International Links
This page is sponsored by the NABE International Roundtable.
When linking to data sources not in the US - links are only made to English language pages. We are looking for non-English speaking volunteers to help with links to pages in other languages.
US Government Agencies
Country Data
International Agencies
Miscellaneous sites
US Government Agencies
Bureau of Economic Analysis International Accounts data
Census Bureau - Country by Commodity Trade Statistics for 1996, 1997, 1998
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Foreign Labor Statistics Program
Links to Complimentary
Foreign Statistics
Federal Reserve Board
Foreign Exchange weekly
Foreign Exchange monthly
FRB Atlanta-Americas Center Updated
FRB Dallas - Center for Latin American Studies Updated
FRB NY- Global Economic Indicators
FRB San Francisco - Center for Pacific Basin Studies Updated
FRB of St. Louis- downloadable historical statistics
for exchange rates, balance of payments, and trade data
International Trade Administration
United States Trade Representative
USTR Trade Sectors
USTR Agreements
Country Data
Links are to the English-language pages for these countries' central statistical agencies, unless otherwise noted. In many cases, more data for non-English speaking countries may be available by going to their home language page.
Asian Historical Statistics Project
Australia - Australian Bureau of
Statistics
Australia - http://www.bluecollar.com.au/ - Careers
and employment opportunities in Australia along with wage information
and employment conditions
Belgium Updated
Brazil- the Brazil Financial Wire, which
covers news, financial market information, and economic statistics Updated
Brazil- overview of the Brazilian economy.
A Brazilian government web site.
Canada
Croatia - Central Bank New
European Union
Eurostat- the Statistical Office of the European Community
France Updated
Germany Updated
Hungary
Ireland
Israel
Italy - Italian National Statistical Agency
Japan
Japan - Economic
and Social Research Institute, Cabinet Office, Gov. of Japan. Tables,
text explanations, and interpretations of data all available on line,
well
organized. All free. Can sign up for (free) email notification service
of new data/new reports, or both.
Japan - Council
on Economic and Fiscal Policy
Japanese Ministry of
Economy, Trade and Industry
Japanese Ministry of
Finance
Bank of Japan
Mexico
- Central Bank Updated
Netherlands Updated
New Zealand
Poland
Singapore
Spain - Bank of Spain (English)
Spain - Guiame is a free business
portal that coontains information about industry sectors, companies, trade
press articles and business information sources in Spain,especially designed
by ESADE, elaborated and maintained by the Business Information Cente
of this Business School. Spanish language only.
South Korea
Sweden Updated
Switzerland
United Kingdom
Deutsche Bank Emerging Markets Infobase
European Central Bank - link to the English page, but many other versions available.
BIS listing of central bank web sites
International Agencies
Bank of International Settlements
Consolidated International Banking Statistics
Global OTC Derivatives Market
Quarterly Review
Statistics on International Indebtedness
International Monetary Fund
Dissemination Standards Bulletin Board
Fund Rates
IMF Staff Country Reports
IMF Papers on Policy Analysis and
Assessment
IMF Countries
List - click on a country to get all IMF publications about the country
Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development
OECD Statistics Portal - Gateway to all OECD Documents Updated
Miscellaneous Sites
ADR.Com - Information on American Depository Receipts (ADR's) from J.P. Morgan.
Roubini Global Economics Monitor
Asian Pacific Economic Cooperation
Bank of Montreal - Economic Research and Analysis
Central American Bank for Economic Integration Updated
Consensus Economics - Consensus Economics, founded in 1989, polls more than 400 economists each month to obtain their forecasts and views. Some of their sample publications are free.
Current Account Sustainability - The Current Account Sustainability collaborative supports the development and dissemination of research on theoretical and empirical aspects of the determinants of major economies to sustain large current account deficits over prolonged periods.
Danske Bank - Danske Bank Research provides weekly economic reports, mainly on scandinavian economies and... Economic Monthly analyses current economic and financial trends, providing general forecasts as well as previews of forthcoming economic indicators. Emerging Markets Update is a series of articles that analyse current economic, financial and political trends in selected emerging markets. Focus on... is a series of articles that present in-depth treatments of selected economic issues.
Database for Institutional Comparisons in Europe (DICE)- DICE provides systematic information on economic institutions and regulatory systems as well as their economic effects. The information comes as charts, tables and reports. In most cases, the 15 EU countries as well as Japan, Switzerland and the United States are covered. Updated
Deutsche Bank Research - Deutsche Bank Research provides interested observers with information on current economic trends and assessments and analyses of the German and international economies. Employment, price trends and fiscal and monetary policy are dealt with as separate issues
Dresdner Bank - Economic Research
Economic Cycle Research Institute - country and multi country indicators. Founded by Geoffrey Moore, the father of leading indicators, ECRI continues cyclical research in the tradition he established.
EcoWin -- part commercial, part-free source of economic and financial market data integrated into professional analytical tools.
Euro-Frame - Eight independent Research Institutes throughout Europe have founded EUROFRAME, an initiative for improved forecasting in the European Union.
Euro Home Page - is now at the European University Institute Robert Schuman Centre for Advanced Studies Updated
European Investor.com - online financial information on the European stock markets
Center for International Private Enterprise -The Center for International Private Enterprise is a non-profit affiliate of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and one of the four core institutes of the National Endowment for Democracy. CIPE has supported more than 1,000 local initiatives in over 100 developing countries, involving the private sector in policy advocacy and institutional reform, improving governance, and building understanding of market-based democratic systems. New
Geoinvestor - An economic and financial database for 42 countries.
The Globalist - a daily online magazine of original content that covers global economic issues.
Global Insight - links to various country studies Updated
Global Interdependence Center - a Philadelphia organization that seeks to inform private and public decision making on emerging and evolving international economic issues.
Haver Analytics - Commentary on economic data releases, plus reports on the economy in brief available to the public.
Inter-American Development Bank
International Center for Economic Growth - is an international non-profit organization that works to improve the lives and opportunities of all people in emerging markets. This is accomplished through a network of more than 5,000 economists, central bank presidents, finance ministers, and former heads-of-states from more than 300 institutes in over 100 countries.
International Economics Net - The International Economics Network is an annotated, selective portal for international economics and related disciplines, which includes regularly updated links to research papers, news and commentaries in the field.
International Labor Office - ILO Yearbook of Labour Statistics and Key Indicators of the Labour Market (KILM)
Institute for the Economy in Transistion - The Russian Institute for the Economy in Transition (Gaidar Institute) publishes monthly and annually reports on the russian economy Updated
Institute for International Economics
Institute for International Finance - The Institute of International Finance, Inc. (IIF), is the world’s only global association of financial institutions. Created in 1983 in response to the international debt crisis, the IIF has evolved to meet the changing needs of the financial community. Members include most of the world’s largest commercial banks and investment banks, as well as a growing number of insurance companies and investment management firms. Among the Institute’s Associate members are multinational corporations, trading companies, export credit agencies, and multilateral agencies.
John Kay.com - John Kay's home page. John is one of Britain's leading thinkers about economics and business, and the aim of this site is to give you a flavour of what John is thinking and writing about at the moment. From this page, you can read the latest articles from John's regular column in the Financial Times. You can search through a database of all his Financial Times articles, along with many from elsewhere. Or visit the Newsroom, which contains comment on topical issues, news about the site, and information about John's recent and imminent activities.
Latin Focus - Useful website for economic information on Latin American economies. Firm also publishes Consensus Forecast for seven largest Latin American economies.
LB Kiel Report - The monthly LB Kiel Report (public bank in northern Germany) includes: . the economic situation in the USA, the Euro area and Germany . interest- / exchange rate developments in the USA and the Euro area . latest developments on capital markets . the economic development in the Baltic Sea Region, e.g. in Scandinavia, Baltic Sates, Russia and Poland
Middle East Review of International Affairs - Economies of the Middle East
Morgan Stanley Global Economics - daily economic updates and articles
National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) International Finance and Macroeconomics Program
OANDA.com - Foreign exchange data and tools
Polyconomics - Links to international business and news sites.
Project Link - Project LINK is a large cooperative, non-governmental, international research consortium. It is based on a world-wide network of participants in more than 60 countries in the industrial and developing world, and it is internationally recognized as a leading centre of quantitative international economic analysis. From the University of Toronto.
QuERI-International - Specializes in global data that is based on a consistent framework model and product nomenclatures. Their free data includes a World Market Summary Report, Economic Convergence Report, and Facts about World Trade and Fairness
Russian Energy Development - The site is dedicated to Russian energy development problems. Energy markets analytical outlooks and forecasts (FSU, Russia, regions of Russia), case studies, data bases, consulting.
RZB Group - RZB Austrian Raiffeisenzentralbank provides you with information on current economic trends and assessments and analyses of the austrian and international economies, especially in central and eastern europe Employment, price trends and fiscal and monetary policy are dealt with as separate issues
Santa Cruz Center for International Economics - The Santa Cruz Center for International Economics (SCCIE) is a group of UCSC scholars working in the field of international economics, broadly defined to cover international finance, open economy macroeconomics, international trade, development economics (and linkages with environmental issues), and international political economy.
United Nations Sites- links to other UN affiliates (FAO, ILO, ITU, etc.)
VIBES: Virtual International Business and Economic Sources
Worldly Investor - site for international investing for individual investors.
Yahoo! European Union Links page
