MISCELLANEOUS INTERNATIONAL WEB SITES

An eclectic collection of sites from around the world. Useful? That depends? Want to add a site? Let us know. Inclusion in this list does not imply endorsement, approval or recommendation by Haas or UCB.

International Publications

The Washington Post provides easy map based access to information about virtually every country in the world.

The Economist

The Economist Intelligence Unit The EIU is an information provider for companies establishing and managing operations across national borders anywhere in the world. Established 50 years ago in London, they now have a worldwide network of offices in London, New York, Hong Kong, Vienna, Singapore and Tokyo.

Far Eastern Economic Review Check out Asia's Best Web Sites, listed here.

Forbes

The Financial Times

The Daily Yomiuri Japan English language newspaper.

The Japan Times Japan English language newspaper.

The Japan File published by Kansai Time Out, a useful English language monthly magazine about life in the Kansai (Osaka, Kobe, Kyoto) area of Japan.

The Hindu Online edition of India's National Newspaper.

The Age Australia's Newspaper

The Wall Street Journal This links to the free services offered by the journal on line. Others are fee for service.

International Organizations

Asian Development Bank

The World Bank Also has access to IFC and other parts of the World Bank.

United States Council for International Business

Alliance of Business Women International ABWI is a non-profit organization founded in 1995 to encourage and support business women involved or interested in international trade opportunities.

Business Council For International Understanding BCIU, a business association founded in 1959, is dedicated to supporting and furthering America’s business leadership in the global marketplace.

The American Chamber of Commerce in Japan The ACCJ has been called the most important business organization outside the United States.

United Nations Development Program Human Development Report contains a list of Human Development Indicators (takes time to load, but provides a comprehensive survey of the world.)

Government Sites

U.S. State Department also maintains an exceptionally useful list of Travel Warnings & Consular Information Sheets

CIA produces a variety of useful Publications and Handbooks

International Trade Center at the Ronald Reagan Building contains the US Center for World Trade

The Federal Web Locator The Federal Web Locator is a service provided by the Center for Information Law and Policy and is intended to be the one stop shopping point for federal government information on the World Wide Web.

Other

ISI Emerging Markets This is a great source of information on many emerging markets. However, access is restricted to any berkeley.edu domain. Others need a separate subscription.

Everything International This is a site developed & maintained by Lloyd C. Russow of the Philadelphia College of Textiles & Science. It has quite a few useful links to other sites and is worth a look if researching anything international.

MSU-CIBER International business resources on the Web This directory is being maintained by the Michigan State University - Center for International Business Education and Research (CIBER)

The International Business Forum The International Business Forum provides information about business opportunities in the international marketplace. It is intended for companies wishing to export or expand into foreign markets as well as for those interested to acquire products and services from other countries.

The Oxford Analytica Oxweek Database This is a great source of information on many markets. However, access is restricted to any berkeley.edu domain. Others need a separate subscription.

Network of International Business Schools Haas is not a member of this group. However, the site may be of interest to those seeking schools with an emphasis in international Business

The International Small Business Consortium International business connections, business assistance, business links, business needs, help and advice for small business, SMEs and SOHOs on the Internet and WWW (World-Wide Web). Register or search database, develop new contacts, Business Discussion Groups (Forums), Business issues of interest, answers to questions, helpful tips.

Information Sources

International Directories A list of telephone directors for a variety of companies, courtesy of AOL.

Telecom Resources on the Internet Want to learn about Telecom? There are now over 7000 links at this site! More are being added all the time.

Berkeley Business Guides The Berkeley Business Guides (BBG) are a series of research guides produced by the Thomas J. Long Business and Economics Library.

The Web of Culture described as "The premier Internet source for cross-cultural information."

World Trading Information Center Information on where to buy goods and services from around the world.

Encyclopedia Britannica (only accessible from a campus location.)

Questions, comments, information, etc. should be sent to:

Sebastian Teunissen

Director of International Affairs
Walter A. Haas School of Business
University of California
Berkeley, California 94720-1900
Telephone: (510) 643-4999
Facsimile: (510) 642-8228
e-mail: teunisse@haas.berkeley.edu

Last Updated June 11,2002