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Useful Links to Trade Resources

These publications relate to the business of international trade finance and have an online presence.

American Banker.
Asia Money
Asian Banker Journal.
Bank Systems and Technology
Corporate Finance
DC World 
Digital Ship 
Electronic Banker.
E-mmerce magazine 
Euromoney 
Global Finance
International Banking Systems (IBS) Publishing
International Financing Review 
Journal of Banking and Finance 
Latin Trade 
Lloyd's List
Project Finance 
Reactions
The Asian Banker 
The Banker.
The Journal of Commerce 
Trade & Forfaiting Review 
Trade Compass Daily Brief 
Trade Finance 
US Transactions
World Trade Magazine

The following sites offer services to the international trade community:

Actrade E-Tad
Alibaba.com
AME Info
Atlas Air Cargo
Bolero.Net
China Online
Clear Cross
ECEurope
Emery
Escrow.com
Federation of International Trade Associations
FedEx Global Trade Manager
GE Capital
Global Information Network 
Identrus
International Trade Finance Exchange (ITFex) 
Interex.be Export Website.
LLP Limited (formerly Lloyd's of London Press)
Maersk Sealand Line
mercantil.com
myCustoms
Orbian
P&O
Piers - Port Import Export Reporting service
Polar Air Cargo
ProNetLink - The Global Trade Internetwork
SGS
TradeCard
Trade Show Central 
World Bid

The following organisations are involved in International Trade & Finance

Bank for International Settlements (BIS)
International Chamber of Commerce (ICC)
International Finance Corporation (IFC)
International Labor Organisation (ILO)
International Monetary Fund (IMF)
International Organisation for Standardisation (ISO)
International Trade Center (ITC)
Investment Promotion Network (IPAnet)
Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA)
Organisation for Economic Cooperation & Development (OECD)
The World Bank
United Nations (UN)  UN Organisation Chart with links  UN Map
UN Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL)
UN Centre for Trade Facilitation and Electronic Business (UN/CEFACT)
UN Conference on Trade & Development (UNCTAD)
UN Economic & Social Council - list of Regions (each has a trade section)
UN Environment Program - Trade & the Environment
World Customs Organisation (WCO)
World Health Organisation (WHO)
World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO)
World Trade Organisation (WTO)
Association of Forfaiters in the Americas
Bankers Association for Foreign Trade
National Association of Credit Managers
The Institute of Export
Asian Development Bank
European Bank for Reconstruction & Development
European Investment Bank
InterAmerican Development Bank
Latin American Integration Association
Organisation of American States - Foreign Trade Information System
SELA - Latin American Economic System

Regional Trade Agreements

Andean Community
Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation
Association of South East Asian Nations
European Union
Free Trade Area of the Americas
MERCOSUR  
North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) 

Useful trade finance reference links:

Bankers' Almanac.
Customs, Tarrifs & Import Duties (worldwide, based in Hong Kong)
European Business Directory
Global Trade Negotiations (Harvard)
Qualisteam - Banking and Finance Portal.
International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) Business Book Store.
ICC Incoterms 2000 Wallchart.
TD Commercial Banking Global Trade Finance.
The Geneva Convention on Bills of Exchange and Promissory Notes, at faculty of law, Oslo University.
The Simpler Trade Procedures Board at SITPRO, trade facilitation agency, UK.
Uniform Commercial Code (UCC)
Yahoo's list of central banks.
Yahoo's Major World Indicies
Yahoo's World Finance Page.

Suppliers of Trade Finance Software

Collections of links on payment systems:

List of Internet Payments Schemes and Proposals at Worldwide Web Consortium (W3C).
Michael Peirce's online Payment mechanisms designed for the Internet at NTRG, Trinity College Dublin.
Steven Ketchpel's online Bibliography of Electronic Payment Information at Stanford University Robotics Lab.

Inquiries should be directed to: Mark Dixon, mdixon@ecel.uwa.edu.au,
School of Economics & Commerce, Delivery Point: M261
The University of Western Australia
35 Stirling Highway
Perth, Western Australia 6009
phone: +61 (0)41 382 0071
fax: +61 8 9380 1004.
Page last updated:  01/06/04