Useful Links
International Organizations
International Monetary Fund
www.imf.org
World Trade Organization
www.wto.org
global trade statistics
www.wto.org/english/res_e/statis_e/statis_e.htm
World Bank
worldbank.org
World Bank country data
worldbank.org/data/countrydata/countrydata.html
Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development
oecd.org
United Nations Conference on Trade and Investment, World Investment Report
unctad.org/Templates/Page.php?intItemID=1465
UNDP
undp.org
Human Development Report
hdr.undp.org/en/
World Intellectual Property Organization
wipo.int
International Chamber of Commerce
iccwbo.org
Incoterms
iccwbo.org/incoterms
U.S. Government
firstgov.gov
This is a one-stop site that consolidates 20,000 government sites into one
Trade Information Center
tradeinfo.doc.gov
Bureau of Economic Analysis
bea.gov
Bureau of Labor Statistics
bls.gov
Census Bureau
census.gov
foreign trade statistics
census.gov/foreign-trade/www
Federal Reserve Board
federalreserve.gov
Patent and Trademark Office, U.S. Dept. of Commerce
uspto.gov
Copyright Office
copyright.gov
U.S. Customs Service
CBP.gov
U.S. Trade Representative
ustr.gov
National Trade Estimate Report of Foreign Trade Barriers
http://www.ustr.gov/Document_Library/Reports_Publications/2008
U.S. International Trade Commission
usitc.gov
U.S. import and export data
dataweb.usitc.gov
Central Intelligence Agency
cia.gov
World Fact Book
cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/index.html
NGOs (Nongovernment Organizations)
The International Institute for Management Development
imd.ch
World Competitiveness Yearbook
imd.ch/about/pressroom/pressreleases/
Freedom House
freedomhouse.org
Freedom in the World country ratings
freedomhouse.org/template.cfm?page=15
World Economic Forum
weforum.org
Global Competitiveness Report
http://www.weforum.org/en/initiatives/gcp/index.htm
Heritage Foundation
heritage.org
Index of Economic Freedom
heritage.org/research/features/index/
Languages and Business Etiquette
SIL International
sil.org
executiveplanet.com
etiquetteintl.com
worldbiz.com
Others
U.S. Council for International Business
atacarnet.com
Education Testing Service
ets.org
exchange rates
xe.com/ucc
Chicago Mercantile Exchange
cme.com
Localization Industry Standards Association
lisa.org
International Organization for Standardization
iso.ch