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International
Industry Links
NAR Websites
http://www.cipsnetwork.com/cipshome.nsf CIPS Network Website The CIPS Network Website has all information supplied by the
NAR International Operations group, such as contact information
for each of the foreign cooperating associations, CIPS Education
information, examples of other trade missions taken by International
Councils in the US, and some country profiles.
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http://www.onerealtorplace.com/ One Realtor Place®
If you are a member of NAR, One Realtor Place® offer a wonderful
resource for researching real estate of different countries
through the "Virtual Library." NAR's online virtual library
is used to conduct research or browse for information.
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http://nar.realtor.com/intl/home.htm REALTOR.com International
Page NAR International Public
Home Page gives an overview of how NAR fits into the Global
Market. If you are interested in learning about the beginnings
of international real estate and the policies that have developed,
look at this site.
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http://www.narconvention.org/ NAR Meetings
& Convention This site
offers information about registration for the Annual Conference
and Expo and a Schedule of Events.
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http://www.CommercialSource.com/ Global/Commercial Property Portal This site gives information about Commercial Real Estate.
Click on the International Source for links to other International
Websites.
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http://www.onerealtorplace.com/TRODaily.nsf REALTOR® Magazine
Online Online source for
daily real estate news and feature information in the United
States.
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Real Estate Specific Websites
www.fiabci.com International
Real Estate Federation This
site informs you of the large real estate conferences throughout
the year and to search for FIABCI members from around the world.
If you want to see who is involved in FIABCI from the US, check
out http://www.fiabci-usa.com/
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http://www.nahb.com/international/ International
Division of the National Association of Home Builders
This site provides a wide range of services and products for
its US and international members.
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http://www.housingfinance.org/ International
Union for Housing Finance
The IUHF is a non-profit trade association that gather unique
information from our members in more than countries. At this
site, you can get articles about housing issues in different
countries.
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http://www.afire.org/ Association of
Foreign Investors in Real Estate
The Association of Foreign Investors in Real Estate (AFIRE)
is a trade association for the foreign real estate investment
community whose members have a common interest in preserving
and promoting international real estate investment. AFIRE informs
its members about real estate conditions through membership
meetings, a newsletter, tax and legislative updates, and other
publications
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http://www.ired.com/ International
Real Estate Digest This is
a catalog of international real estate sites. It also has current
articles about Real Estate around the world.
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http://www.homebuyingguide.org/ Fannie Mae Foundation
Fannie Mae Foundation offers
free copies of credit, home-buying, and mortgage information
publications in a variety of languages, including Spanish, Portuguese,
Chinese, Vietnamese, Korean, and Russian.
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http://www.homecenternews.com/international_report/ Home Center News
International Report This
site offers news and analysis from the home improvement and
building industry.
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http://recenter.tamu.edu/ Real Estate
Center of Texas This site
has real estate information and US demographics by county .
The mission of the Real Estate Center is to conduct real estate
related research based on needs of the Texas citizenry and disseminate
the results and findings, however, it is useful for anyone associated
with the real estate market.
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http://mbda.gov/ Minority Business
Development Agency This website
will give you information about the demographic breakdown in
the United States and predicted growth in the future.
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United States Government Websites
http://www.opic.gov/ Overseas Private
Investment Corporation A
US government agency that assists US private investment overseas.
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http://www.ins.usdoj.gov/graphics/howdoi.htm US Dept. of Immigration
& Naturalization Services "How Do I...?" Covers broad range of topics for new Americans.
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http://www.census.gov/ US Census
Bureau This website contains
all the information from the 2000 census. It has a section to
find data on the demographics of immigration into the US.
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http://www.census.gov/foreign-trade/www/ US Census
Bureau This site lists statistics
on countries that trade with the US, products that are traded,
and balance sheet on the dollars that are imported and exported
for each country.
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http://www.doc.gov/ Department of
Commerce This site tells
of all policies that the United States has for Commerce and
lists information concerning trade.
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http://www.usda.gov/ Department of
Agriculture At this site
you can research US Import/Export data with other countries.
The steps to do this are as follows:
· From the home page click on to AGENCIES
· Under the Subheading Farm
and Foreign Agricultural Services
select FOREIGN AGRICULTURAL SERVICE
· Then select COUNTRIES
· Scroll down the page to select US
Trade Reports
· Select desired country to pull up the Report
· OR Select Attaché Report or BICO Report:
· For an Attaché Report select ATTACHE
REPORT
· Select Desired dates, countries and
commodities
· Then Submit report
· For BICO select BICO (It
provides information on agriculture, fish and forestry products.)
To search select desired commodities
and countries and submit the query.
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http://www.joc.com/ Journal of Commerce
The Journal of Commerce Online
is a valuable, interactive business tool for industry experts
who require a resource that will give them the information they
need to meet their business goals. Visitors will find breaking
news, analysis, sailing schedules, logistics tools, market data,
links, and more. This site will help you research different
activities in the country you plan to visit.
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http://www.state.gov/index.html US State Department
This is the online division
of the US State Department. It contains country topics in the
news, Press Statements, Regional topics, testimonies from US
officials on different countries, and general information.
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http://www.usia.gov/products/washfile/econ.shtml
http://www.usia.gov/topical/links.htm United States
Information Agency These
are both part of the United States Information Agency web site.
The first one contains articles on economic issues. The second
contains useful links to the White House, the House of Representatives,
the Senate and the State Department Web Sites.
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http://www.info.usaid.gov/ United States
Agency for International Development (USAID) The USAID site contains information on countries
where they have programs . It gives a brief overview of the
country as well as a description of the programs.
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http://www.ambassadorprograms.org/default.asp
http://www.ptpi.org/ People to People
organization based in Spokane Washington. People to People Ambassador
Programs, under the auspices of People
to People International, offers a unique experience for international professional
exchange. Travel overseas with professional peers, enjoy people-to-people
meetings with your international counterparts, share your experience
and expertise, and learn how your profession handles challenges
and issues that may be much like your own—or surprisingly different.
This site is another good resource for pre-trip research.
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Travel Resources Websites
http://www.bspage.com/address.html Merriam Webster's
Guide to International Business Communications -- Country
guide to addresses and salutations. These International Business
address formats and personal salutations are condensed from
Merriam Webster's Guide to International Business Communications,
which discusses the various elements in greater detail.
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http://www.internationalliving.com/ International
Living Online This site is
geared to the individual world traveler, this site offers interesting
tidbits that may help real estate practitioners serve their
clients and customers.
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http://www.odci.gov/cia/publications/factbook/ CIA World Fact
Book This site lists all
the countries of the world and all information about that country
as researched by the CIA. This site is updated every year.
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http://www.interknowledge.com/ Geographia This
site tells about exotic sites to see in different countries.
It's a good resource for the sight-seeing portion of a trade
mission.
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http://www.embassy.org/ Electronic Embassy
The Electronic Embassy
allows companies serving the international community,
and those working, living, and traveling internationally, to
find their audience. This lists all the US Embassies around
the world.
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International Business Affairs Websites
http://www.opic.gov/subdocs/links/links-main.htm Investor's Information
Gateway This site contains
OPIC's database of country-specific
links for investors.
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http://www.businessweek.com/globalbiz/ Business Week
Weekly international business news, featuring
stories from international editions.
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http://www.internetnews.com/intl-news/ Internet News
– International Page This
is a source for Internet usage growth and usage information
around the world; overall site focus is e-business and Internet
technology.
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http://www.imf.org/ International
Monetary Fund (IMF) This
is the IMF web site and they have information on various Latin
American Countries, Development Banks, and regional blocks.
Under the search field, search specific regional blocks, development
bank and specific countries by name.
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http://www.princeton.edu/index.shtml Princeton University
Library This site contains
everything you ever wanted to know about different countries.
It is a good place to start if you are looking for information
on various countries, politics, economics, country elections,
universities, institutions, and much more! How to search this
site:
· Click on LIBRARY
· Then click on DATABASES & REFERENCE
TOOLS
In upper right hand corner there is
a see also Web Subject Guides-select
it.
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http://www.reuters.com/ Reuter's In
this site you can search for current news articles written on
any country or event.
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http://www.un.org/ United Nations
This site contains information
on all countries.
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Asia-Pacific Specific Websites
http://www.reiaustralia.com.au/ REIA Website
Link to NAR's Bilateral Partner, the Real Estate Institute of
Australia
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www.uninet.net.id/arebi/ AREBI Website Link to NAR's
Bilateral Partner, the Asosiasi Real Estate Broker Indonesia/Indonesian
Association of Real Estate Agents.
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www.fdk.or.jp RECAJ Website
Link to NAR's Bilateral Partner, The Real Estate Companies Association
in Japan.
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www.homenavi.or.jp
FRK Website Link to NAR's
Bilateral Partner, The Association of Real Estate Agents of
Japan.
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www.nareb.or.kr NAREB
Website Link to NAR's Bilateral
Partner, the National Association of Real Estate Brokers of
the Republic of Korea.
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www.miea.com.my MIEA
Website Link to NAR's Bilateral
Partner, the Malaysian Institute of Estate Agents.
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www.reinz.co.nz REINZ Website Link to NAR's
Bilateral Partner, the Real Estate Institute of New Zealand.
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www.pareb.com.ph
PAREB Website Link to NAR's
Bilateral Partner, the Philippine Association of REALTORS® Boards,
Inc..
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www.iea.org.sg IEA Website
Link to NAR's Bilateral Partner, the Institute of Estate Agents
of Singapore.
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www.sisv.org.sg SISV
Website Link to NAR's Bilateral
Partner, the Singapore Institute of Surveyors and Valuers.
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http://www.cnn.com/WORLD/asiapcf/index.html CNN: Asia-Pacific
This is a great site for
current news, weather, stock market reports.
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http://www.dfat.gov.au/eaau/asean_free_trade_area.html ASEAN Free Trade Area This
site provides an overview of Association of Southeast Asian
Nations and discusses the effect of the AFTA on the region and
Australian business.
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http://www.apecsec.org.sg/ Asian-Pacific
Economic Cooperation (APEC) This
site has description of APEC, related news articles, profiles
of member countries and publications. Click on "APEC study center"
for additional links.
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http://www.jetro.org/ JAPAN: JETRO
is a nonprofit, Japanese
government-supported organization dedicated to promoting mutually
beneficial trade and economic relationships between Japan and
other nations. This site has trade information concerning Japanese
businesses and links to Jetro offices around the globe, including
seven US cities.
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http://www.ncuscr.org/ CHINA: National
Committee on US-China Relations is a nonprofit educational organization that encourages understanding
of China and the United States between citizens of both countries.
The Committee's exchange, educational, and policy programs are
carried out primarily in the fields of international relations,
economic development and management, governance and the rule
of law, environmental and other global concerns, mass communication,
and education administration -- addressing these issues with
respect to the People's Republic, Hong Kong SAR and Taiwan.
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http://www.china-embassy.org/ Embassy of the
Peoples' Republic of China in the USA Click on "News" then "News from Chinese Newspapers, Magazines
and News Agency."
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http://www.chinatoday.com/ China Today This
site contains basic information on China.
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http://www.bangkokpost.com/ THAILAND: Bangkok
Post Newspaper This site
is the daily newspaper from Thailand, written in English.
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www.cepi.be CEPI Website
Link to NAR's Partner, the Conseil Europeen des Professions
Immobilieres based out of Belgium, an important EU organization.
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www.arkcms.cz ARK CMS Website
Link to NAR's Bilateral Partner, the Association of Real Estate
Agencies of Bohemia, Moravia and Silesia.
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www.de.dk DE Website
Link to NAR's Bilateral Partner, the Danish Association of Chartered
Estate Agents.
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www.fnaim.fr FNAIM Website
Link to NAR's Bilateral Partner, the Federation Nationale de
l'Immobilier of France.
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www.rdm.de RDM Website
Link to NAR's Bilateral Partner, the Ring Deutscher Makler of
Germany.
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www.sek.gr HAR Website
Link to NAR's Bilateral Partner, the Hellenic Association of
REALTORS® of Greece.
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www.iavi.ie IAVI Website
Link to NAR's Bilateral Partner, the Irish Auctioneers and Valuers
Institute.
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www.fiaip.it FIAIP Website
Link to NAR's Bilateral Partner, the Italian Federation of Real
Estate Agents.
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www.nvm.nl NVM Website
Link to NAR's Bilateral Partner, the Dutch Association of Real
Estate Agents.
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www.nettvik.no/naeringsparken/nef/ NEF Website Link to NAR's Bilateral Partner, the Norwegian
Association of Real Estate Agents.
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www.pref.org.pl PREF Website
Link to NAR's Bilateral Partner, the Polish Real Estate Federation.
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www.members.xoom.com/arai_rom ARAI Website
Link to NAR's Bilateral Partner, the Romanian Association of
Real Estate Agencies.
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www.rgr.ru RGR Website
Link to NAR's Bilateral Partner, the Russian Guild of REALTORS®.
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www.mrsa.ru RSA Website
Link to NAR's Bilateral Partner, the Russian Society of Appraisers.
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www.narks-real.sk NARKS
Website Link to NAR's Bilateral Partner, the National Association
of Real
Estate Offices of Slovakia.
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www.maklarsamfundet.se
ASREA Website Link to NAR's Bilateral Partner, the Association
of Swedish Real Estate Agents.
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www.naea.co.uk NAEA Website
Link to NAR's Bilateral Partner, the National Association of
Estate Agents of the United Kingdom.
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http://www.interactiveproperty.com/ European Real
Estate This is a site linking
different property sites for all European countries.
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http://www.eres.org/ European Real
Estate Society The European
Real Estate Society is dedicated to promoting and advancing
the field of real estate research throughout Europe. Incorporating
many national property research societies, academic researchers
and real estate practitioners, our annual conference and regular
publications provide a forum for information flow and debate
on research issues. This site is designed not only to provide
an overview of our organization, but it aims to provide a powerful
resource for our members.
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http://www.ired.com/int/europe/ European Real
Estate Information This is
a page in the International Real Estate Digest specifically for Europe.
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http://www.sitenet.com/ SiteNet This is the premiere source for corporate real estate
and economic development information.
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http://www.cerean.com/ Central European
Real Estate Associations Network (CEREAN) This site has a page for each of the Central European
member countries. This site also has links to other real estate
sites.
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http://www.ustr.gov/regions/eu-med/central/index.shtml The US Trade
Representative is America's
chief trade negotiator and the principal trade policy advisor
to the President. In this role, the USTR and the Agency's staff
are responsible for developing and implementing trade policies
which promote world growth, and create new opportunities for
American businesses, workers and agricultural producers. USTR
has permanent offices at the World Trade Organization in Geneva,
as well as in Washington, D.C.
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http://europe-today.com/ European Today
This site provides travel information. The Destination guides
offer relevant information about the European countries. The
network of Country Managers & Area Managers that maintain
the website are updating the country content regularly and bringing
you the most relevant information to ensure that you have a
great stay in Europe.
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http://www.arthurandersen.com/website.nsf/content/ResourcesCalendar1?OpenDocument European Events
Calendar This site lists
the European Events posted by Arthur Anderson.
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http://europa.eu.int/comm/eurostat/Public/datashop/print-catalogue/EN?catalogue=Eurostat
Eurostat (Statistical Office) The
mission of this new Eurostat web site is to provide you with
the latest and the most complete statistical information on
the EU and the euro-zone, a user friendly and efficient navigation
system and online services to process your ad hoc requests.
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http://www.eurunion.org/infores/eucenter.htm European Union
Centers in US EU Centers
promote advanced study of the EU with the goal of building stronger
ties between Europe and the United States. You can use this
site to research specific countries.
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http://www.iue.it/EFPB/Welcome.html European Foreign
Policy The European Foreign
Policy Bulletin is the continuation of
a project initiated jointly by the European University Institute
and the Institut für Europäische Politik in Bonn. You may search
for information about a specific country by browsing their documents.
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http://europa.eu.int/comm/dgs/trade/index_en.htm European Commission
This is a good site to research trade in the European community.
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http://www.ebrd.org/english/index.htm The European
Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) The EBRD exists to foster the transition towards
open market-oriented economies and to promote private and entrepreneurial
initiative in the countries of central and eastern Europe and
the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) committed to and
applying the principles of multiparty democracy, pluralism and
market economics.
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http://www.osce.org/index.html Organizations
for Security and Co-Operation in Europe The Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe is
a regional security organization whose 55 participating States
are from Europe, Central Asia and North America. The OSCE has
been established as a primary instrument for early warning,
conflict prevention, crisis management and post-conflict rehabilitation
under Chapter VIII of the Charter of the United Nations.
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http://www.europa.eu.int/index_en.htm European Union
This website contains all
information on the European Union and the countries associated
with the Union.
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Latin America Specific Websites
www.secovi-sp.com.br
SECOVI-SP Website Link to NAR's Bilateral Partner, the SECOVI-SP
of Brazil.
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www.acop21.com ACOP Website
Link to NAR's Bilateral Partner, the Asociacion Gremial de Corredores
de Propiedades y Promotores de la Construccion.
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www.lonja.org.co FEDELONJAS Website
Link to NAR's Bilateral Partner, the Federacion Colombiana de
Lonjas de Propiedad Raiz.
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http://www.bolsain.com.sv/ CSBR Website
Link to NAR's Bilateral Partner, the Camara Salvadorense de
Bienes Raices/ El Salvador Chamber of Real Estate.
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http://www.cgc.guatemala.org/bienesraices.html CGC-GBR Website Link to NAR's Bilateral Partner, the Gremial de Bienes Raices/Guatemala
Chamber of Real Estate.
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www.realtors-ja.com
RAJ Website Link to NAR's
Bilateral Partner, the REALTORS® Association of Jamaica.
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http://www.ampinacional.com.mx/ AMPI Website
Link to NAR's Bilateral Partner, the Mexican Association of
Real Estate Professionals.
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www.acobir.com ACOBIR Website
Link to NAR's Bilateral Partner, the Asociacion de Corredores
y promotores de Bienes Raices of Panama.
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www.camarainmobiliaria.org.ve CIV Website
Link to NAR's Bilateral Partner, the Camara Inmobiliaria de
Venezuela.
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http://www.nahrep.org/ National Association
of Hispanic Real Estate Professionals This is a free, not-for-profit, trade association
dedicated to the success of Hispanic-American real estate professionals
and home owners/buyers.
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http://lanic.utexas.edu/ University of
Texas This site is a University
of Texas site that contains vast information about Latin America
and the Caribbean and is a good site to start with when doing
research on Latin America. It contains links to detailed country
information for each country in Latin America. It also contains
a subject directory to search topics in Latin America by a large
range of subjects (i.e., business and economy; music and art).
The site contains information on regional blocks, international
organizations active in Latin America, such as the World Bank
and USAID. In addition it contains Latin American business and
trade information put together by the Department of Commerce,
as well as trade resources (i.e., publications and trade news-The
World Trade Center Association is located in this section as
contact for other resources).
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http://www.latintrade.com/ Latin Trade Magazine
The home page of this site
pulls up the current issue of Latin Trade. Search this
site for current articles on a desired topic or archived articles
on a desired topic.
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http://www.mac.doc.gov/ftaa2005 Free Trade Agreement
of the Americas This site
provides basic information on the FTAA as far as who is involved,
the FTAA objectives, and links to the Summit of the Americas
and FTAA Business Forums.
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http://www.iep.doc.gov/ftaa2005/biblaw3.htm Free Trade Agreement
of the Americas This site
is a useful link from this site is Western Hemisphere Economic Integration: A Selected Bibliography.
This link contains a comprehensive listing of journal articles
and books on the FTAA.
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http://www.iadb.org/ Inter-American
Development Bank Under PRESS
& PUBLICATION you can search periodicals and other publications
put out by the Inter-America Development Bank.
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http://hsb.baylor.edu/html/gardner/ftaa.htm FTAA-Conference
Proceedings From this site
you can order proceedings from a conference put on by Baylor
University in 1995 on the FTAA. The speakers in the conference
included scholars, public officials and business leaders from
Latin America, Canada and the United States. It is US$25.00
to order a booklet of individual's speeches by the presenters.
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http://www.latinfinance.com/ Latin Finance
Online This site contains
information about mortgages/lending/financing in the region.
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http://www.mexicobusiness.com/ Mexico Business
– The Magazine of the NAFTA Marketplace This site has articles
regarding real estate on occasion.
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http://www.usmcoc.org/ US-Mexico Chamber
of Commerce This site contains
many links to trade resources in Mexico.
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http://www.brazilcham.com/ US-Brazil Chamber
of Commerce The task of the
European Investment Bank, the European Union's financing institution,
is to contribute towards the integration, balanced development
and economic and social cohesion of the Member Countries. To
this end, it raises on the markets substantial volumes of funds
which it directs on the most favorable terms towards financing
capital projects according with the objectives of the Union.
Outside the Union the EIB implements the financial components
of agreements concluded under European development aid and cooperation
policies.
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Additional Bilateral Partner Websites
www.realtors.mls.ca/crea CREA Website
Link to NAR's Bilateral Partner, the Canadian Real Estate Association.
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www.homenet.co.il/maldan/ MALDAN Website Link to
NAR's Bilateral Partner, the Association of Real Estate Brokers
in Israel.
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www.cia.co.za IEASA Website
Link to NAR's Bilateral Partner, the Institute of Estate Agents
of South Africa.
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Trade Information Websites
http://iserve.wtca.org/ World Trade Centers
Association This site will
help you locate a World Trade Center or access their international
business databases (some are free; others are "pay as you go.")
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http://www.ita.doc.gov/ Department of
Commerce – International Trade Association (ITA) This site contains press releases, trade statistics,
country and region information, industry information, as well
as upcoming trade events and procurement information. >From
the home page you can access all these links. State and metropolitan
exports to countries and regions are also available. It also
provides trade data by industry. You can obtain this information
by clicking onto "Trade Statistics" from the home page.
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http://www.mac.doc.gov/tcc Department of
Commerce-Trade Compliance Center (TCC) From this link you can access market information and trade
agreement database. The market access is very similar to the
National Trade database but this information provides very useful
trade data.
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http://www.tradecompass.com/ Trade Compass
This website is the leading
web site for electronic products and services that facilitate
international commerce over the Internet.
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http://www.umass.edu/miser Massachusetts
Institute of Social and Economic Research (MISER) This web site has trade data on US Exports categorized
by state and State Exports to the world categorized by industry.
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http://www.sba.gov/ US Small Business
Administration The online
library for the SBA site contains publications, reports, and
studies put out by the SBA on Small Businesses in the United
States. In addition some of the publications on the web site
are resources to Small Businesses as well.
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http://www.tda.gov/ US Trade &
Development Agency (TDA) The
US Trade & Development Agency assists in the creation of
jobs for Americans by helping US companies pursue overseas business
markets. The site includes TRADE & EXPORT NEWS. You can
also look at different TDA programs in various parts of the
world. The TDA LIBRARY, which can be accessed from the home
page of the site, offers a database of completed TDA funded
studies done on regions, countries, and industries all over
the world. You may purchase these reports online and they will
be faxed to you. The TDA Pipeline, which can also be accessed
from the home page of the site, offers the most up-to-date information
on upcoming TDA projects and events. Finally the site contains
links to other trade web sites (most of which are featured on
this page).
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http://www.ustr.gov/index.html US Trade Representative
(USTR) From the home page
of this web site you can access reports issued by the Office
of the US Trade Representative and related entities.
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http://the-tech.mit.edu/Bulletins/nafta.html North American
Trade Agreement-The Document This
is the NAFTA document broken down into hypertext chapters.
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http://www.crainschicagobusiness.com/ Crain's Business Report This site gives you the latest business news. This link is
specific to Crain's Chicago Business, but you can use your search
engine to locate Crain's publications in your region.
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