| | I have some exciting news from FITA: A new website called GlobalTrade.net.
Think of this new site as ?Web 2.0 for international trade.? It will be a comprehensive online platform for international trade professionals, global marketers, logistics providers, industry experts and leaders. It will combine the best features of a wiki with social networking and moderated forums, resulting in the leading online resource for international trade.
We're seeking experts in every aspect of international trade to contribute.
If you know of organizations, groups, databases, or associations of international trade experts that we should invite to contribute to GlobalTrade.net, please let us know at globaltradenet@fita.org. And you, our distinguished subscribers, will be welcome to contribute as soon as the site is online in mid June. We?ll keep you posted! |
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Hello International Traders! John McDonnell here with more sites to help you achieve success in the international trade arena.
Slovenia is a prosperous economy in Central Europe, and I have a Web
portal in this issue that will help you do some research into trade
with that country. Also, have a site with hundreds of links to
international trade law resources. Do you need to know about tariffs
for Asia Pacific countries? I have a site with a large database of
Asia Pacific tariff information you can search for free. Finally,
you'll want to bookmark the site I found with hundreds of links to
reference sites on just about every subject imaginable.
And don't forget -- if you'd like more information about
international trade, go to FITA's Really Useful Links (
http://fita.org/webindex ), which has a link library
of more than 8,000 sites related to international trade.
| SLOVENIA
Our Featured Country
Of all the former East Bloc countries of Central Europe,
Slovenia has fared perhaps the best, with a strong economy and
prospects for continued growth. It has graduated from borrower status
to full donor partner at the World Bank, and it has expanded its
foreign trade presence (last year it moved up to 56th in the world
for imports). If this looks like a country you'd be interested in
researching, a good place to start is the Slovenian Business Portal ( http://www.poslovniportal.si ). Here you'll find many resources
about Slovenia, including a country profile, economic data,
information about foreign trade, customs regulations, free trade
zones and warehouses, insurance and financing of Slovenian exports,
business initiatives, foreign investment, real-estate investment,
establishing a company, a business directory (click on "Virtual
Fair"), and much more.
You'll also find plenty of good research at the Slovenia Mini Portal
( http://fita.org/countries/slovenia.html ), a feature of the FITA
Web site. The Slovenia Mini Portal has an overview of Slovenia, with
facts about the language, currency, climate, etc., plus more specific
information about the economy, markets, taxes, labor market
indicators, and tips on doing business in Slovenia.
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 Slovenia Mini Portal is one of many research gateways at the 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 ).
LEXMERCATORIA.ORG
For Everything about Trade Law
I've written about more than a thousand Web sites, but I'm still
discovering useful sites that have been around for years.
LexMercatoria.org ( http://LexMercatoria.org ) is one of them. One
of the first sites on the law-oriented Web sites, Lex Mercatoria is a
portal to international commercial law resources. There are pages and
pages of resources at this site, in categories like: International
Economic Law; International Tax & Financial Regulation; International
Trade Law; Carriage Transport & Maritime Law; and much more. You'll
find links to articles, treaties, legal experts, organizations,
schools, government agencies, and law firms, to name a few.
NEED ASIA-PACIFIC TARIFF INFO?
Go to APEC Tariff Database
If you are active in international trade you need to keep up to date
on tariffs. One site to bookmark on this subject is the APEC Tariff
Database ( http://www.apectariff.org ). This site has tariff
information for 20 Asia Pacific countries, plus the United States.
Just click on a country from the list and you'll be able to search
the tariff code for that country. You can search by tariff chapter
headings, harmonized system code, or keywords. This is a quick and
efficient way to find tariff information. You must register to use
this site, but there is no charge for registration.
ANSWER EVERY QUESTION
At Martindale's The Reference Desk
Here's another oldie but goodie. Martindale's The Reference Desk ( http://www.martindalecenter.com ) has been around almost since the
start of the Internet, and it just keeps getting better. This site is
just a bunch of links on a blue screen, but it's got so much
information you should put it on the top of your bookmark list. Just
scroll down the screen and you'll see what I'm talking about. There
are links to almost anything you can imagine, including: online
calculators, language tutorials, science facts, photography how-tos,
gardening tips, recipes, music downloads, maps, world clocks, patent
& trademark databases, ship schedules, airline booking, medical
dictionaries, drug databases, and I've barely scratched the surface.
You'll spend hours clicking through the links at this site, I guarantee.
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