INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS Central Intelligence Agency. The CIA's World Factbook and Guide to International Economic Data are important to research about any country.   International Trade Administration. The Department of Commerce's ITA provides extensive information and data for exports-imports, industry outlooks, and trade assistance.   Census Bureau. International Trade Data. Archival data is downloadable and easily searchable.   Lists of and Links to Governments on the WWW.   International Business Resources on the WWW. Michigan State University's Center for International Business Education and Research maintains this gateway. The index links to many national/international newspapers, journals, data on emerging markets, regional and country information, trade data, company directories, and useful information to exporting/importing firms. Search engine at site.   The World Bank. A search engine calls up any country to retrieve information on economics, development, social and political policies. A global knowledge base on finance, economics, and development.   Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development. The OECD is a union of major developed economies. Their site offers considerable economic data, analysis, and research on the world's national economies.   Foreign Markets Analysis. Olsen and Associates provides this site with the latest currency exchange information. The "Currency Converter" converts 164 currencies. International Economics Gateway. This personal Homepage provides links to important sites for researchers interested in international economic and financial data.   IfBG Gottingen. This German University site provides information and links on international banks and financial markets.   Washington Post's Foreign Currency Exchange Rates.   Nijenrode University. This business school located in The Netherlands links to numerous sites on international trade, economic, and statistical data. An important link for European, Asian, Mid-East and African information.   MBendi: Information for Africa. An electronic enclyclopedia of buisness and commerical information about Africa.   International Business Forum. A service of P&F Associates Pty Ltd., IT and Management Consultants, based in Sydney, Australia. The site provides extensive files and information on international business with valuable links to other sites.   Business Executives Resources Worldwide. Information on international buisness practices, protocols, cross-cultural communications, and country specific information.     The Fortune Global 500. Fortune magazine's list of world's largest firms.   JETRO-Japan External Trade Organization. Nonprofit, Japanese government-related organization to promote trade between Japan and other nations. Information on procurement, assistance programs, information about Japan's economy, resources, and publications.   Transparency International. The global coalition against corruption publishes the CPI, an index of the perceived corruption of countries.   U.S.-Africa Commerce. If you are Looking for International Business Resources on U.S.-Africa Commerce, try this BizProf gateway.