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Hello International Traders! Estonia is one of the fastest-growing economies in Europe, and I
have a site in this issue that will help you research this
booming market. Would it help you to search a database with
millions of articles? If so, I have the site for you in this
issue. If you need to track shipments, I have a site with
hundreds of links to shippers worldwide. Finally, pet owners will
find plenty of useful info at the ASPCA site I profile in this
issue. And don't forget -- if you'd like more information about
international trade, go to FITA's Really Useful Links (
http://fita.org/webindex/index.html ), which has a link library
of more than 8,000 sites related to international trade.
| ESTONIA -- OUR FEATURED COUNTRY
The countries that spun off from the former Soviet Union have had
mixed results economically, but one bright spot is Estonia.
Estonia was ranked 4th (ahead of the U.S. and the UK) on the
Heritage Foundation/Wall Street Journal 2005 Index of Economic
Freedom, an annual survey that uses more than 50 variables,
including trade policy, wages & prices, and property rights, to
rank world economies. Estonia has a stable government, a sound
fiscal policy, and strong electronics and telecommunications
sectors.
If you want to investigate opportunities with Estonia, a good
site to visit is Doing Business In Estonia (
http://estonia.usembassy.gov/commguide.php ), from the U.S.
Department of State. This is a useful guide to the ins and outs
of doing business in Estonia, including: the political and
economic environment; trade regulations and standards; trade and
project financing; business travel; contacts, market research,
and trade events; and more.
Another good resource is the Estonia Mini Portal (
http://fita.org/countries/estonia.html), one of the new features
at the FITA site. The Mini Portal is a good place to start your
research. There is an overview of the country, with facts about
the language, currency, climate, etc., plus more specific
information about the economy, Estonian markets, taxes, labor
market indicators, tips on doing business, and a search engine to
help you find market research on the Internet. There's also a
news feed with the latest Estonian news.
Click on "Useful Links" and you'll find a variety of sources for
market research, trade leads, business directories, logistics,
government contacts, travel, financing, and lots more.
The Estonia Mini Portal is one of many research gateways at the
newly redesigned FITA site. To find Mini Portals for other
regions or countries, just click on "Country Profiles" from
within a Mini Portal, or at the FITA home page (
http://www.fita.org).
FITA's Global Trade Book Store has an excellent book about doing
business in Estonia. Check out Doing Business With Estonia. And the Estonian American Chamber of Commerce and Industry is a FITA member association. Check out their
website for more resources about doing business with Estonia.
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A-Z FREIGHT GATEWAY
It's been almost five years since I started writing this
newsletter, and that's a long time in Web years. Many of the
sites I first profiled don't even exist today. Some have changed
dramatically, for better or for worse. One site that has improved
is A-Z Freight Gateway ( http://www.azfreight.com ).
When I first wrote about it this site had links to 45 airline
cargo companies and eight express package delivery services. Now,
the site has expanded to include links to hundreds of airline
cargo companies and dozens of freight forwarders and package
delivery services. If you ship a lot for your business, you
should bookmark this site. At the home page, click on "Track and
Trace" in the left column, and you'll find the list of links. You
can also click on "Country Index" to find shipping professionals
in countries worldwide.
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HIGHBEAM
Although I try to focus on Web sites with free information in
Really Useful Sites, there are times when a small investment of
money can pay big dividends in your Web searching. You can find
the day's news for free at many Web sites, but if you want a vast
array of archived newspaper and magazine articles, one good site
to visit is HighBeam ( http://www.highbeam.com ). For $19.95 a
month you can search thousands of publications, and find articles
going back 20 years. These are full text articles that you can
download, export to Microsoft Office, or e-mail to an associate
or friend. HighBeam lets you customize your experience by saving
your search queries, organizing your results into folders, and
receiving e-mail alerts on topics that you specify. HighBeam says
they have 35 million documents from over 3,000 leading
publications, so it's a comprehensive database.
ASPCA PET CARE
I recently became a dog owner for the first time, and it has
turned my world upside down. Owning a pet has brought joy but
also new responsibilities into my life. Luckily, I found a Web
site that has answers to some of the endless questions I have
each day. The ASPCA Pet Care (
http://www.aspca.org/site/PageServer?pagename=pets_home ) site
has useful information about pet nutrition, safety, grooming,
behavior, emergencies, travel tips, and much more. There's
information here about dogs, cats, horses, rabbits, hamsters,
birds, fish, and other common pets. The American Society for the
Prevention of Cruelty to Animals has been around for 140 years,
and it gives me a good feeling to know I'm getting advice from an
organization that has such a long history of care for animals.
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