American Defense International, Inc. - Consulting firm specializing in government affairs and business development for domestic and international clients.
AnnualReports.com - The most complete and up-to-date listing of annual reports online. Its directory is a free Internet service that will enable potential investors to review a company's annual report in an easy convenient manner.
ArabianBusiness.com - Comprehensive guide to Middle East business and industry news including, banking & finance, construction, energy, media & marketing, real estate, transportation, travel, technology, politics, healthcare, jobs & UAE guide.
Asia Recovery Information Center - Monitors the social and economic impacts of the Asian crisis and recovery process with a view to identifying the remaining policy for a sustained social as well as economic recovery.
Asia-Inc. - Focusing on Asian executives and their businesses.
Beige Book - Commonly known as the Beige Book, this report is published eight times per year. Each Federal Reserve Bank gathers anecdotal information on current economic conditions in its district through reports from bank and branch directors and interviews with key business contacts, economists, market experts, and other sources. The Beige Book summarizes this information by District and sector.
Big Picture, The - This blog from Barry Ritholtz, chief market strategist at money-management firm Maxim Group LLC, mixes straight market commentary with Ritholtz's musings on the inner workings of glamorous industries such as music, film and technology. Ritholtz mulls over interest rates, gross domestic product and bond markets, complete with charts and links to news sites. Then, on separate pages, he ruminates on movie box-office slumps, TiVo and music file-sharing. Contemplation takes many forms, including quotes and essays. He evaluates news like the latest on the avian flu and inserts eye-catching charts and graphics to make his point.
Biz Journals - Online media division of American City Business Journals, the nation's largest publisher of metropolitan business newspapers. It operates the Web sites for each of the company's 41 print business journals and operates a web-only site with local business news and information for Los Angeles.
BusinessGreen.com -
News and advice for firms trying to reduce the environmental impact of their business operations, including reports on corporate social responsibility (CSR); green computing initiatives; paperless office technologies; efficient server and desktop equipment; low-power-consumption processors; teleworking, teleconferencing and telecommuting; technologies that can eliminate or reduce the need for business air travel; recycling and ethical disposal or IT equipment; plus other methods of reducing corporate CO2 output.
BusinessWorld - Philippines business news journal providing economic, financial and stock market data.
CasePlace.org - A free, online service for business school faculty, students and businesses to help them find some of the best cases, references, and commentary published by and for business educators and business executives.
Center for International Private Enterprise (CIPE) - An affiliate of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, works to build 'democracy and market economies' throughout the world. Since its inception in 1983, CIPE has funded more than 700 projects in 80 countries and has conducted management training programs throughout the world. CIPE conducts their programs with funding from the National Endowment for Democracy and the United States Agency for International Development.
Center on Budget and Policy Priorities - Research and analysis on a range of government policies and programs with an emphasis on those affecting low- and moderate-income people.
China Briefing - A monthly magazine and daily news service about doing business in China. Covers topics relating to the Chinese economy, the market in China, foreign direct investment and Chinese law and tax.
China Business Review - The official magazine of the US-China Business Council, a leading authority on China trade and investment.
Chinese Business World - Information Chinese trade, investment, industrial shows, products, statistics and general economics.
Corporate Board Member Magazine - A resource for officers and directors of publicly traded corporations, top private companies, and Global 1000 firms.
Corporate Library, The (TCL) Blog - Serves as a central repository for research, study and critical thinking about the nature of the modern global corporation.
Corporate Narc - Exposing corporate scandals and business scams.
Directors & Boards - Quarterly journal dedicated to the topics of leadership and corporate governance.
DiversityBusiness.com - Resource portal for small businesses and large organizational buyers (i.e., Fortune 1000 companies, government agencies and college/universities). Also see DiversityBusiness Magazine.
DiversityInc - National magazine providng informaiton on benefits of diversity to businesses.
Dollars and Sense - Bi-monthly magazine of economic issues and opinion.
Economist Group, The - Leading source of analysis on international business and world affairs: Economist, EIU, ViewsWire, Roll Call, Traffic World, PIERS, Treasury and Risk Management, European Voice and more.
Emirates Business 24|7 - UAE business newspaper providing investors with insight on all business-related topics, from commodities and construction to telecoms and tourism. A product of Awraq Publishing, an Arab Media Group subsidiary.
Erinys - An international business intelligence and security risk consultancy focused on the Middle East and sub-Saharan Africa.
Global Water Intelligence (GWI) - A monthly journal providing analysis and strategic data on the international water market. The publication boasts a network of specialist water and financial journalists, based in-country with access to exclusive regional data. GWI has established itself as the market-leading publication for developers, suppliers, financiers, governments, utilities and municipalities seeking information and analysis on water projects with an element of private sector participation.
Google Finance - Market summary, today's headlines, company facts and financials, related company data, a company summary, management info, blog posts and links to topical discussions.
Governance Metrics International - The leading independent provider of global corporate governance and ESG ratings and research.
Industry Standard Channel, The - Business technology insight on M & A, lawsuits, industry trends, tech vendor strategies, Internet regulation, and more.
Management Today (UK) - A leading source in management and business thinking, strategic innovation, global strategy, human resources, leadership, finance, international finance, banking, change management, marketing, corporate social responsibility, operations, technology, and expert opinions. Provides business news, feature stories, case studies, profiles and key information to support global business leaders in all channels from finance, entrepreneurship, governance and corporate social responsibility, human capital, leadership, marketing and sales, strategy and operations and technology and innovation.
MEED - Over the last 50 years, MEED has established itself as the primary source of business intelligence for the Middle East. With offices in Dubai, London and Saudi Arabia, MEED serves the needs of a discerning international business audience across more than 70 countries worldwide.
MeetingsNet - The meeting industry's portal for information and resources related to planning meetings and events. Provides comprehensive coverage of meeting planning issues, trends, and events in five focused areas, association, corporate, insurance/financial, religious, and medical.
Middle East North Africa Financial Network (MENAFN) - A leading provider of online and wireless financial content and financial technology platforms to leading institutions and consumers around the Arab world.
National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) - Research organization dedicated to promoting a greater understanding of how the economy works. Research is conducted by more than 600 university professors throughout the U.S., the leading scholars in their fields.
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Return surplus revenues (income over expenses and investment) to members proportionate to their use of the cooperative, not proportionate to their "investment" or ownership share.
Are motivated not by profit, but by service-to meet their members' needs for affordable and high quality goods or services;
Exist solely to serve their members.
Pay taxes on income kept within the co-op for investment and reserves. Surplus revenues from the co-op are returned to individual members who pay taxes on that income.
OutsourceMethods - Independent news, knowledge and networking resource for outsourcing.
Paris Club - An informal group of official creditors whose role is to find coordinated and sustainable solutions to the payment difficulties experienced by debtor countries. As debtor countries undertake reforms to stabilize and restore their macroeconomic and financial situation, Paris Club creditors provide an appropriate debt treatment. Paris Club creditors provide debt treatments to debtor countries in the form of rescheduling, which is debt relief by postponement or, in the case of concessional rescheduling, reduction in debt service obligations during a defined period (flow treatment) or as of a set date (stock treatment).
RFID Journal - News about radio frequency identification, as well as in-depth features, case studies and special reports that help business people understand the technology's capabilities and limits.
VIP - Monthly publication focussing on business information products and information people. Available by paid subscription. Includes product reviews and comparisons, interviews with senior information industry figures and monitoring of research to identify future trends.
World Trade Organization (WTO) - Global international organization dealing with the rules of trade between nations. At its center are WTO agreements, negotiated and signed by the bulk of the world's trading nations and ratified in their parliaments.
WTO/GATT Research - World Trade Organization and General Agreement Trade and Tariff (GATT) information and research resources provided by Jeanne Rehberg, a reference librarian for international and foreign law at New York University School of Law Library.
Zawya - A leading Middle East business information company serving the high-end business and financial professional community. Headquartered in Dubai, Zawya has sales and support offices in Lebanon, Kuwait, Malaysia and Singapore serving a global user base of over 212,000 high end business professionals.
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