- African Development Bank
The African Development Bank (ADB) is Africa’s premier development finance institution which is dedicated to combating poverty and improving living conditions across the continent. The ADB is also engaged in mobilizing resources for the economic and social progress of its Regional Member Countries.
The Bank’s mission is to promote economic and social development through loans, equity investments and technical assistance.
- Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC)
APEC Member Economies work together to sustain economic growth, in the Asia-Pacific region, through a commitment to open trade, investment and economic reform.
- Asian Development Bank
The work of the Asian Development Bank (ADB) is aimed at improving the welfare of the people in Asia and the Pacific, particularly the 1.9 billion who live on less than $2 a day. Despite many success stories, Asia and the Pacific remains home to two thirds of the world's poor.
- Bureau of Economic Analysis
The Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) is a US government agency that prepares national, regional, industry, and international accounts that present essential information on such key issues as economic growth, regional economic development, interindustry relationships, and the US's position in the world economy.
- Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean
ECLAC, is one of the five regional commissions of the United Nations. It was founded for the purposes of contributing to the economic development of Latin America, coordinating actions directed towards this end, and reinforcing economic relationships among the countries and with the other nations of the world.
- Economists Online
Showcases some of the world's leading institutions, their scholars and their academic publications and datasets; contains over 900,000 bibliographic references, many with links to open access full text; combines content with RePEc archives to provide a new information service to the economist; is run by the Nereus consortium and co-funded by the European Union.
- International Finance Corporation
The International Finance Corporation is the private sector arm of the World Bank Group. IFC provides loans, equity, structured finance and risk management products, and advisory services to build the private sector in developing countries.
- The International Labour Organization (ILO)
The International Labour Organization (ILO) is the tripartite UN agency that brings together governments, employers and workers of its member states in common action to promote decent work throughout the world.
- International Monetary Fund
The IMF is an international organization of 185 member countries. It was established to promote international monetary cooperation, exchange stability, and orderly exchange arrangements; to foster economic growth and high levels of employment; and to provide temporary financial assistance to countries to help ease balance of payments adjustment.
- London Economics
London Economics is one of Europe's leading specialist economics consultancies. Look on their site for reports on topics as wide as 'The Economic Benefits of a UK Degree' and 'the Costs and Benefits of Integration of EU Mortgage Markets'.
- Middle East Economic Digest
MEED (Middle East Economic Digest) is internationally recognised as providing essential information for anyone doing business in, or with, the Middle East and North Africa.
MEED can be accessed and searched via Business Source Complete.
- OECD FactBlog
The OECD Factblog aims to present the work of the OECD in charts and graphs.
The site also links to Twitter channels, blogs and social media sites maintained by the OECD.
- United Nations Conference on Trade and Development
UNCTAD promotes the development-friendly integration of developing countries into the world economy. This site also has statistics for FDI and news and information on many trade related topics.
- WWW Virtual Library: International Affairs Resources
This WWW Virtual Library: International Affairs Resources is a frequently updated Internet directory of over 2000 annotated links to high-quality English-language sources of information and analysis in a wide range of international affairs, international relations, international studies, global studies, and global education topics. These sites are carefully selected for their long-term value, favoring those with cost-free, authoritative information and analysis online
- World Bank
The World Bank is a vital source of financial and technical assistance to developing countries around the world. It is not a bank in the common sense. World Bank is made up of two unique development institutions owned by 185 member countries.
- World Fact Book
Economic, geographic, political and military information and stats on countries around the world.
- World Health Organisation
WHO is the directing and coordinating authority for health within the United Nations system. It is responsible for providing leadership on global health matters, shaping the health research agenda, setting norms and standards, articulating evidence-based policy options, providing technical support to countries and monitoring and assessing health trends.
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