Mbendi
industry profiles
Mbendi provides an broad analysis
of selected industry sectors in countries around the world.
AllRefer.com - Country study guide
This site contains a wealth of information about Thailand from history to transportation..
Thailand Gateway
Thai directory for business, shopping and tourism.
Library
of Congress country studies
The Library of Congress is one
of the major online sources of research and information
in the US and provides a fairly comprehensive country studies
covering a whole host of topics, including the economy ,
trade, industry and business. This is one of the more comprehensive
sources of information and should serve as one of your first
ports of call.
The
Economist country briefing
The Economist provides a more
economic view of the country, but also includes recent economic,
political and other news, economic data, a short history
as well as a poltical overview. The Economist is a respected
source of information and is an essential port of call in
your secondary research efforts.
BBC
country profile
The BBC provides an overview
of the country, covering the following headings; overview,
facts, leaders, and media view. The focus is more on
"newsy" and political items rather than on hard economic
information. Nevertheless, the information is concise and
up-to-date. This is a good site to get an overall feel of
what is happening in the country currently.
Country
profile from NationsOnline
This site provides a gateway of
links to other sites covering topics such as government,
news, business, culture, education, etc. It is more focused
on cultural, poltical and related information, rather than
on economic or trade matters. It is worth a visit if you
are trying to get a broader perspective of the country.
World
Bank country profiles
The World Bank provides a range
of information and data on the country, including a country
briefing, data and statistics, news and events, publications
and reports, programmes and projects, and links to related
information. There is some interesting information on this
site, but the focus is a World Bank one covering developmental
and assistance matters. It remains worth a visit.
STAT-USA
country commercial guides
This site links to documents
covering a country overview that has been prepared by the
U.S. Department of Commerce (STAT-USA). The guide is quite
comprehensive, but has obviously been written from a US
perspective.
