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Interactive map and information on the four primary trade blocs in the world.

Extensive news covering various business topics across Africa. Features a myriad of links to region-specific business news. News specific to countries such as Angola, Ethiopia, Kenya, Liberia, Mauritius, and Nigeria can be found towards the bottom of the page.

Allafrica.com aggregates reporting from government and opposition-controlled news publications as well as publishes original reporting from the editorial team. While advertisements on the site are distracting, the Business and Technology Center provides the user with upcoming business events and top headlines.

Africa Investor is a daily business news site in English providing business and economic news from various African countries. The site also includes featured articles from the magazine Africa Investor. Articles are divided based on specific industries. The majority of the site's content can be viewed without registration, however, a free registration is required to access the content of the online magazine articles.

Africa News supplies updated news articles from different areas of Africa. The business section contains news stories and articles on featured business news, energy, information and communication technology, and micro finance. The resource focuses mainly on business and news articles, but also features reports on nature, culture, travel, society, and sports.

Business Daily Africa, an online news source published in Nairobi, Kenya, offers a selection of up-to-date news stories from all over Africa, focusing specifically on Kenya's financial, investment, business, and tourism sectors. The site also contains up-to-the-minute stock updates for various Kenyan and African companies.

East African Business Week is a frequently updated source of business news and opportunities in the East Africa region. Business news, the site’s main focus, is supplemented by current events in other topics as well as an easily navigable archive. Among the countries featured, country budgets are available for Kenya, Tanzania, and Uganda.

Moneybiz is an African business news and financial information portal website, covering global economic trends with emphasis on business in africa and financial issues across the continent. The site features currency rates, a blog, and a personal finance section. Daily news can be found under the "Business in Africa" section.

A rich source of business news on the Maghreb region of North Africa incorporating Tunisia, Algeria, Morocco, Libya and Mauritania. Based in the USA, the journal provides business news, analysis, political researches, economic and general news in this region. English and French versions available.

SABC News International reports domestic & international news from an African perspective. The Economy section in includes frequently updated business news related to different areas of the region as well as Economic Indicators and Labour pages.

South African financial, economic, and business news updated weekly. Also covers advertising, information technology, economic trends, investment tips, and more.

Based in Zimbabwe, the Financial Gazette focuses on southern Africa and provides weekly news, commentaries, and reports. An extensive archive is also located on the site.

Asia Times Online reports and examines geopolitical, political, economic and business issues. The Asian Economy page focuses solely on economic issues and the page displays a link to Asia Times Online's Greater China Business site. Asia Times Online is also available in Chinese.

Published since 1946, this publication covers Asian current affairs, business, economies and investment. This web site contains many of the key stories each week, as well as live market information from Dow Jones Telerate, details of the products and services offered by the Review and many other useful information resources. Also includes search and archive facilities. Registration is required, but free.

FinanceAsia.com provides business articles about issues pertaining to Asia like trade finance or cash management. More specifically, it covers the regions of Asia, Australia, China, Hong Kong, India, Indochina, Indonesia, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, Pakistan, Philippines, Singapore and Taiwan. While some articles are easily accessible, a paid subscription is required to access others.

Gulf Business provides press releases and swot reports about issues regarding the Middle East. The site offers special reports, features, a business directory and a currency converter. Also, articles can be found by selecting a particular region like Bahrain, Kuwait, UAE, Oman, Qatar and Saudi Arabia, the Middle East or the GCC.

Based in the United Arab Emirates, the Gulf News Business page provides up-to-date news on market and economy events in the country and region, as well as on other business happenings.

MenaReport, provided by the Al Bawaba Group, provides comprehensive coverage on news events pertinent to those interested in business, economics, and industries in the Middle East and North Africa. Other business tools and resources are also available.

A weekly source for news and independent analysis of politics, business, religion and culture in the Middle East, with a specific focus on Egypt.

ANN is a network of national daily newspapers published in Asian cities. The site provides general, regional and business news form news sources in Bangladesh, China, India, Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia Pakistan, Philippines, Singapore, South Korea, Sri Lanka, Thailand and Vietnam.

Zawya.com is a business news site concentrated on the Middle East. The page includes articles on what's going on in the business world (updated daily), as well as information on Middle East sectors and markets. The site also offers reports such as featured analyses, featured companies, and industry insights.

This website is geared by WORLDnews network. It presents articles that are updated daily about business in Europe. It also links to other regional news websites.

Contains specific business information for the European region. User can also find current news in European countries in the Companies section.

A European weekly newspaper that covers news in the European continent. Political, financial and business news can be found under the Business Update section on the left side towards the bottom of the page. Registration is necessary to access some articles.

Business News Americas (BNA) is a timely, comprehensive on-line digest of business news in Latin America's principal emerging economies. The BNA daily English language Internet and Email service covers the latest breaking news from Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Guyana, Mexico, Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay and Venezuela in ten key sectors: Metals, Infrastructure, Banking, Electric Power, Mining, Oil and Gas, Telecommunications, Privatization, Environment, and e-commerce. This service is available with a paid subscription, however, a three week free trial is offered.

The website provides authoritative, substantial and timely news about business in Central America countries, including Belize, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, and Panama. As a product of the WN Network, the site also displays related country-specific news links.

The "News" section of Latin Trade offers industry news coverage across industrial sectors in Latin America. The site also features the Latin Trade Magazine, a monthly publication that provides coverage of business growth and trade in companies, industries and countries of the Latin America region.

The Economics/Business & Markets page of this Latin America newspaper provides fairly recent business news for the countries of Latin America. The online newspaper can be viewed in Spanish or Portuguese.

LatinFocus provides information on Latin American economies including data from government sources, economic forecasts, market analysis covering economic performance, political risk assessments and financial market developments.

AENews is a news service dedicated to providing objective news about the Albanian economy, politics, finances and more.

This website provides news articles specific to Algeria's economy. There are also many other links to world, culture, sports, and headline news. This website is free and available in English, French, and Arabic.

The international newspaper of Argentina updates the site daily with top stories in business, economics, and political news, as well as editorials and news on MERCOSUR. The subcategories of the business section guide users to news that is specific to an individual business topic.

ArmenPress is owned by the government of Armenia and provides news in English, Russian, and Armenian. The economics page offers current business news sorted by date.

The weekly magazine is jam packed with Australian and international business stories. The site also features a section with daily business news and stock market prices. Also offers an archive of the Review. Subscription required for part of the material.

The Australian Financial Review serves the business and financial community every Monday to Friday. Specialist surveys appear in over 90 issues of The Australian Financial Review every year. They offer an authoritative source of information on a wide ranging number of markets, industries and companies. Password required for many areas of the site.

News Agency Trend Capital supplies daily updated business news for the country of Azerbaijan. These news feeds include investment, trade, and economic information. There are also links to offshore, analytical articles, taxes, and much more. Site is also available in Russian and Azerbaijan.

This online addition of the regional newspaper, supplies the daily updated business report for Aruba. A PDF edition is available and links to other news.

This online periodical covers all the traditional news sections as well as others like travel, tourism, and a factbook. It even has a tool which allows users to customize the appearance of the site.

The Bangladesh Journal supplies daily updated business news for Bangladesh. International and Technology news articles are also available.

Local independent online newspaper of Barbados that features recent business headlines and news stories.

A daily publication covering business and community issues in Bermuda.

The gazette is available in Portuguese with some sections available in English. Topics covered include Commerce, International Industry and Services, Legislation, National Marketing, Politics, Telecommunications, Logistics, Computer science, Transport, Agribusiness, Markets and Finances. Registration is required to access.

The Brazilian newspaper features a wide variety of news including economic and business news, in Portuguese.

News site based off The Brunei Times newspaper. Business section includes local business, international business, corporate scene, currency conversion, and forex rates.

Available in this site are economic news from Bulgaria, available only in German. The "Finanzen" section on the left side bar provides business news.

The Business section provides articles on various topics concerning Bulgaria.

Biweekly free edition of Pari, the Bulgarian financial and business news daily. You can browse the most recent issue and search all previous issues. You can also access information for Pari itself which is also published on the web, but provides access through subscription only. Published in Bulgarian and English.

The Post's online version of a Cameroon English-language newspaper. While the advertisements are distracting, the business and economy sections provide news tailored to the country.

The site contains a real-time news release database searchable by industry, company name, category, subject, or just keywords. Or you can simply read the daily news releases. There is also a collection of quarterly results and annual report summaries. (In English and French)

The print edition of this magazine is published 21 times a year. The web site is dedicated to providing selections from these editions. An archives section provides access to past stories, with a special section, "Performance 2000" which lists the top 2000 Canadian companies

This financial news site includes daily business headlines and stories. Articles feature news on Canada as well as global affairs. Printer-friendly format is available.

The business section of this publication provides up to date news coverage on local and international business news including Canadian and U.S. market trends.

Published since 1958, Beijing Review provides news and viewpoints on Chinese economy, politics, history, culture, international business and so on. The Business page is subdivided into the categories Finance, Market Watch, and Legal-Ease. The periodical is posted online by six languages, namely, English, Chinese, French, German, Spanish, and Japanese.

BizChina is part of the China Daily Information Company. Its product portfolio incorporates market reports, industry statistics, the Business Daily Update (BDU), that provide news on 16 industries and the Biz-Journal, which reports on industry events.

A weekly print newspaper, Business Weekly provides insights into the current political and economic state of the country.

Sponsored by the Xinhua News Agency, the state and worldwide news agency in China, Xinhuanet.com provides news in seven languages, namely, Chinese, English, French, Spanish, Russian, Arabic, and Japanese. The business page showcases news from different regions of the world as well as a snapshot of major markets and foreign exchanges.

SINA English is an English-language resource for news and information on China. The business news page of Sina English Channel provides readers with Chinese finance and economy news.

The Business section of the Havana Journal provides articles on trade between Cuba, U.S. and the world as well as a general "Business in Cuba" page. The site is available in Spanish, French, Italian, Chinese and Deutsch.

The Financial Mirror is a leading weekly business paper in Cyprus that is published in English and also provides a Greek-language supplement. The publication covers business news in Cyprus and addresses issues like economic, financial, industrial and investment in the country. The information published online is available in English and Greek.

Articles in the Prague Tribune are published in Czech and English. The magazine, which is published monthly, covers business and social issues and covers topics like marketing, human resources, economy and finance.

Online edition of the Dominican Newspaper “Listín Diario.” The page El Dinero provides current finance news. Site is only available in Spanish.

The business page of the major Ecuadorian newspaper. Site is only available in Spanish.

English business newspaper for Egypt. The monthly publication covers a variety of topics including business news, sector trends and management issues.

Äripäev (Estonian for business day) is a daily newspaper for corporate executives and business managers written almost entirely in Estonian (a short daily summary is in English). Registration is free, but the process is also in Estonian. Apart from business headlines, the newspaper has special features, interviews, industry analysis, and covers the Estonian financial market.

Behind the News - Economics provides articles on the economy in Finland. Articles are fairly recent and the user can search previous postings by month and year.

German news as well as business information from all over the world. Site is available in 30 different languages.

Handelsblatt.com provides access to the internet edition of the German business and financial daily. Stories are updated daily and site is only available in German.

WirtschaftsWoche is a German weekly news magazine. The Finance page provides current news as well as stock graphs and finance tools. The site is only available in German.

A leading newspaper from Hong Kong offers this online edition. Business page includes separate sections for Markets, Companies, SCMPIR, Asia & World, Technology, and Property.

The Standard Finance is tailored to businesspeople and young professionals. Not only does the site feature current business news, it has IPO news, announcements and reports.

Budapest Business Journal is a daily business news site in English providing business and economic news from Hungary. The site also includes a database of Hungarian companies and a variety of business links. Registration is required for full access of the site but the majority of the information can be viewed without.

A searchable compilation of the business headlines and articles occurring in India's top newspapers. It is available in Malayalam and updates every ten minutes. News can be sorted by region.

A daily business newspaper that provides news and information on Markets, Companies, the Economy, Politics, Money and Commodities in India and across the region.

A leading business publication, this weekly magazine covers issues in emerging sectors, emerging leaders and emerging concerns in the Indian business world. Coverage includes news articles, analyses and case studies.

The Financial Express is one of the newspapers from the Express Group of Publications. This leading Indian daily newspaper provides news on the corporate world, investment, the economy, money, banking and technology-related business news through its e-newspaper, called Efe.

A business newspaper from India, The Economic Times offers access to corporate news, politics, economy, stock market news, stock quotes, and editorial opinions. The site also houses three weekly magazines published by the newspaper. The Investors Guide provides detailed analysis and commentary on Bombay Stock Exchange and financial markets. Brand Equity is geared towards marketers. Corporate Dossier provides extensive coverage of Indian corporations.

This financial newswire provides real-time business data and news for the Indonesian market including headlines, political news, economic news, and commentaries. Free registration is required.

Tehran Times is a Tehran-based English daily newspaper, established in 1979. The page offers views and opinions about local and regional economic events.

Includes editorials and links for news on the topic of finance and banking. News is updated daily and the site also contains business related sections such as Economy, International Relations, and Industry.

Also known as the Irish finance portal, Finfacts provides daily business news, both for Ireland and the rest of the world, business briefs and reports, information on financial products, and many more. Some sections are updated daily, others less frequently.

Irish, international, and European business news coverage. The site includes an Irish business directory sorted by business category and location.

The Post.ie is the online portal for The Sunday Business Post, Ireland’s financial, political and economic weekly newspaper. Topics covered by the edition are business and markets, news features, technology and personal finance.

Globes Online is the English version of Israeli business daily “Globes.” The online paper contains extensive business and economic news and features on Israel and the Middle East. In-depth stock market coverage and a technology guide are provided and the Quickfind feature is helpful for those interested in news on a sector or specific topic. Site is also available in Hebrew.

Business headlines, stock market reports, real estate reports, and company news from the Israeli news source. Business news is updated regularly.

News Italia Press features regularly updated, current Italian business news. Site is not available in English.

The business section of Asahi Shimbun, Japan's Leading National Newspaper provides recent stories covering a range of business. While news content is available in English and Japanese, the English version does appear to offer less.

Business news stories are sorted by date and are posted frequently. Site is available in Japanese and English.

The Business News section of Mainichi Daily News sorts news stories into a few different business topics for easier browsing. The most popular business news stories are featured to the right of the page. Site is available in English and Japanese.

Nikkei, serves as a primary business-information source for top corporate executives and decision-makers in Japan. It publishes The Nihon Keizai Shimbun and four other newspapers, including the English-language Nikkei Weekly, with a combined circulation of 4 million. The site is an online version of their newspapers with daily coverage of business news and financial markets. The site also has the cover story of Nikkei Weekly, as well as summaries of some of the other stories. Subscription (fee) is required for most areas.

A political, economic, and cultural weekly from Jordan. While some business news can be found on the front page, the Economy page provides the most business-tailored information. The user is able to access the current issue as well as the archived news.

This is the online version of The Korea Economic Daily (KED), a business newspaper launched in 1964 with investments of 211 major companies of the nation, all members of the Federation Korean Industries. Only in Korean.

A Madagascar news site containing news in a number of different major topics. Available only in French.

Bernama, the Malaysian National News Agency, "provides general and economic news services and screen-based real time financial information services to subscribers in Malaysia and Singapore". Links to Business as well as Banking & Finance sections can be accessed on the left side of the page. Note: Please be patient as the page may take a few seconds to open.

This NSTP group publication features latest Malaysian news, stock watch, market data, IPO watch and stories from the current paper. The "Portfolio" on the right side of the page features the site's most accessed news stories.

The business section of this daily Malaysian newspaper is relatively easy to navigate and sort stories into topics. Registration is required to view some articles.

The Malta Business Weekly offers news covering various aspects of the Maltese business environment, including opinions and editorials.

A daily Mexican financial newspaper. It offers economic headlines, market index, quotes, closing market commentary and more. Spanish ONLY.

Leading financial Mexican newspaper. It has financial, business and economy sections as well as national and international news. Spanish ONLY.

El Sol de Mexico supplies current financial news for Mexico through this regional newspaper. Spanish ONLY

The Finance page of El Universal offers news and information sorted by topic. The site also delivers free news by email. Spanish ONLY.

Offers a wide range of information aimed at business persons living or interested in Namibia. Includes weekly economic and business news headlines, demographic data and a few links to other information on Namibia.

Up to date business news, market trends and technology news in New Zealand. Also covers business news worldwide with special sections on Australia and Asia.

The New Zealand Herald business section provides national and world news on a variety of financial topics. A few of the featured news topics include markets, trade, personal finance, and small business.

Business Recorder has a wealth of information on business happenings in Pakistan including key economic indicators for 14 countries. Business industry news by sector, politics, trade and industry news, taxation and budgetary, economy, stocks and bonds are some of the wide-ranging issues covered by this comprehensive site.

Dawn is an English daily newspaper from Pakistan. The business section is updated daily with national and international news. In addition to the business section, the stock page proves useful for information on Pakistan's Karachi Stock Exchange.

A daily national newpaper, particularly focused on the North Western Frontier Province in Pakistan, provides business news specific to issues in Pakistan and Afghanistan as well as international news.

This online version of Business World provides business updates for leaders in business, industry and government, both in the Philippines and abroad. The user can sort news by section as it appears in the print version as well as view the newspaper as a PDF file. The site also boasts a few different services that are free of charge to companies, such as posting their site on the company directory or posting a corporate bulletin on company events or developments.

The Warsaw Voice is Poland's only general-interest English-language weekly newspaper. Helpful sections such as Economy, Business, Banking & Finance, and Markets can be accessed through the left side bar but a free registration is required to view news articles.

The Bucharest Business Week, a weekly publication, is Romania's national English-language business newspaper. It covers business topics such as business news, market trends, investment news, company news and energy news. Membership is optional and news can be accessed without.

Excellent site for acquiring information on current economic events; produced by RIA-NOVOSTI, the Russian Information Agency. Archived news can be found by selecting a specific day from the calendar at the right. A subscription is required to view some of the news on the site.

Voice of Russia is a news broadcast that has been around since 1929. This site broadcasts live news events of interest to the international community about developments in Russia. Each story on the Economy page provides additional materials on the theme. Other features of the site include topics of discussion, quizzes and cultural information. Site available in 32 languages.

An English language e-zone that features business, financial and industry news for Sweden, Norway, Finland, Iceland and Denmark. Monthly updates.

Business Times, a member of the Singapore Press Holdings Group, is Southeast Asia's leading business daily. Almost all news reports and features in the print Business Times are on the Web by 3am Singapore time each day except Sunday. The news covers all of Southeast Asia with an emphasis on Singapore. A publication of the same paper, The Shipping Times focuses on news coverage and trends in the shipping, air transport, land transport and logistics business sectors.

A weekly newspaper that covers business and economic trends in Slovakia. The newspaper is available in Slovak with an English summary, which covers selected articles from the main paper.

Daily business newspaper from South Africa. Past issues are also available for search and the Specialist Sections highlight news for various areas of interest.

The Sunday Times is updated daily with News, Business, and Sports sections. Its business news section, the Business Times covers news on the markets, money, technology and companies of the region and world at large with special focus on South Africa.

Spanish business newspaper published by the Madrid based business group "Negocios". The group publishes a magazine (Dinero) and owns a radio station (Intereconomia). Searches can be executed by date or keyword. The site is in Spanish only.

The Business page of the Daily News provides the latest news in Sri Lanka as well as links to the share market, exchange rate, and trading.

A weekly business magazine from Sweden. The site provides current business news as well as information on the Swedish Stock Exchange.

The only general business and industry newspaper in Sweden has a solid reputation for its comprehensive and respected coverage of Swedish industry. Material published includes front page news, stock quotes and other business information. Site is only available in Swedish.

Veckans Affärer now publishes VA E-Zine, a business magazine on the Internet. Featuring articles from the weekly print magazine, it also has an extensive database of facts about Swedish companies. Updated weekly, this is the most comprehensive source of business information from Scandinavia. Published in Swedish only.

Finance, technology, investment, world stock exchanges are some of the issues covered by the L'agefi, a daily newspaper form Switzerland. (Available in French only).

Frequently updated Syrian news source. English version of the online paper has business news but is limited and somewhat difficult to navigate. A link to the Syrian Economic Center is provided at the bottom of the page.

This site with daily news on Taiwan is published by the country's Central News Agency. Business news for the industrial, financial and monetary sector provides articles on developments in international markets. The page highlights the most recent business article with previous news shown below.

As a weekly periodical, the business page of Taiwan News provides current local business news. This page can be accessed under Taiwan News on the left side bar. Older articles can be found through the link to "Archives."

A publication from the China Economic News Service, this site features headline news, stock information, special reports, and more. Registration is optional as many stories can be accessed without.

Thailand's international business news source. While advertisements on the site are somewhat distracting, news is available on a number of different business topics, from industries to stocks.

In addition to traditional business and economic news, The Nation's business section provides a few videos covering events in the Thailand business world.

The Finance page of this English daily newspaper provides the user with the day's major financial, economic, and business news. Although the current edition is accessible for free, subscription is required to access the archives and other advanced features.

Business news from Turkey and around the globe. Almost all articles are available in full-text and are updated daily.

The business page of the Daily Monitor Online provides frequently updated news. User can also find business news for Uganda in the weekly "Business Power" and the business section of the Sunday Monitor.

This resource provides accountancy and finance news, featured articles, jobs, events, newspaper subscriptions and much more for business and finance professionals.

This news source geared toward marketing professionals in the United Kingdom offers articles on financial services, retail, motors and telecoms. In addition to news, the site features a list of events, directory, and hot jobs in marketing.

The Weekend Review is available for electronic delivery each Sunday evening as a comprehensive overview of reporting on the UK business scene and financial news. On the site, users may read the weekly review or search the company database where the latest Review is added each Sunday night for subscribers and the following Saturday for non-subscribers. Registration is required to view the weekly review, but it is free. For advanced features, a subscription fee is also required.

The online news site of the ABC Network provides extensive continuing coverage of both domestic and international business news.

A pre eminent source of marketing, advertising and media news, information, and analysis. The site provides daily news as well as weekly features. The site is integrated well with its sister publication Advertising Age International (listed separately under News/Periodicals - Global) to provide both domestic and international focus.

Bizjournals.com is the online division of the American City Business Journals. It covers business news nation-wide and for 42 U.S. localities, industry-specific news, advice columns, and other tools and resources for businesspeople. The site is updated daily.

The online edition of Bloomberg Business News. Extremely detailed, including news from world markets and headlines from many newspapers around the world.

The online edition of the monthly Business 2.0 magazine gives daily updates on business innovation, technology and business news insights.

This online version of the publication Business Week provides the user with news specific to the United States as well as business news on Asia and Europe. The Companies section highlights industry news and the Investing section includes a Company Insight Center for detailed information on a specific company. Business Week online offers added value through a weekly email feature.

Fortune is a global business magazine providing business, investment, career, management and small business news and information. This online version includes stories from the publication itself as well as researched and ranked lists such as Global 500 or Fortune 500. The information on the site is available free of charge.

The online version of New York Times. Includes the complete print version as well as features specially created for the online version. Access is free of charge for visitors worldwide, however registration is required.

The U.S.Chamber of Commerce provides webcasts on topics like privacy, trust, competition and energy in the United States. Besides a webcasts on the "International Enforcement Forum," there is a webcasts on "The State of the American Business."

The Money section of the online version of USA Today. Provides full coverage of business news and is continuously updated throughout the day.

The Home Page of the Wall Street Journal. Offers links to WSJ's Web offerings as well as its services. The complete newspaper can be found online. The home page offers selections from current day's news. Subscription is for a fee.

MSNBC provides this business news site with news on a variety of topics such as U.S. and World Business, Stocks & Economy, and Money. Videos are available for a few of the top stories.

The economy page of Venezuelan Analysis provides a news feed of current business events in Venezuela. The site also has opinion articles grouped by subjects such as international relations, economy, labor, oil and gas, and more.

A vast amount of information from the Vietnam Economic Times. Provides political views, economic data, maps, current news, stock market news and events and financial information. Updated daily. (In English and Vietnamese).

ZW News features up to date economic headlines which cover current events in Zimbabwe. A search engine is available to locate a specific article or archived news. Registration to a daily newsletter is free.

A comprehensive index of Newspapers all around the world. The site contains links to over 3,400 U.S. newspapers and 2,000 non-U.S. newspapers.

The site provides a list of regional and country specific newspapers that are screened to ensure reliable and established sources. It is possible to browse the site in a number of different languages.