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Standards and Conversions
Aglobalworld provides several different kinds of reference information for over 220 countries. For each country, the business traveler can find local holiday calendars, local time, weather, and voltage, among others. The site also includes international travel tips, warnings and links.
Tags: General Guides
Last reviewed by globalEDGE on: November 19, 2009
The site contains multiple converters in an easy to use format. Some of the conversions include length/distance, weight/mass, temperature, pressure, energy, frequency, currency, CO2 emission and more.
Tags: General Guides
Last reviewed by globalEDGE on: November 19, 2009
While the site is tailored to bank note collectors, business travelers can find both up to date and past images of currency and bank notes in circulation around the world. Listed by country and country code.
Tags: Currency
Last reviewed by globalEDGE on: October 19, 2009
CSGNetwork - Business and Financial Converters and Calculators
This site contains a comprehensive list of finance-related converters and calculators. Examples of some tools on this site are an International Price Index (IPI) Calculator , Export Price Index (XPI) Calculator and an Import Price Index (MPI) Calculator.
Tags: Currency
Last reviewed by globalEDGE on: October 19, 2009
Earth Calendar offers calendars of events and holidays worldwide. Holidays are sorted by date, country, and religion.
Tags: Time
Last reviewed by globalEDGE on: October 19, 2009
Provided by the U.S. Department of Commerce, "Electric Current Worldwide" is a guide to the types of electricity and plugs used around the world. After selecting a country from a drop down menu, the user can view current information and images of the different types of plugs and frequencies used in the area.
Tags: General Guides
Last reviewed by globalEDGE on: November 19, 2009
GoCurrency.com provides up-to-date exchange rates and offers a simple to use converter. In addition, there is a wide range of information concerning the foreign exchange market. Information includes market commentary, currency forecasts, and tips for travelers on how to get the best rates. GoCurrency.com also provides a free JavaScript that can be used to add their currency converter to any website.
Tags: Currency
Last reviewed by globalEDGE on: October 19, 2009
The GMT website provides time zones for all regions of the world-Canada, Europe, Asia, Australia & Pacific, Antarctica, Africa, South America and the U.S. Besides the time zones, some other special features include dialing codes or weather information.
Tags: Time
Last reviewed by globalEDGE on: October 19, 2009
International Monetary Fund: Dissemination Standards Bulletin Board
The Monetary Fund’s Dissemination Standards Bulletin Board (DSBB) was launched as an initiative to strengthen transparency and promote good governance practices by establishing standards and codes. It shows how the IMF has taken measures to improve statistical practices of countries by providing key economic and financial data and the practical steps followed by the different countries that have signed the Standard.
Tags: Classification Standards
Last reviewed by globalEDGE on: November 19, 2009
Interpower: Guide to Worldwide Power Outlet Patterns
This site provides a comprehensive guide to the specific power socket plugs used in each country throughout the world, with each type listed and cross-referenced to a picture of the plug. Voltage and frequency numbers are given for each country as well. Click on the pictures of the plugs for more information.
Tags: General Guides
Last reviewed by globalEDGE on: October 19, 2009
The ISO standard glossary presents a quick reference to international standards. The site helps the user identify appropriate standards as well as provides official titles and descriptions. The standards are classified by number for ease of use.
Tags: Classification Standards, Glossaries
Last reviewed by globalEDGE on: October 19, 2009
LogLink: NAICS/SIC Codes Lookup and Conversion
A database of NAICS (North American Industry Classification System) and SIC (Standard Industrial Classification) codes that allows for conversion and searching numerically, categorically, or alphabetically.
Tags: Classification Standards
Last reviewed by globalEDGE on: November 19, 2009
OANDA provides currency trading information, business services and currency tools. The FXCheatSheet: Travelers Currency Cheat Sheet is geared toward those who want to create their own exchange rate table before going on a trip. In creating the Cheat Sheet, the language, the currency and the date can be selected.
Tags: Currency
Last reviewed by globalEDGE on: October 19, 2009
OnlineConversion provides more than 5,000 units and 50,000 conversions. It covers over 30 categories including Date/Time, Length/Distance, Temperature, Volume, Weight/Mass, Financial and Clothing.
Tags: General Guides
Last reviewed by globalEDGE on: October 19, 2009
The Time Zone Converter provides a time converter and world time for countries of the world. There is also a travel zone with travel information, and a listing of each country's country code. The user can create a printable time zone reference card to convert between time zones when traveling.
Tags: Time
Last reviewed by globalEDGE on: October 19, 2009
A resource from the U.S. Naval Observatory, the time zone map provides a geographic view of local times from around the world. The printable versions of the map are the easiest to read.
Tags: Time
Last reviewed by globalEDGE on: October 19, 2009
A listing of current local times all over the world. User can change sort order and preferred time and date formats.
Tags: Time
Last reviewed by globalEDGE on: October 19, 2009
Provides current local times by country or major city, as well as a convenient meeting planner to compare the time in multiple locations.
Tags: Time
Last reviewed by globalEDGE on: October 19, 2009
World-calendar.com is a web-based perpetual calendar that provides calendars (with Chinese, Hebrew, Islamic and Japanese versions) and holidays (including religious holidays) for over 70 countries. Available in English, French, German, Japanese and Chinese.
Tags: Time
Last reviewed by globalEDGE on: November 19, 2009
XE: Currency and Foreign Exchange
Accessible in 7 languages, this comprehensive currency website provides various foreign currency exchange tools and services including a Currency Update Email Service, a Travel Expenses Calculator, Currency Charts, Historical Rate Tables, and a Universal Currency Converter that allows easy conversion of one currency rate to another.
Tags: Currency
Last reviewed by globalEDGE on: October 19, 2009
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