Really Useful Sites For International Trade Professionals

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REALLY USEFUL SITES FOR INTERNATIONAL TRADE PROFESSIONALS
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February 18, 2002
VOLUME 2 Issue 4

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IN THIS ISSUE
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1. WELCOME
2. WORLD ECONOMIC FORUM
3. OUR FEATURED REGIONAL SITE -- BISNIS
4. EDMUNDS.COM
5. MAKE TRANSLATION  WORK FOR YOU
6. METAGRID


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WELCOME
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 Here's your latest issue of Really Useful Sites for
International Trade Professionals. This free bi-weekly
newsletter reviews useful Web sites from the Web Resources
database at FITA's International Trade/ Import-Export Portal at 
http://www.fita.org, an excellent source for trade leads, news, 
events, and a link library of 4,000+ sites related to international 
trade. 

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 My name is John McDonnell, and for some years I've been writing 
about useful Web sites for businesspeople, in various
publications. For the past year I've focused on international
trade, using my Web research skills to find sites that are
useful for international businesspeople, and some sites that are 
just plain fun for anyone. 



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WORLD ECONOMIC FORUM
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For anyone involved in international business, the World Economic
Forum site at http://www.weforum.org  is a gold mine of
information. The WEF is an organization of international
companies that calls itself "a platform for discussion, debate,
and action on the key issues of the global agenda". At this site
you'll find news, information, and reports about global business.
Two parts that looked particularly good were the Knowledge
Navigator at 
http://www.weforum.org/site/KnowledgeNavigator.nsf/Content/KB+Home+Page, 
which has reports on aspects of international business, and
Worldlink at http://www.worldlink.co.uk, the Forum's online
magazine.


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OUR FEATURED REGIONAL SITE -- BISNIS
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A host of new countries have arisen since the breakup of the
Soviet Union, each with its own opportunities and challenges for 
international trade. You'll find a useful gateway to these
countries at BISNIS at http://www.bisnis.doc.gov, a U.S. Department 
of Commerce site. There's loads of information here on countries like 
Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Tajikistan and Ukraine, to name just a 
few of what are called the Newly Independent States. There are detailed 
country reports, news stories, industry reports, trade leads, an events
calendar, information on export financing, and more here. 

There are lots more links to these countries at the FITA site. Go to 
FITA's International Trade Web Resources at http://www.fita.org/webindex, 
click on Regional Resources and Multi-Lateral Trading Areas in the left 
column or "Search by Country or Region" in the right column, and then 
scroll down to Europe and click on "Former Soviet Union". Note that some 
of the newly independent states are listed under the search box for Asia. 
Also, you can simply type the name of the country in the search box 
at http://www.fita.org. 


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so, here's an opportunity to showcase your service or product to 
50,000 subscribers of Really Useful Sites for the International
Trade Professional. FITA now offers limited sponsorship
opportunities to selected organizations. For information, please 
contact Barney Lehrer, Director of eCommerce Development at
address@hidden or 1-800-969-FITA extension 4.


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EDMUNDS.COM
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 I don't know much about cars, other than that they cost a lot of 
money and they break down when you least expect them to. The next 
time I have a car question, however, I'm going to head for 
Edmunds.com at http://www.edmunds.com. This site has information on new 
and used cars, trucks, and other vehicles. Edmunds has prices, 
reviews, safety information, road test results, a way to buy 
aftermarket parts & accessories, message boards and chat rooms 
where you can talk to other car owners, and much more. The "True 
Market Value (TMV) New Vehicle Pricing Calculator" and the "TMV 
Used Vehicle Appraiser" are both extremely useful for accurately 
calculating the best selling price for a new vehicle or determining 
the actual trade-in or selling price of a used car or truck. Residents 
of the UK can access an Edmunds.com UK site, at http://www.edmunds.co.uk.


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MAKE TRANSLATION  WORK FOR YOU
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METAGRID
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Need to find the major English and German language logistics publications? 
Want to find an article from Australian NetGuide? Require the latest 
updates from Fitness Online? If you're looking for a particular English or 
German language newspaper or magazine on the Web, MetaGrid at 
http://www.metagrid.com will help you find it. MetaGrid has a simple 
interface -- you just type in a keyword  for the subject you're 
interested in, and MetaGrid will give you links to the publications 
that fit your criteria. 



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Copyright 2002 The Federation of International Trade Associations. All rights 
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