International Business Information on the Web – Online Directory.
Information Today. Links to the websites described in the book titled: “International Business Information on the Web”.
http://www.infotoday.com/ibidirectory.htm
The World Bank, links for different countries and trade.
http://data.worldbank.org
Aneki.com Country Information, Regional and World Rankings. Facts, statistics, and rankings for over 190 countries. Current listings are divided into four categories — economic, social, technological, and environmental — and are retrieved from sources such as the CIA World Factbook and Forbes.com.
http://www.aneki.com/index.html
Maps and geographic information.
http://geography.about.com/library/maps/blrasia.htm
Australian website, has information on individual countriesand industrieshttp://www.austrade.gov.au/Country/default.aspx
Europe, EU, European Union
General sites
General Information about EU. https://europa.eu/
Information EU as to trade. http://ec.europa.eu/trade/index_en.htm
Information on the expansion of E.U. https://europa.eu/european-union/about-eu/history/2000-2009_en
By law, in the EU, governments including local municipalities have to hold open tenders and award the contract to the company with the best bid, despite which country they reside in within the EU.
http://ted.europa.eu/
For trade barriers, http://madb.europa.eu/madb/barriers_crossTables.htm
Europages Information on companies. Search engine in 26 languages.
http://www.europages.com/
Statistics http://ec.europa.eu/eurostat
Information by Country
Belgium. Belgium Government
http://www.belgium.be/en/
Czech Republic. Main web site: http://www.czech.cz
Denmark. Main Government web site: http://www.um.dk/en
Germany. German Government Website:
http://www.auswaertiges-amt.de/EN/Startseite_node.html
Greece. Website of Federal Government: http://www.mfa.gr/en/
Hungary. Hungarian Investment and Trade Agency
http://hipa.hu/en/Default.aspx Change to https://hipa.hu/main
Iceland. Iceland export Directory: https://www.government.is/
Ireland. Enterprise Ireland http://www.enterprise-ireland.com/english.asp
Netherland. Netherland International Home Page http://www.government.nl/
Sweden
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sweden
http://www.sweden.se/
http://www.state.gov/r/pa/ei/bgn/2880.htm
http://www.sweden.gov.se/
http://www.sweden.se/eng/Home/
http://www.worldinfozone.com/facts.php?country=Sweden
You can also find information on the pages:
www.riksdagen.se
http://www.tillvaxtverket.se/english
www.riksbank.se
http://www.government.se/
Import license Sweden. You can see in taric if license required.
http://www.kommers.se.
Trade statistics Sweden see. http://www.kommers.se/In-English/
Quota. To see how much is available forSweden go to:
http://ec.europa.eu/taxation_customs/index_en.htm
Swedish customs, quota etc.
http://www.tullverket.se
Customer association Svensk Handel. Has an import office .
http://www.svenskhandel.se/
Link to trade information
http://www.business-sweden.se/en/
Updated info on trade statistics you can obtain on:
http://www.statistikdatabasen.scb.se/pxweb/en/ssd/ or Look for trade statistics at:
http://www.intrastat.scb.se/defaulteng.asp
Business Sweden
http://www.business-sweden.se/en/
https://www.scb.se/en/data-collection/surveys/intrastat–swedish-foreign-trade-with-the-eu/
Bizbook. List Swedish Industry executives
http://www.bizbook.se
North America
Canada
Department of foreign affairs, start for a lot of information onCanada.
http://www.strategis.ic.gc.ca
Canadian Government website.
http://www.canada.gc.ca/main_e.html
Canadian business information.
http://www.canadianbusiness.com/
Doing business with Canada.
http://www.international.gc.ca/investors-investisseurs/index.aspx?lang=eng
http://www.doingbusinessincanada.com/
Canadian Statistics
http://strategis.ic.gc.ca/engdoc/main.html
https://www.ic.gc.ca/app/scr/app/cis/search-recherche?lang=eng
Mexico
United States Mexico Chamber of Commerce
http://www.usmcoc.org
Mexican Trade.
http://www.mextrade.com
USA
US Census bureau statistics on population and many other things.
http://www.census.gov/
Latin America
Internet Resources for Latin America. Links to internet guides, directories, databases.
http://lib.nmsu.edu/subject/bord/laguia
Chile. Source for exporters.
http://www.prochile.cl
Africa
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Africa
http://www.pbs.org/wnet/africa/
http://www.africaguide.com/afmap.htm
http://www.worldbank.org/en/region/afr
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Africa
Asia
Asia General
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asia
Gives information on each country.
http://www.nationsonline.org/oneworld/asia.htm
China
Wikipedia, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China
Information on products and producers.
http://english.china.com/
India
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/India
http://india.gov.in/
http://goidirectory.nic.in/
http://lcweb2.loc.gov/frd/cs/intoc.html
http://www.india.org/
http://www.geographia.com/india/
http://www.state.gov/r/pa/ei/bgn/3454.htm
http://www.india-today.com/
http://www.worldbank.org/en/country/india
http://meaindia.nic.in/
Japan
Malaysia
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malaysia
http://www.economist.com/countries/Malaysia/
http://travel.state.gov/content/passports/english/country/malaysia.html