Business
International Business
Information on Individual Countries and Cultures

• Afghanistan Country Study -- full-text from the U.S. State Dept.
• Brazil Link -- news, economics, trade and more with full-text analysis and trends.
• Brazil: World Bank -- use the menu bar on the left for stats and lots more...
• Business center: U.S. Dept. of State--detailed information.
• Canadian Government Information -- from the Library of Canada. Includes full text of federal laws & regulations, federal news releases, business & employment sites.
• China: BUBL Link -- academic and general links to the country.
• CIA World Fact Book
• Countries of the World --Department of State Background Notes
• Country Commercial Guides--detailed information about each country's business environment.
• Country Studies and Area Handbooks-- (Library of Congress)
• Croatian Chamber of Economy -- contains information on doing business in and with Croatia.
• Croatia: Tourism in Croatia -- information on types of tourism and investment opportunities in Croatia. Look on left menu bar.
• Czech Republic: Business in Prague  -- from the Expat community. Articles and more... check out sidebar menus.
• Deloitte Country Guides and Snapshots -- information on doing business in other countries.  Includes regulatory, tax, and human resources information for more than 50 countries.  Also includes economic indicators and tax rates.
• Department of Trade and Industry: South Africa -- official government site with lots of helpful sections for investors and entrepreneurs.
• Ecuador: BUBL Link
• Fodor's Travel Resources-- the king of travel publishers gives you hotel and restaurant guides here, and a few other goodies.
• Foreign Languages and Multicultural Studies--a useful set of links to other cultures.
• GlobalEDGE -- international marketing site from Michigan State University.  Includes information on individual countries.
• IMF Staff Country Reports in Full Text [.pdf]--under construction, with more countries added all the time, these are in-depth studies of social and economic conditions affecting trade and development.
• India: BUBL Link -- a good list of general links, very helpful
• International Trade Administration--information by region, by country, and by industry, including the Country Commercial Guides, FAQ file, export guides, etc.
• International Trade Administration Commission of  South Africa
• Investing in South Africa -- incentives, opportunities, regulations and contact info. For today's Business News in S.Africa., click here.
• J Guide  -- from Stanford University, this site provides links to information about Japan.
• The Middle East -- includes information on economics, religion, culture, history, politics, and maps of countries in the Middle East.  Click on "economics" for business information.  Or click on "regional resources" for information on specific countries.  Searchable.  From the History Department of SUNY Albany.
• National US-Arab Chamber of Commerce -- info and services to promote US/Arab business and trade.
• OPIC: Overseas Private Investment Corporation -- by country and covering many many aspects. A good site, don't miss it!
• PAIZ -- information on doing business in Poland
• Peru: Business Directory -- a list of actual businesses there already
• Peru: Foreign Investment -- includes legal framework, tax system, and statistics
• Poland MasterPage -- contains full text of articles about Poland's economy, politics, and government.
• Polish Official Statistics -- contains economic, demographic and social indicators
• Russian Economic News -- in English
• UN Commission of International Trade
• Universal Currency Converter-- How many pounds, zlotys, lira, to your dollar and vice versa?
• US International Trade Commission--the reports and publications section features the International Economic Review, the Industry, Trade, and Technology Review, and general fact finding reports. The Tariff Affairs section includes the US Harmonized Tariff Schedules; the Petitions and Complaints section deals with unfair trade practices.
• US Harmonized Tariff Schedule -- searchable
• World Development Reports -- Country fact sheets from the World Bank.
• World Investment Report -- includes reports on foreign investments for individual countries. Look on the right side menu for Country Fact Sheets hyperlink.   From the United Nations. 
• World Legislatures
• World Time Server -- what time is it there??
• Worldwide Governments on the WWW -- links to their actual governmental web sites, alpha by country.