International Organization Websites
- IMF (International Monetary Fund)The IMF is an international organization that works to promote monetary, trade, and banking cooperation. Offers working papers, country reports, and statistical data regarding IMF countries.
- -IMF PublicationsPublications, such as Country Reports, Working Papers, Policy Papers, pamphlets, and other publications are available in PDF.
- OECD (Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development)The OECD helps member nations tackle the economic, social, and political challenges of a global economy. Browse by topic, country, or department.
- World Bank Open Data This link opens in a new windowThe World Bank is a major source of financial and technical assistance to developing countries. As part of the Open Data Initiative, the World Bank has launched an online, quarterly, Public Sector Debt database developed in partnership with the IMF. Data may be viewed by Topic, Country, or Indicator.
- World Bank GroupThe World Bank Group gives development assistance to member nations.
- World Bank Group: World Development IndicatorsThe World Bank's annual compilation of data about development. Includes 420 indicators from the World Development Indicators (WDI) covering 209 countries from 1960 to 2010.
- United NationsThe United Nations is an excellent source of global information. Some suggested links on the U.N. site are listed below:
- -United Nations Statistics Division. National AccountsProvides data series by country, series, and year. See the Millennium Indicators Database for official data on 60 indicators that cover the period from 1990-2015. The purpose is to measure each country's level of progress toward development and elimination of poverty. Offers user-defined data by country.
- -Human Development ReportCompiles data and information on economic, policy, and advocacy issues around the world. Indices include Gender-related Development Index and Human Poverty Index. The full-texts of the annual Human Development Papers are available for downloading. Also, the site includes access to the texts of Background Reports.
- -UN Cartographic SectionColored maps by region and country are available in PDF. Includes maps of peacekeeping operations.
- -UNESCDOCSearchable full-text official documents. Includes Director-General Speeches since 1970, Resolutions and Discussions since 1946, General Conferences, legal instruments, and more.
- WHO World Health Organization: CountriesThe WHO's country information includes vital statistics, health expenditures and indicators, human resource data, legislation, condition-specific information and data, and much more.
- EUROPA. European Union GatewayChoose Publications and Documents to access to EU official documents and legislation, case law, and policy statements.
- -EUROSTATProvides some free statistics on the economy, population and social conditions, trade and industry, agriculture, energy, technology, and more.
- -EUR-LexOffers free access to documentary holdings on EU law. Collections include the Official Journal of the European Union, treaties, international agreements, legislation in force, preparatory acts, case law, and Parliamentary questions.
- Understanding the WTO (World Trade Organization): Members"The World Trade Organization (WTO) is the only global international organization dealing with the rules of trade between nations... [Its] goal is to help producers of goods and services, exporters, and importers conduct their business." The website lists member countries and links to a page providing their Goods and Service Schedules, Trade Policy Reviews, Dispute Cases, and Notifications from that country.
- NATO e-LibraryThe North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) e-Library provides full-text publications, documents, speeches, articles, official texts, and news.
- Asian Development BankMost economic research and statistical publications are freely available in PDF.
