- Academic Universe
- Full-text of news media sources, including world and foreign language
news
- Searches phrases exactly as typed (unless words are separated by AND,
OR, NOT)
- Useful sections include
- News : General News section (full-text of Wall Street Journal)
- News : World News
- Business : Business News
- Business : Company Financial : Source - Hoover's Company Reports
- Business : Industry & Market News
Off-campus access
- ABI/INFORM
- Materials related to every aspect of business, including many full
text articles.
- Business
& Industry
- Facts, figures and key events dealing with companies, industries,
products and markets for manufacturing and service industries.
Ask at the reference desk for the FirstSearch username and password.
- PAIS
International
- Indexes journal articles, select books, and government documents on
public affairs issues
- ILLINET Online
- Catalog of books and other materials in the Lake Forest College Library
Ask at the reference desk for the FirstSearch username and password.
- Business
Research Databases
- The Lake Forest College Library subscribes to many other business-related
databases as well.
- Asian Studies
Contains links to Asian associations, journals, maps, and other resources
Prepared by the University of Texas at Austin
- Asian Studies Development Program web links at http://library.kcc.hawaii.edu/external/asdp/links.html
- Asia, Inc (Asian Business News) at http://www.asia-inc.com
- Doing Business in Asia (at http://www.asianamerican.net/business.html)
- Asian Business Strategy (at www.apmforum.com)
- Asia Times (at www.atimes.com)
- Asia Net (at http://www.asianetnews.net)
- Far
Eastern Economic Review
- A business magazine published weekly in Hong Kong Contains news articles
and reports on politics, business, economics, technology and social
and cultural issues throughout Asia, with a particular emphasis on both
Southeast Asia and China
- Asia Society (www.asiasociety.org)
- Asian Net (at www.asiannet.com)
e-business connections for Asian business
- Association of Southeast
Asian Nations
- Asia Pacific Economic
Cooperation
General
- Background
Notes
- Brief U.S. Department of State overview of every nation in the world
- Also available in the Reference Room: REF. G59.U512
- Country
Commercial Guides
- Reports prepared annually by U.S. embassies
- Present a comprehensive look at countries' commercial environments,
using economic, political, and market analysis
- Country Studies
- Formerly known as Army Area Handbooks
- Introductory information on most countries of the world
- Donnelley Library also has two copies of most titles in print
- Economist Country Briefings
- Contains news articles, country profiles, forecasts, and statistics
- Produced by The Economist newspaper
- International Monetary Fund Country Information
- World
Bank Country Data
- Economic data from national
governments compiled by the World Bank
- World
Factbook
- From the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency
- Print version in the Reference Room: REF G122 .U56A
- Nation Master - statistics
- Global Edge
Other Geographic Regions
- Africa Business News
- Africa Business Pages
- Africa Guide
- A travel guide
- Africa Online
- Central Europe Review
- Latin American Network
- Provides access to web based resources from and about Latin American
countries
- Affiliated with the University of Texas at Austin
-
- Middle East Network
-
- Russian and East European
Network
- World Press Review
- Links to newspapers around the world
Latin America
- Business News Americas
- Daily business news from Latin America
- Some articles require registration
- LatinTrade.com
- Directory of Latin American business contacts
- Includes a section on business
news
- Latin American Newsletters
- Some articles available freely, others through a free trial or subscription
only
- LATCO
- Useful sites for international trade with Latin America
- Latin World
- Catalog of websites dealing with Latin America, including business
and economy
- MexicoBusiness.com
- No full-text articles are currently available
- Links section
provides access to NAFTA, Mexican government, and publications
- Mercantil: Latin America business
portal
- Links to businesses in specific industries and countries
- NAFTA Customs Website
- Zona Latina: The Latin American
Media Site
- Links for media and marketing in Latin America, including newspapers,
magazines, radio, and television
Culture
- Comparing Cultural Differences: Mexico with Canada & the United
States
- Cross Cultural Comparisons
- Executive Planet
Foreign embassies
- U.S. Embassies
- U.S. embassies worldwide
- Embassy.org
- Foreign embassies located in Washington D.C.
Annual Reports
- Annual Reports Library
- Guides to using annual reports and links to distributors of annual
reports
- Annual Reports Service
- Contains annual reports available online
- Report Gallery
- Lists over 2,200 Annual Reports and covers the majority of the fortune
500 companies
- "A Basic Guide
to Exporting"
- A publication of the U.S. Department of Commerce
- Global Edge
- Federation of International Trade Associations
- Includes an annotated index of over
3000 websites of trade information
- International Trade Administration
- Official site of a branch of the U.S. Department of Commerce
- Includes U.S. export statistics
- USATrade
- A wide ranget of information resources from the U.S. Commercial Service
- Country commercial guides from Albania to Zimbabwe
- Wall Street Journal - Startup Journal
- Department of Commerce, International
Trade Administration
- Foreign
trade statistics, U.S. Census Bureau
- Export-Import Bank
- Overseas Private Investment Corporation
- Small Business Administration
- U.S. Commercial Service
- U.S.
Customs Service
- U.S. Foreign Agricultural Service
- U.S. Government Export Portal
- US Trade Center
Country and regional maps
- Atlapedia
- National Geographic
- Omni Resources
- Quick maps
- University of
Texas at Austin Map collection
- World Atlas
Geographic information
- About geography
- Earthweek
- Geographic.org
- Geography Network
Political stability information
- Transparency International
- Berlin-based organization founded to curb corruption in international
transactions
- Transparency International
- USA
- U.S. chapter
- Travel Warnings
- The World Bank Group
- International Monetary Fund
- World Trade Organization
- Inter-American Development Bank
- African Development Bank
- Global Financial Data
- An historical database of international financial information
Foreign exchange rates (currency value)
- Universal Currency Converter
- Currencies of the World
- X-rates: Exchange rates
- Oanda: the currency site
- The Euro
- Information about the Euro, monetary unit of the European Union
- Euromoney
Global Banknotes (information and images)
- Geographical
Directory of World Paper Money (at http://aes.iupui.edu/rwise/notedir/mappage.html
- www.ease.com/~randyj/money1.htm
- http://www.collectpapermoney.com/
Global stock exchange
- BusinessJeeves:
Worldwide Stock Exchanges Directory
- International Stock Exchanges
- Investormap: Global
Stock Exchanges
- Association of Sourtheast Asian
Nations
- Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation
- CARICOM (Caribbean Economic Community)
- Economic Community of West African States
- European Union
- MERCOSUR
- North American Free Trade
Agreement
- Organization for Economic Cooperation
and Development
- Presenters University
- Virtual Presentation Assistant
- Effective Presentations
- Team Project Advice
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