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Miscellaneous Sources

Currencies and Transfer of Money

Oanda – currencies and historic info in most currencies.
http://www.oanda.com
http://www.oanda.com/currency/historical-rates

XE net – a currency converter
http://www.xe.net/currency

The Economist magazine
http://www.economist.com
uses a Big Mac Index as a comparison between the cost of a hamburger in the United States and purchasing power of various world currencies. To see the most recent version, use the Internet and search for “Big Mac index” or go to:
http://www.economist.com/content/big-mac-index

Information to transfer of money.
http://www.swift.com/

Directories:
Aid organisations. You can find some of them at:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:International_development_agencies

World Federation of Trading House Associations (WFTA) 
https://uia.org/s/or/en/1100039465

Risks and Export Insurance

http://external.worldbankimflib.org/external.htm (look at the JOLIS library catalog)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Country_risk

Export Development Corporation. EDC insures your export invoices, including political risks.
http://edc.ca
A similar organization exists in Sweden.

Exportkreditnämnden.  Most countries have similar organizations. The insurance can be taken on continuous business as well as single orders. Look at country list.
EKN, http://www.ekn.se/en/

For organizations in other countries see:
http://www.oecd.org/trade/xcred/eca.htm

Trade treaties. http://www.intracen.org/itc/market-info-tools/trade-treaties-map/

Trade showshttp://eventseeker.com
www.tsnn.com
www.tscentral.com