Business 470: Latin American Global Business
Articles
- Databases by Subject—Business
- Business Source Elite
- LexisNexis
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Full-text of news media sources, including world and foreign language news. Useful sections include:
News
Business : Business News
Business : Company Financial : Source - Hoover’s Company Reports
Business : Industry & Market News
Country Profiles
- Background Notes
- Brief U.S. Department of State overview of every nation in the world
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Cia World Factbook
- From the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency
- Country Commercial Guides
- Reports prepared annually by U.S. embassies
- Present a comprehensive look at countries’ commercial environments, using economic, political, and market analysis
- Country Studies
- Introductory information on most countries of the world
- Economist Country Briefings
- Contains news articles, country profiles, forecasts, and statistics
- World Bank Country Data
- Economic data from national governments compiled by the World Bank
- Eldis Country Profiles (Africa, Middle East, Asia, Latin America)
Latin American Websites
- Latin American Network
- Provides access to web based resources from and about Latin American countries
- Affiliated with the University of Texas at Austin
- BBC Mundo
- Latin American news
- Business News Americas
- Daily business news from Latin America; some articles require registration
- Latin Trade
- Directory of Latin American business contacts
- Latin American Newsletters
- Some articles available via freely, others through a free trial or subscription only
- LATCO
- Useful sites for international trade with Latin America
- MexicoBusiness.com
- Mercantil: Latin America business portal
- Links to businesses in specific industries and countries
- Zona Latina: The Latin American Media Site
- Links for media and marketing in Latin America, including newspapers, magazines, radio, and television
Other Geographic Regions
World Media
World Press Review
Links to newspapers around the world
Asian Web Sites
- Asian Studies
- Contains links to Asian associations, journals, maps, and other resources
- Prepared by the Univeristy of Texas at Austin
- Asian Studies Development Program web links
- Asia, Inc (Asian Business News)
- Far Eastern Economic Review
- A business magazine published weekly in Hong Kong
- Contains news articles and reports on politics, business, economics, technology and social and cultural issues throughout Asia, with a particular emphasis on both Southeast Asia and China
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Asian Net - e-business connections for Asian business
African Web Sites
- Africa Guide
- A travel guide
Middle East Web Sites
Eastern/Western European Web Sites
Russian and East European Network
Transitions Online (formerly Central Europe Review)
Central and Eastern European Business Information Center
Newly Independent States
E.U. Business
Culture & Food
Culture, Food Information
Other Regional Foods Online, Recipes
Asia Food
Asian Food Grocer
Asian Online Recipes
Mexican Grocer
French Gourmet Food Online
The Taste of Asia
Language Translation
Babelfish
Free Translation
Travel Language Dictionaries
Cereal Companies
Kellogg’s Al Arabi
Kellogg’s UK
Kellogg’s Australia and New Zealand
Bokomo South Africa
Nestle Cereals UK
Weetabix UK
Logeco South Africa
Maizoro Mexico
Sanitarium Australia
President’s Choice Canada
General Mills International
Nestle UK
Carafour International
PepsiCo Quaker Brands
Brueggen Germany
Nordgetreide Germany
Nestle Caribbean
CEREAL/FOOD IMAGES
Comprehensive Star Wars Cereal Box Checklist
Topher’s Breakfast Cereal Character Guide
Flickr Page “Museum of Foreign Groceries”
Cereal Box Archive
Cereal of the 80’s Index
STRATEGIC PRODUCT/PACKAGING PLANNING
Landor: Strategic Brand Consulting and Design
GFK Custom Research
Brand Channel
Design Force, Inc.
Web Marketing Place
Brand Channel: Brand Papers
SWOT ANALYSIS
Quick MBA
Mind Tools
Business School: About.com
Business Balls
Quintessential Careers
Consulates & Embassies
- Embassy.org
- Foreign embassies located in Washington D.C.
Annual Reports & Company Info
- Annual Reports Library
- Guides to using annual reports and links to distributors of annual reports
- Annual Reports Service
- Contains annual reports available online
- Hoover’s Online
- In-depth information on companies, including financial information, company history, and executive biographies
Exporting & International Business
- “A Basic Guide to Exporting”
- A publication of the U.S. Department of Commerce
Export America articles
Global Edge
- Federation of International Trade Associations
- Includes an annotated index of over 3000 websites of trade information
- International Trade Administration
- Official site of a branch of the U.S. Department of Commerce
- Includes U.S. export statistics
- USA Trade
- A wide range of information resources from the U.S. Commercial Service
- Country commercial guides from Albania to Zimbabwe
Federal Government Agencies
Maps & Geography
Country and regional maps
Geographic information
Political stability information
- Transparency International
- Berlin-based organization founded to curb corruption in international transactions
- Transparency International - USA
- U.S. chapter
- Doing Business (global business regulations)
International Finance
- Global Financial Data
- An historical database of international financial information
Foreign exchange rates (currency value)
- Information about the Euro, monetary unit of the European Union
- Euromoney
Global Banknotes (information and images)
Regional Trade Organizations
Regional Trade Organizations
Business Plans
Business Plans
- Business Plan Pro
- Site for ordering software to create a business plan
- Bplans.com
- Free sample business plans available from a commercial software company
- Center for Business Planning
- Non-profit organization offering free samples plans and resources