Useful Sites # 77 about Finland, Afghanistan, Internet in Asia and Market Research

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Really Useful Sites for International Trade Professionals Issue 77 Volume 4 
Number 3
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February 4, 2004
Issue 77
VOLUME 4 Number 3
 
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FINLAND -- OUR FEATURED COUNTRY
REBUILDING AFGHANISTAN
PORTAL TO ASIAN INTERNET RESOURCES
HARVARD BUSINESS SCHOOL RESEARCH NOTEBOOK



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Hello, John McDonnell here, with your latest issue of Really Useful Sites for 
International Trade Professionals. Look north, young trader, if you want to 
succeed -- specifically, to Finland, a country I profile in this issue. I also 
have a U.S. government site that has lots of information and contacts for you 
to help with the rebuilding of Afghanistan. If you're interested in Asian 
business, I have a site that combines the resources of three universities on 
this subject. Finally, I've got a link to a Harvard Business School page with 
lots of useful articles about business research on the Web.
If you'd like more information about international trade, go to FITA's 
International Trade/ Import-Export Portal <http://fita.org> ( http://fita.org 
), an excellent source for trade leads, news, events, and a link library of 
7,000 sites related to international trade.


FINLAND -- OUR FEATURED COUNTRY
http://virtual.finland.fi

Finland is a country with thousands of lakes, a booming high-tech industry 
(more cell phones per capita than anywhere in the world), and long summer days 
because of its proximity to the Arctic Circle. In 2000 it was ranked 13th in 
the world for ratio of exports to GDP, and 19th for imports, according to the 
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. It's a country worth 
investigating if you want to develop your trade links, and here's a good site 
to start your research. 
Virtual Finland <http://virtual.finland.fi/> ( http://virtual.finland.fi ) is 
an attractive, well-organized site that will get you up to speed on Finland and 
its economy. Click on the categories in the left column, and you'll find links 
to Finnish news, economic data, trade contacts, travel information, history, 
events calendars, weather reports, government agencies, and much more. 

There are many more links to Finland at the FITA site. Go to FITA's 
International Trade Web Resources <http://fita.org/webindex/index.html> at 
http://fita.org/webindex/index.html, click on Regional Resources and 
Multi-Lateral Trading Areas in the left column, then scroll down to Europe and 
click on Finland in the drop-down box. Or simply type "Finland" in the search 
box at http://www.fita.org <http://fita.org/>. There are some great books on 
trade with Europe in the FITA Global Trade Bookstore 
<http://fita.org/marketplace/eurobooks.php>, including Exporting to Scandinavia 
<http://fita.org/marketplace/product.php?asin=0749426918>, the DandB Export 
Guide: Finland <http://www.fita.org/marketplace/product.php?asin=B00005OOW2>. 

REBUILDING AFGHANISTAN
http://www.export.gov/afghanistan

There are new developments in Afghanistan on a daily basis, as the country 
struggles to rebuild itself. Trade will play a vital role in this process, and 
that's why the the U.S. Government's Rebuilding Afghanistan 
<http://www.export.gov/afghanistan/> ( http://www.export.gov/afghanistan/) site 
is so important. Here you'll find links to news and information that will help 
you establish ties with Afghanistan. As an example, you'll find links to 
commercial opportunities, internships, humanitarian assistance, the latest 
headlines, financing, investments, and more. This is an exciting time for 
Afghanistan, as the country seeks foreign investment and business ties, and 
Rebuilding Afghanistan will keep you abreast of all the developments. 


THE EUROPEAN BUSINESS DIRECTORY
500,000 companies in 33 countries
http://www.europages.com <http://fita.m.xtenit.com/ct.jsp?uz327937Biz256885> 
EUROPAGES <http://fita.m.xtenit.com/ct.jsp?uz327937Biz256885> is a business 
directory listing 500,000 companies selected for their import-export dynamism 
in all business sectors in over 35 European countries. EUROPAGES is an ideal 
tool for finding new clients, suppliers and partners: it is a popular reference 
guide with European purchasing directors. Europages.com 
<http://fita.m.xtenit.com/ct.jsp?uz327937Biz256885>, your connection to the 
business world ! 
One single ad in EUROPAGES generates an average of 102 business contacts in one 
year. People like Peter from Denmark say, "EUROPAGES is our best investment for 
export." Click here <http://fita.m.xtenit.com/ct.jsp?uz327937Biz256886> to 
learn about how your company can be featured in EUROPAGES. 

PORTAL TO ASIAN INTERNET RESOURCES
http://webcat.library.wisc.edu:3200/PAIR/index.html

In my career as a writer, I've always found university libraries to be the best 
sources of information, so it's no surprise to me when I find a university 
library Web site that is a treasure trove of reliable data. The Portal to Asian 
Internet Resources <http://webcat.library.wisc.edu:3200/PAIR/index.html> (PAIR) 
( http://webcat.library.wisc.edu:3200/PAIR/index.html ) has more than six 
thousand professionally selected, cataloged and annotated online resources 
about Asia. This portal has been put together by area studies scholars, 
bibliographers and subject experts based at the libraries of the University of 
Wisconsin, the University of Minnesota and Ohio State University, and it's got 
first-rate information. My only recommendation would be to click on "Tutorials" 
and "About the Catalog" so that you can learn the best way for searching this 
vast resource.  

HARVARD BUSINESS SCHOOL RESEARCH NOTEBOOK
http://www.hbsworkingknowledge.hbs.edu/topics/notebook

I never went to Harvard Business School, but I use their Web site like a pro. 
Right now there's an article that's a must-read for anyone doing international 
business research. Go to Harvard Business School Research Notebook 
<http://www.hbsworkingknowledge.hbs.edu/topics/notebook/> ( 
http://www.hbsworkingknowledge.hbs.edu/topics/notebook/ ) and click on Data 
Web: The Bottom Line for Trade Data 
<http://www.hbsworkingknowledge.hbs.edu/item.jhtml?id=3699&t=notebook> ( 
http://www.hbsworkingknowledge.hbs.edu/item.jhtml?id=3699&t=notebook ). You'll 
come to an article that explains how to use the U.S. International Trade 
Commission's database to do market research by country or product. There are 
lots of other content- rich articles about business research at the HBS 
Research Notebook site, which is what you'd expect from a Harvard site. And 
FITA is proud to say that the FITA Web site itself is featured on this Web site 
in the "Globalization" section. Click here to take a look 
<http://www.hbsworkingknowledge.hbs.edu/websites.jhtml?t=globalization>. 





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