and a downloadable travel guide.
CARE USA (http://www.care.org/search/index.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/index_html/view)
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.
Seychelles Fishing Authority (SFA) (http://www.agricta.org/partners/mamr/SFA.htm)
Offers information about this key industry and a list of the publications as well as statistics issued by the SFA.
Seychelles International Business Authority (http://www.siba.net/)
"Formed in February or 1995, the Seychelles International Business Authority ...is
a body corporate with board members being prominent persons of both government
and the private sector.
SIBA is essentially a one-stop shop, licensing
and regulatingprimary offshore activities. It is the Registrar for International
Business Companies and trusts and regulates International Trade Zone activities."
Seychelles Marketing Board (SMB) (http://www.seychelles.net/smb/)
"Ever since its formation in 1985, SMB's role has been to ensure a steady flow of essential commodities at stable prices to the end customer. Today, as the single largest business in Seychelles and a major employer, SMB continues to play a significant role as a manufacturer, importer, exporter, retailer and employment generator in this small island economy. This web site is a concise overview of SMB's services, products, operations and areas of opportunities."
Seychelles in Figures (http://www.seychelles.net/hendrick/)
This is the online version of the publication issued by the Seychelles government's Statistics Division. The 1997 edition is the latest on the site.
Seychelles. Ministry
of Agriculture and Marine Resources (http://www.agricta.org/partners/mamr/)
This ministry states its mission as "the optimisation of the resources at our disposal for the provision of an efficient service to the farmers of Seychelles, so as to promote output, growth and sustainable agricultural development, through the identification and promotion of crop varieties, adapted technologies, and farming methods that will maximise the limited land resources more efficiently, increasing agricultural contribution to GDP, reducing the food import dependency ratio by increasing local production, ensuring a reasonable return to farmers and in the process having due regards to the need to protect the environment."
Tax-News.Com's Seychelles News (http://www.tax-news.com/asp/newsjsy.asp)
As the name suggests, offers news headlines and information about doing business in the Seychelles, especially in the areas of e-commerce and tax regulations.
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/rw/dbc.nsf/doc100?openForm)
“ReliefWeb is a project of the United Nations Office for the Coordination
of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA)... serving the information
needs 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://dec.usaid.gov/)
“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 withindividual 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 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
the general 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/m3?u)
This service provided by Yahoo offers up-to-the-minute universal conversion rates of foreign currencies
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