International Business: Internet Resources

Professional & Academic Organizations

Academy of International Business

Association of International Education Administrators

European International Business Academy

International Academy of Business & Economics

North American Small Business & International Trade Educators (NASBITE)

Society for Intercultural Education Training & Research (SIETAR)

U.S. Government

Central Intelligence Agency - World Factbook Online

U.S. Department of State

• Country Background Notes
• Country Commercial Guides
• U.S. Embassies & Consulates
• Foreign Embassy Offices in the U.S.

U.S. Department of Commerce

• International Trade Administration
  
  • U.S. Commercial Service
  • Market Access & Compliance
  • Import Administration

• Bureau of Industry & Security
  • Export Administration Regulations
  • Essential of Export Controls (Online Tutorial)
• Economics & Statistics Administration
  • Census Bureau - International Statistical Agencies
    
  • Bureau of Economic Analysis

International Agencies

International Monetary Fund

United Nations

• Publications
• UN Data – A World of Information
• UN Conference on Trade & Development Databases

Organization for Economic Cooperation & Development (OECD)

World Trade Organization

The World Bank

Information Portals, Indexes & Research Reports

University of Michigan – Foreign Government Data Sources

Geert Hofstede™ Cultural Dimensions

Heritage Foundation – 2009 Index of Economic Freedom

Freedom House – Freedom in the World Report

Competitive Alternatives - KPMG’s Guide to International Business Location

Transparency International – Corruption Perceptions Index

McKinsey Global Institute Reports

Pew Research Center – Global Attitudes Project

World Economic Forum – Global Information Technology Report