International Marketing
Government Information
AustradeShopfront
Export and investment assistance
Agribusiness
Branch of Queensland DPI. Useful links. Information on excellent publications. Look under Export Development and select Marketing.
Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
Has full text (long) of Trade Outcomes and Objectives statement, country briefs, country factsheets, economies at a glance and trade treaties amongst other useful information.
Export & Trade - WA Department of Industry and Resources
Contains an excellent and comprehensive online guide to to exporting.
FAOstat
Wonderful source of data.
NAFTA
Links to sites on the North American Free Trade Agreement including full text of the agreement. From the US FedLaw site.
Queensland Trade
Market and industry information as well as information on government assistance to business.
U.S. State Department - Services - Background Notes
US State Department. Covers people, economy, political conditions, travel and business information and history.
Country Information
Asia Pacific Economic and Trade Information
International Trade Administration of US Department of Commerce. Country profiles, market reports and webcasts (online videos on such topics as doing business in China).
CIA World Factbook
Country Risk Analysis
Includes tables of economic, political and financial risk.
Economies at a Glance
Produced by DFAT. Available for 29 countries these short publications cover general information, population, wealth, trade and doing business. You will need Adobe Acrobat to view this page.
Global Risk Analysis Research Hotlinks
Global Risk Analysis Inc. Links to search engines, finance and banking, government resources (US), country background, international business information, multinational country directories, policy and country risk services and newspapers.
Pacific Islands Business Network
Extensive information for those doing business in the Pacific.
Virtual International Business and Economics Sources (VIBES)
Information by country and region
Business Culture
Culture Meets Commerce in Asia
Excellent 28 page booklet from the Department of Industry and Resoucres covering 13 Asian nations and dealing with such topics as behaviour, greetings, dress and gifts.
Geert Hofstede Cultural Dimensions
Professor Geert Hofstede conducted perhaps the most comprehensive study of how values in the workplace are influnced by culture. Hofsteede developed a model that identifies four primary dimensions to assist in diferentiating cultures. Site also links to information on business etiquette in many countries.
globalEDGE
International Business Resources pages from Michigan State University. Especiallay good section under Reference on cultures and the business environment as well as country information. Nicely arranged - lots of links - recommended.
International Trade and Business Law
Centre for International Trade
CIT is a member organization established with the objectives to improve, facilitate and expand international trade. There are 3500 members from every corner of the world and include embassies, government agencies, trade associations, companies, firms and individuals.
FindLaw
Index of Legal Resources including 'Law Specific' search function - this specific link focuses on international trade.
ICC International Court of Arbitration
This is the arbitration body of the International Chamber of Commerce which administers international arbitration cases involving parties and arbitrators from more than 170 countries and territories. Extensive information on the court's dispute resolution services, including maritime arbitration. Includes links to relevant documents on international commercial arbitration.
International Trade Administration
Trade information for US businesses provided by the US Under Secretary for International Trade - practical information to help select markets for products, and access to international markets as required by US trade agreements.
ITDS
International Trade Development System which provides basic information on international trade, to US citizens - Federal government procedures on international trade and the rules and regulations required to import, export, finance, and transport international transactions.
LLRX
Guide to International Trade Law resources on the Internet.
Legal Risk in International Transactions
Full text of the 1996 report of the Australian Law Reform Commission.
Lex Mercatoria
Lex Mercatoria is dedicated to the provision of information on international commercial law with subsidiary interests in commerce and Net technologies that may be of interest to law academics and professionals worldwide. Hosted by the Law Faculties of the University of Tromsø and the University of Oslo.
London Court of International Arbitration
This court provides a comprehensive international dispute resolution service, both under its own rules and under the UNCITRAL rules, for operation under any system of law in any venue throughout the world. Provides information on services offered, rules, conferences and links to various treaties, conventions, national arbitration laws and institutes.
NAFTA Secretariat
Access to the North American Free Trade Agreement and links to a variety of sources of information for US, Canadian and Mexican businesses involved in importing/exporting.
Trade Compliance Center
The collection of international trade agreements includes WIPO, NAFTA and WTO documents, and bilateral trade agreements and protocols. These are organized alphabetically by country, by subject matter, or by country signatory. Information available for each country on one or more of the following: commercial guide, country reports on economic policy and trade practices, national trade estimate reports, trade policy review summaries. The set of links are US and international agency sites pertaining to international trade. This is an easily negotiated site, frequently updated.
Trade Partners UK
A comprehensive UK government site covering aspects of the British import and export trades. This site includes news and information for exporters, sector information, and a large searchable database of overseas trade fairs and seminars. An ever-expanding number of market information pages includes snapshot overviews of the countries, maps, and summaries of the UK's dealings with the countries.
SICE - Foreign Trade Information System
This system contains a large collection of information, including the full text of major trade agreements and quantitative data on trade in the Americas. SICE is the information technology arm of the Trade Unit of the Organization of American States (OAS).
World Trade Organisation (WTO)
Access to information on the role of the WTO and its mission, on trade and the environment, the latest WTO press releases and trade policy reviews, list of WTO publications and more.
Statistics
IDB
International demographics from US Census department. You can choose statistics for countries and time periods
Statistics-Singapore
Singapore Department of Statistics. Contains some historical statistics as well as latest edition of Singapore in figures. Also links to statistical offices around the world.
Statistical Data on the Web
Extensive list of statistical sites from the University of Michigan.
International Business Sites
ENTERWeb
ENTERWeb is an annotated meta-index and information clearinghouse on enterprise development, business, finance, international trade and the economy in this new age of cyberspace and globalization. The main focus is on micro, small and medium scale enterprises, cooperatives, community economic development, both in developed and developing countries. ENTERWeb lists and rates Internet resources in these areas, and complements search engines by providing shortcuts in identifying important sources of information.
Foreign Currency Converter
O'Keefe Library-Best Information on the Net
Extensive list of links for international business.
Research the World - International Business
Range of international business sites.
Tradeport
Looking for qualified international trade leads? Need comprehensive market and industry research? Wondering what trade shows and events are going on? Looking for a banker, freight forwarder or trading company to help you export your products? Just beginning to export but need some help from an interactive international trade tutorial? All this and more. Has good links to country sites.
