This site contains information on Central Eastern Nations, including
Italy. Individual country statistics may be accessed by clicking on a
map. Membership and organizational information is included. Also
included is information on technical cooperation activities amongst
members and non-members in agriculture and law as well as notes from the
meetings.
Council of Europe
http://www.coe.fr/index.asp
The Council of Europe web site has a list of the events and
activities of the group’s events. There is also a page with texts of
the EU Commercial Law, the Movement of Persons Act, Protection of
Animals Act, and the European Convention on Human Rights.
European Court of Human Rights
http://www.dhcour.coe.fr/
This site has pending cases, judgments and decisions made on human
rights-related cases in the EU. There are also texts of selected human
rights treaties and press releases.
European Court of Justice
http://www.europa.eu.int/cj/en/index.htm
This site has case studies on justice-related issues in the EU. There
are also texts of EU- sponsored laws. There are statistics and
documented research.
European Free Trade Association (EFTA)
http://www.efta.int/structure/main/index.html
This site is divided into three areas including the Secretariat,
Surveillance Authority, and Court. The Secretariat contains information
in the form of documents, agendas, legal texts, and statistics on the
various members’ meetings and working groups on trade issues. The
Surveillance Authority contains information on the obligations under the
Agreement on the European Economic Area by which it must abide. The
Court contains an introduction into the EFTA court and how disputes are
solved.
European Network on Debt and Development (EURODAD)
www.oneworld.org/eurodad
This site looks at heavily indebted nations and the role that the EU
can play in assisting them. There are sections with information sheets
and briefing papers on topics including the IMF and World Bank and
specific country outlooks. There are also sections on Central American
and EU conferences dealing with debt. There is also a background section
on debt and the aims of the organization regarding debt.
Forum on Europe’s International Cooperation
www.oneworld.org/euforic
(Site available in English and French)
This site has information on the members and the agenda that the
group has for the year. This site includes links to think-tanks.
North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)
http://www.nato.int/
This site includes: information on NATO countries and trade, NATO
documents, and a research library,
Organization for Security & Co-operation in Europe (OSCE)
http://www.osce.org/
This site is maintained for a regional security organization with 55
states in the EU, Central Asia, and North America. The site has top news
stories on security issues. Relating to trade, the site includes
information on supply management or contracting services for land, sea
and air transportation and warehousing. There is also information on
procurement and contracting for goods, supplies, other services. This
includes a vendor database.
Western European Union (WEU)
http://www.weu.int/
The role of this site is to circulate information about the common
defense and security of the EU. This is achieved by providing data on
the economic cohesion of the area. Online texts are available for
several economic and trade treaties.
European Centre for Development Policy Management
www.ecdpm.org
This site is dedicated to providing data on the development of the
ACP nations that have a dependency on EU trade and trade packages. The
research on the site is completely interested in looking at the EU aid
packages to those countries and the extent that the aid is useful or not
useful.
ACP Secretariat
www.oneworld.org/acpsec
(Site available in English and French)
This site has information on trade issues that involve the African,
Caribbean and Pacific Group States. It includes a list of ACP countries,
trade and statements regarding the community’s tie to the EU. There
are also financial and development statistics.
Observatorio do Comercio – Portugal
http://www.obscom.min-economia.pt/uk_index.htm
(Site available in Portuguese, English and Spanish)
This is an independent institution working within the Ministry
of Economy, providing information on economic activities in
Portugal. Has some information on the various economic sectors of the
country and articles it published.
Federal Ministry of Economics and Technology of the Federal Republic
of Germany (Bundesministerium fuer Wirtshaft und Technologie)
http://eng.bundesregierung.de/top/sonstige/Service/Suche/ix938_.htm
(Available in English and German)
This site includes publications of the Ministry covering ecology,
technology, and anti-trust policy. Special attention is paid to the
issues of integration of the EU and German economies. The Ministry
annually posts its economic reports, which reflect the economic policy
in a given year, data on the key industries in Germany, and demonstrate
the priorities in external economic affairs.
Russia
The
Regional Investment Initiative (RII) is a special initiative under the Gore-Primakov
Commission (formerly the Gore-Chernomyrdin Commission or GCC) designed to
create a climate for private investment in Russia's regions and attract
foreign and domestic capital. The website presents a consolidated
listing of documents, compendium of materials on the RII, and activities of
the U.S.-Russian Joint Commission on Economic and Technical Cooperation,
also known as the Gore-Primakov Commission
Intellectual
Property and Technologies Commercialization in Normative Legal Acts of the
Ministries and Institutions
http://ipr.inage.ru/8cont3.en.html
The
website offers the list of legal documents concerning trade and intellectual
property matters, such as legal acts on trademarks, place of origin and
patents. The access to the documents requires free registration.
Russian Federation Chamber of Commerce and Industry
http://www.rbcnet.ru/
(Site mostly in Russian)
The
website provides information on the activities of the Chamber, and its
analytical reports in the area of Russian economy and business. It offers
information on the relationship between federal and local Russian agencies
and business, and outlines the Chamber's activities inside and outside the
country. The website posts overviews of
economic and business publications by Russian media.
E-Commerce
(In English and Russian)
http://www.e-commerce.ru/index.html
The
informative and consulting website on e-commerce offers analytical material
on e-business and e-technologies. It contains a section examining the major
legal aspects of e-commerce in Russia. The website observes main news and
events in the sector and refers to interviews on the development of
e-commerce in Russia and in the world.
World’s Chambers of Commerce"
(In Russian
and English)
http://adst1.hypermart.net/cgi-bin/all/down.cgi?201
The website presents the links to national chambers
of commerce and state trade agencies all over the world. (Note: Ecuador is
in the cluster with African countries).
World’s
Export-Import Organizations
(In English and Russian)
http://adst1.hypermart.net/cgi-bin/all/down.cgi?203
The website provides the links to the national and
regional organization in the world that facilitate international trade.
The
Federal Law “On Chamber of Commerce
and Industry”
http://www.balticfair.com/english/law/law08.html
(In English)
The
website presents translation of the full text of the Federal Law “On
Chamber of Commerce and Industry”. The law was adopted by the Russian
legislative body, the State Duma, on November, 15, 1995, and approved by the
Federal Assembly on January 5, 1996.
WPS Business Lunch, Russian Newsroom
http://www.usa.rps.ru/chitalka/media
business/en/
archives.php3?v=g&r=0&y=2000&m=10&d=4
(In English)
The website offers Russian press and broadcast media
reports and headlines since October 2000 provided by WPS Russian Monitoring
Agency. The website reports on the events in Russian trade, service and
industry sectors. The reports are distributed between several news
categories: Russian Business Monitor, Russian Oil and Gas Report,
Motor-Digest, Banking and Exchange Weekly, Russia’s Market of
Pharmaceutical Products, Telecommunication Services Market.
Telecom and IT
Newsletter
http://telecom.hallo.ru/win/english/index.html
(In English and Russian)
The website represents abstracts from more than 200
periodicals, regional and specialized publications and information by
ministries and other governmental agencies in Russia, Belarus, Ukraine,
Kazakhstan, and Uzbekistan. The website also offers latest news and
information on different companies and organizations distributed between 15
theme headings”, which include “Foreign Trade”, “Tariffs. Pricing.
Billings.” “Investment and Economy”, “ Type Approval and
Licensing” etc.
The Sovlink
Group- The Russian Banking Report
http://www.sovlink.ru/business/rbr/index.html
(In English and Russian)
The website provides abstracts of banking news and
information on investment and banking activities in Russia since August
2000. The Russian banking reports deliver information in the following
categories: “Politics and Macroeconomics”; “Banking Law and
Regulations”, “Syndicates, Eurobonds and Debt Markets”, and “Bank
News”.
News Agency
“Finmarket”
http://www.finmarket.ru/z/anl/anlpgv.asp?cod=917
(In Russian)
The website offers extensive information on various
aspects of Russian and international financial sectors. The analysis of
current events and links to the electronic magazine on new Internet services
“E-Finance.ru” are also provided.
Foreign
Investment Promotion Charter (FIPC)
http://www.fipc.ru/fipc2001/
(In English and Russian)
The website offers extensive legal analysis and
description of investment environment in Russia both on federal and regional
levels. The website contains macroeconomic and sector reviews and surveys of
investment climate in the country.
Russian Agency
for Patent and Trademarks
http://www.rupto.ru/ENG/00_001.HTM
(In English and in Russian)
The
Russian Agency for Patent and Trademarks (Rospatent) performs functions of
the state patent office and those of the agency for the legal protection of
computer programs and databases. The website offers the list of relevant
legal documents that regulate intellectual rights property, activities of
the agency and beyond. The website posts annual reports on the activities of
the Agency that cover the review and analysis of Agency’s cooperation with
local, regional and international trade organizations.
Russian- American Chamber of Commerce
http://www.russianamericanchamber.org/
The Russian-American Chamber of Commerce
is a trade organization that facilitates American trade and investment in
Russia. The website offers selected excerpts of issues of The Russian Commerce News, which is the official publication of the
Chamber. The website provides links to extensive information about the
country including the information on Russia’s industry, investment,
banking, job and funding opportunities.
The website offers statistical and analytical information
concerning the current macroeconomic and sectoral trends in Russia’s
development. The laboratory also presents its outlook on the future
development of Russian economy and finances.
US-Russia Business Council is a non-profit trade
association. The Council targets to expand and enhance the US-Russia
commercial relationship. The Council represents the interests of its members
in the following ways: issue advocacy, company specific assistance,
provision of information and analysis. The website offers Council’s
publications, including the Russia Business Watch, and information on
political establishment in the State Duma. It also provides briefing papers,
transcripts and summaries. Membership application is required to access some
website materials.
Foundation
for Russian American Economic Cooperation (FRAEC)
http://www.fraec.org/details.html
The
Foundation facilitates better trade relationship between the US and Russia
with a special focus on enhancing trade in the Pacific areas of the two
countries. The Foundation serves as a hub through which grassroots
organizations, the private sector, regional officials and federal decision
makers are interconnected. The website provides links to a variety of
information resources and contacts within business and government throughout
the U.S. and Russia. It also offers links to its affiliated groups and
committees.
The website presents links to news and articles from Russian
Business and Trade Connections. The website offers the opportunity to
order recently published books on the issues of Russian trade and politics.
The
Russia-New Zealand Business Council aims to foster trading and other ties
between the two countries. As well as promoting co-operation among
businesses, the council has special guest speakers and publishes a monthly
newsletter, The Russian Report.
State
Committee the Russian Federation on Statistics (Goscomstat)
http://www.gks.ru/
(In English and Russian)
The website offers official information on the
principle economic and social indicators. The website posts annual and
quarterly comprehensive social-economic reports that cover all sectors and
indicators of Russia’s development. It also publishes the statistical
analysis of individual sectors and issues.
The website provides links to the projects and business
organizations that aim at enhancing Russia’s trade relations with other
countries. The websites offers analytical papers and articles on the trade
and investment issues. The website also informs on export and import
opportunities in Russia.
The Club is a non-profit association facilitating
developing business with Russia. Its purpose is to encourage commercial
activities with Russia, notably through the implementation of meetings,
conferences, training courses, publications and any other means appropriate.
The website provides information on the events and activities carried out by
the organization.
Russian
Federation Ministry of Agriculture (RFMoA)
http://www.aris.ru/WIN_E/
This
site, available in Russian and English, is user friendly and contains a
great deal of useful information for Russia as well as other FSU states.
It includes the Support to Improving Agricultural and Food Trade
among the Newly Independent States (SAIFT) project, which includes reports
on trade obstacles for specific agricultural products among NIS countries,
action on harmonization of trade regulations, impact analysis, and the
requirements and experiences of NIS countries entering the WTO
Investment Guide to Russia
http://www.fipc.ru/fipc
This
site works with the Ministry of Economy and has up to date statistics on
foreign trade and industry investment.
Germany
Federal
Office of Foreign Trade Information
http://www.bfai.com/home_b3.htm
The Federal Office of Foreign Trade Infromation (bfai)
is a governmental agency within the setup of the Ministry of Economics. The
Federal office assists in representing German exporting firms, represents
German manufacturers abroad, and facilitates in the search for cooperation
partners, representatives or importers. The Office gives the opportunity to
publish clients’ trade inquiries though the weekly bulletin and the daily
newspaper. The website offers the database and publications on foreign
markets.
Business
Germany-Southwest (Baden-Wurttemberg)
(Site in English and German)
http://www.business.germany-southwest.de/default_e.htm
Economic
information on the Baden-Wurttemberg region. It includes economic conditions
of the region, company directory sorted alphabetically and by sector, search
for local companies with business in a country you select, and a research
feature where they answer a specific question you send them.
Ukraine
Trade Mission of Ukraine
http://www.brama.com/ua-trade-mission/
The
Ukrainian Trade Mission in the US has some information on implementation of
WTO agreements in Ukraine, as well as general economic and business
information. They are working
on expanding the site to be more informative and to have more links offered.
Ministry of Economic Relations and Trade
(Site available only in Ukrainian)
http://www.mfert.gov.ua/
National
office of trade and economics in Ukraine.
Ministry of
Agriculture (Agroindustrial Complex of Ukraine)
http://www.minagro.kiev.ua/index-e.html
The
Ministry of Agriculture maintains extensive industry analysis in Ukrainian
and English. They are working
on adding current pricing information in English, but they do have current
industry and ministry news in English.