Internet as a source of International Business Information

It has never been easier to find information about international trade with the introduction of Internet, a number of web-sites have been developed to provide information to the exporters on how to plan for their business. Advantage are (i) Less Exposure (ii) Prompt (iii) Ready Proceeding by computer.

The Web Information

The following web-sites provides credible information to the exporters planning for exports. The information and other trade opportunities, here the buyer-seller matching, is possible and the lists of buyers and advertising opportunities. These Web sites are as follows:

1. www.ita.doc.gov: This site was developed by international trade administration department of the USA Department of Commerce in order to provide information on most frequently asked questions about general trade and trade related issues and for market information the various of the world.

2. www.wiznet.net: This site provides a virtual product information on products from more than 72,000, distributors, and industrial service. over 8 million product speciferences.
3. www.tscentral.com: This site provides information about thousands of trade shows and conference around the world.

4. http://www.intracen.org: The web is for International trade Centre (UNCTAD/WTO) it provides the lists of various Web sites giving information on markets, statistics, trade regulation and standards, governmental procurement, internation projects, tenders and trade vents.

5. The following Website addresses provides information about trade leads, buyer-settle matching, lists of buyers and advertising opportunities:

1 http://www.ecib.com
2 http://www.cityscape.uk
3 http://connexx.org/connexx
4 http://www.idt .net
5 http://www.stat-usa.gov
6 http://www.usal.com
7 http://www.europages.com
8 http://www.tradecompassh.com
9 http://www.trade.com
10 http://www.tradenet.org
11 http://www.trading.com
12 http://www.2.tpusa.com


E commerce - based internet source for continents, regions, and countries ' information.
the following wed- sites can be visited by trade researchers, international business student , commericals related participants and interesed eporter to ascertain commericals information about the foreign markets:

a Africa
Africa htt:/ africa .com/
Ghana htt:// www. ghanachassifileds .com
Zimbabwe htt://www.zimtrade.co.zw
Morocco htt:/ maghed . net
South africa http:// www/cbn.co.za/buslist/ category .htm
Nigeria http://www.commerce .com

b. Asia
China http: www.chinax .com
Hong kong (china) http:// hong kong .org/: http:// www.idc.org.hk/
Indonesia http:// www.idolan.et/id argrinusa / ginfo/itpc.hfm
http:www indonesianet.com /indtoday/
Isreal http www.unicc .org/ untpdc/ incubator isr /itptel/

Democratic people's republic of korea http:// www.eckorea.net
Malaysia http://www.jaring .my / at asia
Sinapore http://wwwsci.org.sg/sci
http:tdb.gov.sg/singbiz. html
Japan http: www. jetro.gojp/
Philippiness http:www.phileexport.org/

c. Europe
Austria http://www.wk.or.at/aw
Belgium http:// odcebdh.be
European union http://europa.e.int http://www.erounion.org
Crezh repblic http:www.mpo.cz
Estonia http://www.ciensin. ee.int
Finland http://.finland .fi
France http: www.cfce.fi
Germany http:// bifai.com: http://www.ink.de/
Iceland http://icetrade.is/
Ireland http://.itw.ie/ http://www.irish- trade.ie

Netherlands http:www.hollandtrade.com
Portgal http:/www.portugal.org
Romania http:/www.romamcc,org
Spain http:/www.impi.es/icex01/html
Sweden http://www.chamber.se/ http://www.swedishtrade.se/ Turkey http://www.igeme.org.tr
United kingdom http://www.brainstorm.co.uk/
India http/www.commerce.com

d. Australia http:www.austrade.gov.au/index.htm

e. Latin America
Argentina http://www.meco. ar/
Brazil http://www brailexexporters.com
Chile http:ww.france -sc.com
f America
Canada http://www.stantcan.ca
United state http:// www.censs.gov/ http://www.sbaponline.sba.gov
http://www. stat usa.gov

g Russsian federation
Russsian federation http://www.online .ru
Various countries http://www.commerce.com


Article by Lagos stste University GNS Study Book.