Many of these sites also have addition links that may be of value to you.

• International Business Resources on the WWW. This is a very extensive resource page with a lot of information about all aspects of international business.
• Business Resources in the Carrier Library. These resources are quite extensive and include the Stat-USA Export and Trade Information.
• GEMS, or Global Export Marketing Information. This site provides information for U.S. small business trying to export abroad. Published by the U.S. Department of Commerce.
• A Basic Guide to Exporting. Published by the U.S. Department of Commerce.
• Frequently Asked Questions, International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce.
• National Export Directory. This publication lists export contacts in all 50 states.
• Olsen and Associates 164 Currency Converter. Updated daily, this site gives you instant information on exchange rates.
• Export Hotline and TradeBank. This site provides information to exporters (and other interested parties) on subjects related to opening new markets, such as country overviews, trade barriers, financing, distribution, shipping, key contacts, business travel and etiquette, risks and advisories, trade shows, investment regulations, and market research reports covering 80 countries and 50 industries.
• The World Bank. This site provides information about various markets around the world. Not as extensive as other sites, but still worth a visit.
• World Class Supersite. This site provides "free access to and step-by step commentary covering 600 top business sites in 70 countries, chosen on the basis of usefulness to world commerce, timeliness, ease of use and presentation." Seven major divisions including: news, learning, money, trade, networking, and something called "Worldbeaters."
• Dolphin Marketing International Trade Links. This site, maintained by Dolphin Marketing, has some good information about international trade and links to other sources.
• Assist International. This web site has over 500 contact points for International Marketers.
• Strategis: Industry Canada Online. This is a Canadian version of the National Trade Data Bank. Over 50,000 reports on various aspects of doing business.
• The Web of Culture Page. This page is devoted to improving international cultural communication.
• The Internet and International Marketing. This site is a ten module online course devoted to using the Internet for International Marketing.
• Corinne Faure's International Marketing Resource Page. Dr. Faure is a professor of marketing at Virginia Tech. This page contains links to sites on the Internet that provide country specific information.
• Here are some Export/Import publications that may be purchased online.

Usenet Newsgroups

There are some Usenet Newsgroups devoted to International trade.

• news:alt.business.importexport
• news:biz.marketplace.international

E-Mail Discussion Lists Devoted to International Trade

• To subscribe to the Tradewinds Publishing Company e-mail list, send a note to: majordomo@intl-trade.com with the following in the body of the note: subscribe trade-1
• To subscribe to the TradeNet World Service e-mail list, send a note to: list@tradenet.org with the following in the body of the note: info
• For a more extensive list of e-mail discussion lists devoted to international trade, go to the MSU Ciber Mailing List page.

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