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Hello International Traders! It's John McDonnell again, with more sites to help you get an edge on
your competitors in the area of global trade.
Saudi Arabia has made billions in the surge of oil prices, and it's
got money to spend on trade. I have a site in this issue that will
help you research this booming market. Plus, I found a free book that
has an excellent guide to international trade finance. If you exhibit
at trade shows or events, I found a site that will help you with all
your trade show needs. Finally, I found a search engine that is
completely safe for your kids to use -- and it's fun!
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.
| SAUDI ARABIA
Our Featured Country
The surge in oil prices in recent years has been a headache for many
countries, but a boon to oil producers like Saudi Arabia. The desert
kingdom is awash in oil revenues, to the point where it had a surplus
of US $47 billion in 2007, and that was actually a drop of 62 percent
from the year before. The government is using this extra money for a
building spree, creating seven new economic cities from scratch. There
are opportunities aplenty in Saudi Arabia for trade, and if you would
like to research them a good site to visit is SAMIRAD, the Saudi
Arabian Market Information Resource Directory (http://www.saudinf.com). This government site has Saudi Arabian history,
news, statistics, industry profiles, cultural information, business
directories, travel links, contacts, maps, a message board, and lots
of useful links.
You'll also find plenty of good research at the Saudi Arabia Mini
Portal ( http://fita.org/countries/saudi.html ), a feature of the FITA
Web site. The Saudi Arabia Mini Portal has an overview of Saudi
Arabia, 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 Saudi Arabia.
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 Saudi Arabia 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 ).
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TRADE FINANCE GUIDE
Learn About Trade Finance Options
Success in international trade involves more than just having a great
product to sell: you must also have a good working knowledge of
letters of credit, documentation, credit financing, and similar
topics. You'll find a great resource for this at the U.S. Department
of Commerce Trade Finance Guide (http://www.ita.doc.gov/media/Publications/abstract/trade_finance_guide2008desc.html
). The book, which is full of useful information for small and medium-
sized companies, can be downloaded for free as a PDF file. The
chapters include: Methods Of Payment In International Trade; Letters
Of Credit; Export Credit Insurance; Export Factoring; Foreign Exchange
Risk Management; and more. The guide was written for U.S. exporters,
but there is useful information in it for everyone.
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CONTACT AND BE CONTACTED WORLDWIDE
http://www.kompass-usa.com
If you are looking for international contacts and worldwide exposure, Kompass B-to-B directory is the solution!
With 65 years of international experience in B-to-B information and offices in 66 countries, Kompass helps you grow your business through two services: a worldwide database and an advertising platform.
Kompass is a comprehensive, in-depth B-2-B database, with more than 2.4 million International and domestic companies listed, which link buyers and sellers worldwide.
Save your prospecting time! Contact potential customers!
Kompass is an effective tool for creating sales leads and executing your sales and marketing programs. Its resources will enable you to identify new business sources and locate suppliers and partners, while optimizing your prospecting activities and tracking qualified sales leads. Other benefits include development of broaden information on specific companies; Timely updates on customers’ database and overall enhancement of your telemarketing and direct marketing activities.
Thanks to the Kompass advertising platform, you will promote your activities and reach domestic and international buyers searching for your specific products or services. Last month, over 24 million profiles were viewed of which 5.2 million are American (or 21%)!
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ALL ABOUT TRADE SHOWS AT EXHIBITOR ONLINE
Trade Show Resources
Trade shows and exhibitions are vital tools for making contacts and
selling your goods overseas. There are lots of trade show databases on
the Web, but ExhibitorOnline ( http://www.exhibitoronline.com
) has one of the largest. You can search their database by event name,
industry, time, and location, and you'll get a list of upcoming trade
show events with some of the important details. For more in-depth
information you need to have a subscription. This site has lots of
information about trade shows and exhibitions, and if you browse a
while you'll find articles, tips, quizzes, a buyer's guide, a
comprehensive listing of trade show resources, classified ads, a
listing of suppliers, and much more.
USE ASK KIDS FOR SAFE SEARCHING
Internet Safety for Children
As a parent of four children, I'm concerned about their safety on the
Internet. The major search engines like Google and Yahoo have Safe
Search filters to screen out objectionable content, but you can never
be sure that something won't slip through. That's why I like Ask Kids (http://www.askkids.com
), which is a search engine designed for children from age 6 to 12. It
has a kid-friendly design, and offers age-appropriate search results.
Children can find lots of help for their homework here (under the
"Schoolhouse" category), and there are plenty of tools for finding
images, movies, games, and videos that are appropriate for kids. This
is one site I'm going to bookmark on my childrens' computer!
FITA CAREER HEADQUARTERS - FEATURED JOB
Global Compliance Officer
In the FITA Career Headquarters job seekers can now apply for jobs online
and post their resume--free of charge--in an exclusive database that will be searched
by hundreds of industry employers seeking employees with international degrees
and/or related work experience. Featured job this week is for the
Global Compliance Officer for Entegris, Inc. in Billerica, MA. Click
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Employers -
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Let the jobs come to you! Employers are looking for people with international skills. Post your resume TODAY and reap the rewards of the FITA Career HQ! And with a FITA Career HQ job agent, you can decide what kind of job you are looking for and let the system do the searching for you. Simply set up specific search parameters in a Job Agent, and whenever a job is posted that matches your criteria, you'll be notified automatically via email. It's that easy!
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