Country Studies

A collection of research studies outlining the history, society, geography and government of more than eighty-five nations.

ArabNet

This site provides information about major corporations located in the Middle East, North Africa, and Southwest Asia.

Digital Passport

A site that includes a calendar of international holidays, a currency exchange, and information regarding embassies, airlines, international airports, and shipping services.

Orientation.com

A source of information about regions and nations in Eastern Europe, Africa, Asia, and Latin America. Select a region and browse topics including Business and Trends, or search by keywords.

Country Studies

A collection of research studies outlining the history, society, geography and government of more than eighty-five nations.

World Factbook

A library of CIA profiles focusing on the geography, people, government, economy, communication systems, transportation, military, and transnational issues of every nation.

Asia-Inc

News and articles on Asian business and industry. Individual company sites can be searched by keyword or category on the Asia Internet Directory.

Nikkei Net Interactive

A directory of links to companies in Asia and the Pacific region.

Fifty Years of Development (.pdf)

This 39-page report was written by Paul Collier, David Dollar, and Nicholas Stern, all of the World Bank. It provides “an interpretative view of the development experiences of the past 50 years,” with a special emphasis on the past ten years. The authors’s analysis of development in the 1990s found, overall, that market-oriented reform worked unreliably and often neglected “the institutional foundations necessary for markets … [ Read more ]

Recruiting Faux Pas

Setting up a foreign office? Leave those American hiring practices at home. So says this informative article focused on international human resources issues.

Free Trade Isn’t Fair

Mike Dolan is leading a long-shot crusade against the new economy’s most widely shared belief: that global economic integration — of countries, companies, currencies, and markets — is both virtuous and inevitable.

RecruitmentScotland.com

The most comprehensive job & employer site for Scotland. Attracts over 65,000 job seekers monthly and their Jobs by Email service sends out over 63,000 notifications of vacancies to subscribers every day of the week!

reed.co.uk

Focused on the UK, lets users search for jobs, get email or mobile phone alerts, and keep up with their industries of interest.

Edge

Edge is a full function Executive Search firm operating out of New Delhi, handling India-wide positions for professionals at middle to top management levels – across all functional areas.

Work Abroad

This site is part of the University of Michigan Overseas Opportunities Office. Find info on visas and work permits; study, work and cost of living abroad; types of work abroad programs; and a work abroad calendar.

Asia-Jobs – The US-Asia Job Connection

A database listing jobs in Asia and the United States. Job listings are searchable by keyword and job description.

Monster Work Abroad

This site includes a job search for overseas jobs, articles for campus and mid-career professionals, and a job question and answer section. Also offers message boards for questions relating to international jobs and careers, the peace corps, and employee legal rights and workplace politics.

Asia-Net

This site is a clearinghouse for jobs which require knowledge of Asian languages, specifically Japanese, Korean, and Chinese.