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Global organizations (see also :
Multilateral and
Humanitarian and Philanthropic
) |
See also :
Associations & Publishers
Research resources
Event
Recall - trade shows |
| The World Economic Forum -
and WorldLink magazine - Knowledge Navigator includes a section with
articles on foreign direct investment, country studies, etc.
Refer also to the Schwab Foundation for Social
Entrepreneurship, set up by Klaus Schwab
www.schwabfound.org
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www.weforum.org www.worldlink.co.uk
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| Milken Institute - Global
Conference in Los Angeles - April 24-26, 2006 |
www.milkeninstitute.org |
| Clinton Global Initiative |
www.clintonglobalinitiative.org |
| Global Philanthropy Forum |
www.philanthropyforum.org
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US National organizations (see
US Government and
Associations below) |
See also :
Governmental Services including multilateral organizations (World
Bank, etc.) |
| Business Roundtable - and
new S.E.E. Change initiative to promote Social responsibility, improve the
Environment and grow the Economy |
www.businessroundtable.org
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| Committee to Encourage
Corporate Philanthropy - forum of CEO's and chairmen with international
interests including support of the South Asia Earthquake Relief Fund |
www.corporatephilanthropy.org
www.southasiaearthquakerelief.org |
| National Association of
Manufacturers - NAM |
www.nam.org see also :
National Manufacturing Week trade show |
| National Strategy Forum |
www.nationalstrategy.com
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| US Council for International Business |
www.uscib.org
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US Northeast Region
Directory
suggestions are welcome |
Economic
Development Directory -
Northeast contacts -
NY
CT
MA
RI
ME
NH
VT |
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Connecticut |
Connecticut Economic Development Directory |
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| Maine |
Maine Economic Development Directory |
| World Affairs Council of
Maine |
www.wacmaine.org |
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Massachusetts |
Massachusetts Economic Development Directory |
| World Affairs Council of
Boston |
www.worldboston.org |
| World Trade Center Boston |
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| New
Hampshire |
New Hampshire Economic Development Directory |
| World Affairs Council of
New Hampshire |
www.wacnh.org |
| New
York |
New York Economic Development Directory |
| Council on Foreign
Relations - New York and Washington DC - very useful website for research
and news about specific issues or regions |
www.cfr.org |
| Foreign Policy Association |
www.fpa.org |
| World Affairs Council of
Long Island |
www.thehamptons.com/world_affairs |
| Rhode
Island |
Rhode Island Economic Development Directory |
| Vermont |
Vermont Economic Development Directory |
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US Mid-Atlantic Region
Directory
suggestions are welcome |
Economic
Development Directory -
Mid-Atlantic contacts -
PA
NJ
MD
VA
DC
DE WV
NC |
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Washington DC |
Washington DC -
District of Columbia Economic Development
Directory |
| Council on Foreign
Relations - New York and Washington DC |
www.cfr.org |
| World Affairs Council -
Washington DC |
www.worldaffairsdc.org
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| Greater Washington Board of
Trade - and the Greater Washington Initiative |
www.bot.org
www.greaterwashington.org
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| Brazil-US Business Council |
www.brazilcouncil.org
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Delaware |
Delaware - see
Mid-Atlantic
contacts directory |
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Maryland |
Maryland Economic Development Directory |
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| New
Jersey |
New Jersey Economic Development Directory |
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| North
Carolina |
North Carolina Economic Development
Directory |
| Charlotte World Affairs
Council |
www.charlotteworld.org |
| Triad World Affairs Council
- Greensboro NC - at Greensboro College |
http://www.gborocollege.edu/community/twac.php |
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Pennsylvania |
Pennsylvania Economic Development Directory |
| World Affairs Council of
Philadelphia |
www.wacphila.org |
| World Affairs Council of
Reading and Berks County |
www.worldaffairscouncilofreading.com |
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Virginia |
Virginia Economic Development Directory |
| World Affairs Council of
Greater Hampton Roads - Virginia Beach VA |
www.hrwac.org |
| West
Virginia |
West Virginia Economic Development Directory |
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US Southeast Region
Directory
suggestions are welcome |
Economic
Development Directory -
Southeast contacts -
SC
GA
FL
AL
MS
TN
PR |
| Alabama |
Alabama Economic Development Directory |
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| Florida |
Florida Economic Development Directory |
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| Georgia |
Georgia Economic Development Directory |
| Southern Center for
International Studies |
www.southerncenter.org
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Mississippi |
Mississippi Economic Development Directory |
| Puerto
Rico |
Puerto Rico Economic Development Directory |
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Tennessee |
Tennessee Economic Development Directory |
| South
Carolina |
South Carolina Economic Development
Directory |
| Columbia World Affairs
Council |
www.columbiawac.org |
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US Great Lakes Region
Directory
suggestions are welcome |
Economic
Development Directory -
Great Lakes contacts -
KY
MI
OH
IN
IL
WI
MN |
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Illinois |
Illinois Economic Development Directory
Illinois Professional Services Directory |
| Chicago Council on Foreign
Relations - and The Global Chicago Center
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www.ccfr.org
www.globalchicago.org
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| Chicagoland Chamber of
Commerce |
www.chicagolandchamber.org
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| The Executives Club of
Chicago - many events on international relations and world trade |
www.executivesclub.org |
| The Economic Club of
Chicago |
www.econclubchi.org
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| International
Trade Club of Chicago |
www.itcc.org |
| World Trade Center Chicago |
www.wtcc.org |
| World Business Chicago |
www.worldbusinesschicago.com
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| Young Executives Club of
Chicago |
www.youngexecutivesclub.org |
| Illinois Trade
Office - trade promotion |
www.illinoistrade.org
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| Indiana |
Indiana Economic Development Directory |
| World Trade Club of Indiana
- Indianapolis |
www.worldtradeclubofindiana.org |
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Kentucky |
Kentucky Economic Development Directory |
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Michigan |
Michigan Economic Development Directory |
| Detroit Council for World
Affairs - Wayne State University - Center for Peace and Conflict Studies |
http://www.pcs.wayne.edu/dcwa.htm |
| World Affairs Council of
Western Michigan - Grand Rapids MI |
www.worldaffairsmichigan.org |
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Minnesota |
Minnesota Economic Development Directory |
| Minneapolis International
Center |
www.micglobe.org |
| Minnesota Trade Office -
Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development |
www.exportminnesota.com
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| Ohio |
Ohio
Economic Development Directory |
| Columbus Council on World
Affairs |
www.columbuscwa.org |
| Dayton Council on World
Affairs |
www.dcowa.org |
| World Affairs Council of
Cleveland |
www.ccwa.org |
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Wisconsin |
Wisconsin Economic Development Directory |
| Institute of World Affairs
- University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee |
https://www3.uwm.edu/dept/cie/iwa/ |
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US North Central Region
Directory
suggestions are welcome |
Economic
Development Directory -
North Central contacts - IA KS
NE MO ND SD |
| Iowa |
Iowa
Economic Development Directory |
| Kansas |
Kansas Economic Development Directory |
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Missouri |
Missouri Economic Development Directory |
| International Relations
Council - Kansas City MO |
www.internationalrelations.org |
| World Affairs Council of
St. Louis |
www.wac-stl.org |
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Nebraska |
Nebraska Economic Development Directory |
| North
Dakota |
North Dakota - see
North
Central contacts directory |
| South
Dakota |
South Dakota - see
North
Central contacts directory |
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US South Central Region
Directory
suggestions are welcome |
Economic
Development Directory -
South Central contacts - TX OK
LA AR |
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Arkansas |
Arkansas Economic Development Directory |
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Louisiana |
Louisiana Economic Development Directory |
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Oklahoma |
Oklahoma Economic Development Directory |
| Texas |
Texas Economic Development Directory |
| Dallas Council on World
Affairs |
www.dallasworld.org |
| World Affairs Council of
Greater Fort Worth |
www.wacgfw.org |
| World Affairs Council of
San Antonio |
www.wacofsa.org |
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US Mountain Region
Directory
suggestions are welcome |
Economic
Development Directory -
Mountain contacts - AZ NM CO
UT WY ID MT |
| Arizona |
Arizona Economic Development Directory |
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World Affairs Council of Arizona |
www.wacaz.org |
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Colorado |
Colorado Economic Development Directory |
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| Idaho |
Idaho Economic Development Directory |
| Montana |
Montana Economic Development Directory |
| New
Mexico |
New Mexico Economic Development Directory |
| Utah |
Utah
Economic Development Directory |
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| Wyoming |
Wyoming Economic Development Directory |
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US West Coast Region
Directory
suggestions are welcome |
Economic
Development Directory -
West Coast - CA NV OR WA
AK/HI |
| Alaska
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Alaska - see
West Coast regional contacts
directory |
| Juneau World Affairs
Council |
www.jwac.org |
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California |
California Economic Development Directory |
| Los Angeles World Affairs
Council |
www.lawac.org |
| World Affairs Council of
Sacramento, California |
www.worldaffairs.org |
| World Affairs Council of
Ventura County |
www.worldaffairscouncilvc.org |
| World Without War Council -
Berkeley CA |
http://www.wwwc.org/wwwc/wwwc.html |
| Hawaii |
Hawaii - see
West Coast regional contacts
directory |
| Pacific and Asian Affairs
Council - Honolulu Hawaii |
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| Oregon |
Oregon Economic Development Directory |
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| Nevada |
Nevada Economic Development Directory |
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Washington |
Washington Economic Development Directory |
| World Affairs Council -
Seattle |
www.world-affairs.org |
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Canada
Directory
suggestions are welcome |
Economic
Development Directory -
Canada - Ontario - Quebec - Atlantic -
Western |
| Ontario |
Ontario
Economic Development Directory |
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| Quebec |
Quebec
Economic Development Directory |
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| Atlantic Canada |
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| Western Canada |
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| Vancouver Board of Trade -
known for local business community networking and guest speaker programs,
and actively engaged in the plans for the 2010 Winter Olympics |
www.boardoftrade.com |
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Mexico
Directory
suggestions are welcome |
Economic
Development Directory -
Mexico |
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Europe
Directory
suggestions are welcome |
Economic Development
Directory - Invest in Europe |
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European Union |
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United Kingdom - England, Scotland, Wales, Northern
Ireland |
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| Chatham House - The Royal Institute of
International Affairs in London is now referred to as Chatham House.
It addresses political, business, security and other international issues. |
http://www.chathamhouse.org.uk |
| UK Trade &
Investment (formerly known as the Invest in Britain Bureau and as Invest UK) |
www.uktradeinvestusa.com (for USA)
www.uktradeinvest.gov.uk
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Directory
suggestions for other regions of the world are welcome |
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Other research sources and service providers of
potential relevance |
See also :
Research resources
Event
Recall - trade shows
Associations & Publishers |
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International and business news media |
See also :
Research sources - including
PR or article searches and
business databases |
| World News
Connection (WNC) - US Department of Commerce - National Technical
Information Service - subscription service for online translations of local
media content for most countries as provided by the Foreign Broadcast
Information Service - FBIS. The content is available to search through
Dialog on a paid subscription basis. |
http://wnc.fedworld.gov
www.wnc.dialog.com
- for subscription requests |
| BBC World Service, and
Global Business Programme |
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| The Financial Times often publishes supplemental reports about
particular countries or industries and about FDI. FDI Magazine is
produced by FT Business |
www.ft.com
www.fdimagazine.com |
| Country Watch international news alerts |
www.countrywatch.com
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US Government research sources |
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| Central Intelligence Agency, CIA World Factbook |
www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook
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| Export-Import Bank of the United States
(Eximbank) |
www.exim.gov
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| Overseas Private Investment Corporation |
www.opic.gov
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| US Department
of State Foreign Affairs Network - includes Background Notes and Country
Commercial Guides - often found on US Embassy websites with other useful
local content |
www.state.gov |
| US Department of State - list of websites of
US Embassies and other diplomatic missions |
http://usembassy.state.gov/
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| US AID -
Agency for International Development |
www.usaid.gov
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| Stat-USA, source for
various US government publications such as the National Trade Data Bank,
Country Commercial Guides, etc. |
www.stat-usa.gov
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| Information
USA - US Department of State International Information Programs |
http://usinfo.state.gov/usa/infousa/ |
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US Department of Commerce,
International Trade Administration, Trade Information Center -
1(800)USA-TRADE The Export.gov
website consolidates many sources of US Government information related to
trade and investment. You must now register to access country reports such as the
Country Commercial Guides through Export.gov.
Link to
register
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www.export.gov/tic www.ita.doc.gov
www.usatrade.gov
www.trade.gov/td/tic
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| US Department of Commerce Bureau of Export
Administration |
www.bxa.doc.gov
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| US Department of the Treasury -
includes regional international economists |
www.treas.gov
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Multilateral Organizations - including
non-governmental |
See also :
Humanitarian and
Philanthropic services |
| Development
Gateway - links to many sources of information about development issues |
www.developmentgateway.org |
| OECD - Organization for
Economic Cooperation & Development |
www.oecd.org
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| UNICEF - The
United Nations Children's Fund |
www.unicef.org
US : Friend of UNICEF
www.unicefusa.org
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| UN World Food
Programme |
www.wfp.org
US : Friends of WFP
www.friendsofwfp.org
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| UNCTAD |
www.unctad.org
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| UNDP - United
Nations Development Programme |
www.undp.org |
| United Nations
High Commissioner for Refugees |
www.unhcr.ch
US :
www.unrefugees.org
www.usaforunhcr.org
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| The World Bank
- publishes many useful research reports. Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency
(MIGA) publishes FDI Xchange and PrivatizationLink. IPAnet is for investment promotion agencies, especially
in developing countries. FDI Promotion Center assists developing
countries with marketing resources. |
www.worldbank.org www.miga.org
www.fdixchange.org www.privatizationlink.com
www.ipanet.net www.fdicenter.com
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| World Trade Organization |
www.wto.org
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| EuroStat -
European Union |
http://europa.eu.int/comm/eurostat
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Business Associations and Chambers of Commerce |
See also :
Invest USA and
Invest in Europe state and country directories for local chambers
In other regions,
refer to "other resources" at the bottom of the
regional contact directories |
| International Chamber of Commerce |
www.iccwbo.org
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| US Chamber of Commerce |
www.uschamber.org
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| The Conference Board |
www.conference-board.org
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| The Business
Roundtable |
www.brtable.org
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| World Trade Centers Association |
www.wtca.org
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| Organization for International Investment |
www.ofii.org
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| Partners for the Americas |
www.partners.net
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| American
Society of Association Executives - links to many types of associations |
www.asaenet.org |
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Professional Associations |
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| AFSA -
American Foreign Service Association - professional association for US
diplomats - the Foreign Service Journal is basically written for the
membership, but this magazine
reaches a larger audience and shares diverse views about current issues in
US foreign
policy |
www.afsa.org www.afsa.org/fsj
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| Public Diplomacy - by USIA
Alumni Association (US Information Agency) |
www.publicdiplomacy.org
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| Coalition for American
Leadership Abroad (COLEAD) - with links related to US foreign affairs
institutions |
www.colead.org
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Magazine Publishers |
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| fDi - Foreign
Direct Investment - Financial Times group |
www.fdimagazine.com
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| Far Eastern
Economic Review (Dow Jones) |
www.feer.com
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| Foreign Affairs magazine -
foreign policy, with more governmental than business focus |
www.foreignaffairs.org
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| Foreign Policy magazine - note related
publications such as the Globalization Report prepared with A.T.Kearney, and
the Insiders Guide to Global Research on the Web |
www.foreignpolicy.com
www.globalnewstand.com
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| Global Finance magazine - frequent
features about leading banks, and special country reports about political -
economic and finance issues |
www.gfmag.com
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| The Globalist - online
features on global economy, politics, history, culture |
www.theglobalist.com |
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Market research, country reports, political-economic risk
analysis services |
See also :
Human resources services,
including executive search, relocation, compensation |
| Business Monitor International - Emerging Markets Online
- macroeconomic research on many countries, subscription |
www.businessmonitor.com www.emerging-markets.com
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| Citigate
Global Intelligence : risk mitigation, part of Incepta Group (financial
communications and PR) - Citigate
Global World Watch® offers travel safety and intelligence information on
countries and cities, and there is also a Daily Global Risk Alert service to
monitor news about security incidents worldwide |
www.citigategis.com
World Watch |
| The Economist Intelligence Unit, publishes
market research for subscribers |
www.eiu.com www.ebusinessforum.com
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| International
Risk - investigative,
business intelligence, risk mitigation, brand protection, corporate security
and crisis management services, supply chain integrity, employee integrity,
brand & IP protection |
www.intl-risk.com
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GlobalSecurity.org - international security issues and significant events |
www.globalsecurity.org |
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PricewaterhouseCoopers "Doing Business In ..." - series of published country
reports |
www.pwcglobal.com
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The PRS Group - Political Risk
Services - International Country Risk Guide - Country Data
|
www.prsonline.com www.icrgonline.com www.countrydata.com
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| World
Compliance, Inc. - focus is on 'know your client" risks - political risks,
fraud, terrorism, etc. - which can be particularly important in the context
of Sarbanes-Oxley and other governance or compliance issues |
www.worldcompliance.com
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Travel Advisories - travel warnings, visa
requirements, health warnings |
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| British
Foreign & Commonwealth Office - country advice for British travelers |
www.fco.gov.uk/travel/countryadvice.asp |
| US Department of State - Consular Information Sheets - information on travel requirements for entry
by US travelers into other countries, travel
warnings, currency regulations, health issues, etc. |
http://travel.state.gov
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| US Center for Disease Control & Prevention -
health advisories |
www.cdc.gov/travel
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Academic research on diplomacy, foreign relations,
and international business |
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| American Diplomacy -
quarterly journal by University of North Carolina Diplomacy Department |
www.unc.edu/depts/diplomat
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| Georgetown Journal of
International Affairs - from the Edmund A. Walsh School of the Foreign
Service at Georgetown University |
http://journal.georgetown.edu
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| World
Competitiveness Yearbook, published by IMD business school |
http://www01.imd.ch/wcy/
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National and international policy research, "think
tanks", lobbyists / activists |
See also :
Humanitarian and
Philanthropic services |
| Brookings Institution
Press |
www.brookings.edu
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| Carnegie Endowment for International
Peace |
www.ceip.org
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| Ethics & International
Affairs - journal from the Carnegie Council on Ethics and International
Affairs |
www.carnegiecouncil.org
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| The Heritage Foundation for
Policy Research and Analysis |
www.heritage.org |
| Middle East
Policy Council |
www.mepc.org |
| Transparency
International |
www.transparency.org
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