globalEDGE Newsletter
February 2004
Vol. 3 - Issue 1
Happy New Year from the globalEDGE Team. 2003 was a great year for us with the launch of many new and exciting attributes.
For faculty, researchers, and teachers, we launched our new Academy section featuring internationally focused business information including video and case depositories, academic conference announcements, grant opportunity listings, links to academic and professional journals, and a comprehensive list of professional organizations. Within the Academy, we also added the Job Postings section that provides a directory of higher education academic job opportunities worldwide.
Our Resource Desk was the focus of two major new initiatives in 2003. As part of our Country Insights section we added the Country Comparator, a feature that allows users to compare information on up to 5 statistical indicators for up to 10 different countries. Additionally, we released our 2003 Market Potential Indicators, a ranking of 24 emerging markets on various elements indicating their globalization potential.
In the Knowledge Room we posted a temporary special section that brought together a number of different third party resources to analyze the impact that the War in Iraq would have on international business.
We thank you for your support of globalEDGE and we look forward to continuing to serve your international business research and information needs in 2004. As always, we welcome your feedback on any of the above initiatives or anything you would like to see from us in the coming year.
Regards,
The globalEDGE Team
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India and South American bloc to ink trade pact
Yahoo! News
http://in.news.yahoo.com/040125/137/2b4gu.html
Although initially the initiative did not succeed, the spirit of the summit of developing nations in Cancun, on August 2003, is still alive. Quoting the Brazilian President Luiz Ignacio Lula da Silva: "We want to buy and we want to sell, but in an atmosphere of equality." On January 25, 2004, Brazil, representing the Mercosur, and India signed a landmark agreement, which is expected to pave the way for a free trade arrangement aimed at reducing dependence on trade with rich countries.
WTO Is Eager To Accept Russia?
Pravda
http://english.pravda.ru/main/18/89/355/11841_agriculture.html
After years of losses on exports, and the addition of new countries to the UN, Russia seems to be aiming to join the World Trade Organization. Moreover, the author of the article argues that big players such as the USA are willing to accept Russia's entry into the organization. This article shows that Russia still has a long way to go to reach this goal, but steps have already been taken. For instance, according to Euro Commission member Frank Fisher, the negotiations "had certain success on the issues of agriculture."
More "Media Updates" from globalEDGE at:
http://globaledge.msu.edu/KnowledgeRoom/MediaUpdate/
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A sample of some of our recently added sites:
Expo24-7.com
http://www.expo24-7.com/
This site provides a complete and up to date list of trade fairs, online exhibitions, industrial shows, consumer exhibitions and event listings worldwide. It offers an advanced search engine to search by industry, country or timeframe. Partial access is free, but access to all resources requires a free registration.
Category: Trade: Shows and Events
Israel: Ministry of Industry, Trade and Labor
http://www.moit.gov.il/tamas_en.htm
The website of the Ministry of Industry, Trade, and Labor is designed to help internal and foreign companies in their efforts to start doing business in Israel. It provides business statistics, extensive overview and detailed industry sector analyses as well as taxes and laws information. Site is available in Arabic, Hebrew and English.
Category: Research: Government Resources
A list of recently added sites to globalEDGE is available at:
http://globaledge.msu.edu/ibrd/whatsnew.asp
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