I. News Sources

Newspapers

Financial Times
http://www.ft.com

International Herald Tribune
http://www.iht.com

New York Times
http://www.nytimes.com

Washington Post
http://www.washingtonpost.com

The Wall Street Journal
http://www.wsj.com

Magazines

Business Week
http://www.businessweek.com

U.S. News & World Report Online
http://www.usnews.com

Newsweek
http://www.newsweek.com

The Economist
http://www.economist.com

Newsletters

World Trade Online-the web site of Inside US Trade
http://www.insidetrade.com

The World Bank: "Transition: The Newsletter About Reforming Economies"
http://www.worldbank.org/html/prddr/trans/WEB/trans.htm

World Bank Electronic Newsletters
http://www.worldbank.org/subscriptions/

Focus-The WTO Newsletter
http://www.wto.org/wto/english/res_e/focus_e/focus_e.htm

OECD Observer
http://www.oecdobserver.org

Information Portals/Channels

International Economics Network
http://www.internationaleconomics.net

The BBC
http://news.bbc.co.uk

CNN Interactive
http://www.cnn.com

Fox News
http://www.foxnews.com

MSNBC
http://www.msnbc.com

News Now
http://www.newsnow.co.uk

II. Specific Subjects in Trade

International Economics Network-International Trade Resources
http://www.internationaleconomics.net/economics3.html

Research Papers on International Trade
http://www.internationaleconomics.net/economics3.html

Foreign Direct Investment
http://www.developmentgateway.org/node/130616/

WTO Resources on Trade Topics
http://www.wto.org/english/tratop_e/serv_e/serv_e.htm

World Bank Trade Topics
http://www.worldbank.org/html/extdr/thematic.htm

OECD Trade Directory
http://www1.oecd.org/subject/e_commerce/

World Intellectual Property Organization
http://www.wipo.org

III. Documents and Data

Documents/Papers

Economics working paper archive
http://econwpa.wustl.edu

Harvard Business School Working Papers
http://www.hbs.edu/dor/papers.index.html

Financing for Development (FfD) and the IMF
http://www.imf.org/external/np/pdr/FfD/2002/index.htm

Research papers and projects of the IMF
http://www.imf.org/external/pubs/res/index.htm

WTO Official Documents
http://www.wto.org/english/docs_e/docs_e.htm

Economic Data

WTO Resources on Statistics, Research and Analysis
http://www.wto.org/english/tratop_e/serv_e/serv_e.htm

Trade Data from the World Bank
http://www1.worldbank.org/wbiep/trade/Data/tradedata.htm

World Bank-Data and Statistics
http://www.worldbank.org/data/

FRED-Federal Reserve Economic Data
http://research.stlouisfed.org/fred/

Eurostat
http://europa.eu.int/comm/eurostat/

IMF Exchange Data Resources
http://www.imf.org/external/np/tre/sdr/drates/8101.htm

Surveys/Country Reports

World Bank Country and Region Resources
http://www.worldbank.org/html/extdr/regions.htm

EIU Country Intelligence
http://www.eiu.com

The Economist Surveys
http://www.economist.com/surveys/index.cfm

IV. International Organizations

Global Organizations/Groups/Forums

World Trade Organization
http://www.wto.org

OECD Paris
http://www.oecd.org

International Monetary Fund
http://www.imf.org

The World Bank
http://www.worldbank.org

European Bank for Reconstruction and Development
http://www.ebrd.com

Centre for Economic Policy and Research (CEPR)
http://www.cepr.org

Economic Policy Institute
http://www.epinet.org

Centre for International Economics (CIE)
http://www.intecon.com.au

Economic Strategy Institute
http://www.econstrat.org

Banks and Financial Institutions

Links to Central Banks
http://www.bis.org/cbanks.htm

European Central Bank
http://www.ecb.int

Federal Reserve Bank of New York Home Page
http://www.ny.frb.org

Think Tanks/Research Organizations

NBER Homepage
http://www.nber.org

The International Economics Study Center
http://www.internationalecon.com

Economic Policy Institute
http://www.epinet.org

Centre for International Economics (CIE)
http://www.intecon.com.au

Center for Global Development
http://www.cgdev.org

Center for Strategic International Studies (CSIS)
http://www.csis.org

The International Economics Study Center
http://www.internationalecon.com

Research Institute of Economy, Trade and Industry
http://www.rieti.go.jp/index_e.html

Urban Institute
http://www.urban.org

CEPII-Centre d'etudes Prospectives et d'informations Internationales
http://www.cepii.fr

McKinsey Global Institute
http://www.mckinsey.com/knowledge/mgi/

Associations

Federation of International Trade Associations
http://www.fita.org

Trade Association Forum (UK)
http://www.taforum.org

European Trade Associations
http://www.eurunion.org/infores/business/trade.htm

Food Trade Associations
http://www.foodweb.com/foodforpros/tradeassociations.html

Chambers of Commerce

International Chamber of Commerce
http://www.iccwbo.org

Commonwealth Business Council
http://www.cbc.to

World Chambers Network
http://www.worldchambers.com

V. Albanian Resources

National Institutions

Presidency of Albania
http://www.president.al

Assembly of Albania
http://www.parlament.al/english/eng-ver.html

Council of Ministers
http://www.keshilliministrave.al/shqip/default.asp

Ministry of Agriculture and Food
http://www.mbu.gov.al

Directorate of the Fisheries
http://www.dfishery.gov.al

Agro-web Albania
http://www.albania-agroweb.net

Ministry of the Economy
http://www.minek.gov.al

Ministry of the Economy: Resources on Trade
http:/www.minek.gov.al/tregetia/tregetia.htm

Albanian Agency for Economic Development
http://www.aeda.gov.al

Ministry of Finance
http://www.minfin.gov.al

Bank of Albania
http://www.bankofalbania.orghttp://www.gksoft.com/govt/en/

Ministry of Public Works
http://www.mpp.gov.al

Other Institutions/Resources

Albanian Institute of Statistics
http://www.instat.gov.al

Albanian American Trade and Development Association
http://www.albaniabiz.org