The Online World resources handbook
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Chapter 4 and 9!<br />
Stock/financial information<br />
<strong>The</strong> Syndicate is filled with links to stock exchanges and financial information around<br />
the world. Besides the usual United States links, you'll find links to countries like<br />
Austria, Canada, Costa Rica, Finland, France, Germany, Ghana, Hong Kong, Ireland,<br />
Israel, Italy, Japan, Korea, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Russia, Singapore,<br />
South Africa, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, United Kingdom, and countries in Latin<br />
America.<br />
<strong>The</strong> Italian FINANCE AREA page is another good source for global finance<br />
information. For links to banks around the world, check http://www.gwdg.de/~ifbg<br />
/bank_2.html.<br />
Legal <strong>resources</strong><br />
<strong>The</strong> Foreign and International Law Resources on the Internet page contains a long<br />
list of annotated pointers within international law, and topical <strong>resources</strong>.<br />
<strong>The</strong> Lawtel subscription service offers a fully indexed database of all official EU<br />
documents, such as case law, adopted and proposed legislation, commission reports,<br />
commission notices dating back to 1987, and more.<br />
International organizations<br />
United Nations (UN) carries UN DPI Press Releases, General Assembly, Security<br />
Council and ECOSOC resolutions, and more.<br />
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searchable databases. <strong>The</strong>ir FAOSTAT Database contains extensive agricultural data<br />
from many countries. Data is provided for production, trade, commodity supply and<br />
demand balances, population, land use, and fisheries.<br />
For more, try the Official WEB Locator for the United Nations System of<br />
Organizations. Categories on their home page include: Alphabetical Index, Official<br />
Classification, What's New, Frequently Requested Information, Related Information and<br />
Other International Organizations.<br />
OECD (<strong>The</strong> Organization for Economic Co operation and Development) is a forum<br />
permitting governments of 29 industrialized countries to study and formulate policies in<br />
economic and social spheres. It offers economic data on the members states, analysis of<br />
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Some other international organizations:<br />
ILO, the International Labor Organization<br />
UNESCO<br />
<strong>The</strong> United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF)<br />
<strong>The</strong> <strong>World</strong> Health Organization (WHO)<br />
Statistical Resources on the Web<br />
More<br />
How to monitor your competitors<br />
Sales managers need to know what competitors are doing. Lacking this knowledge, it is<br />
risky to maneuver in the market.<br />
Start by making a strategy for online market intelligence. Here are some practical<br />
hints:<br />
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search words or phrases. Use such services for automatic monitoring of stock<br />
quotes and business news.<br />
Read what investment analysts and advisors write about your competitors. Most<br />
markets are well covered by databases and other sources of information.<br />
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