GENERAL
CEE INFORMATION -
Click here for
a one-stop link overview of all CEE countries
Erik
Herronīs Guide to Politics in East Central Europe and Eurasia
: A guide to international politics in CEE and Eurasia, with links
to Government Agencies, Political Parties and Media
US
Council on Foreign Relations: CEE Page
In
Your Pocket: The online version of an excellent series of city
and regional guides.
AllCapitals.com:
AllCapitals offers interactive, user contributed city guides to
various CEE cities (Bratislava,
Bucharest, Budapest,
Ljubljana, Prague,
Riga, Sofia,
Tallinn, Vilnius,
Warsaw)
Columbia
Free Dictionary: One of the most complete and up-to-date encyklopedias
ever produced.
CIA
Word Factbook: Tons of vital statistics on Eastern Europe´s
geography, government, economy and people
Wikipedia:The
biggest multilingual free-content encyklopedia on the Internet.
Geographia:
In-depth travel destination guides to over 75 countries.
Worldatlas:
A world atlas of facts, flags and maps.
Planetrider:
The most complete traveler´s guide to quality Internet resources.
Let´s
Go: Let´s Go Travel Guides - The Leader in Budget Travel.
Lonely
Planet: Travel guidebooks, advice, information and inspiration.
EU
Enlargement: Enlargement website of the EC
EURACTIV:European
Union Information website
Slavophilia
: Slavic & East European Resources
BBC
Country Reports : Instant guide to history, politics and economic
background.
Encyklopedia
Britannica : Full text for subscribers only.
Travlang:
Provides free online translation dictionaries and lists of phrases
in various languages including Czech, Hungarian and Polish
CEE
Media - click here
for a list of english-speaking media with email contacts in CEE
MOE
- Wirtschaft in Mittel- und Osteuropa (bimonthly publication
in German)
OWC
- Ost West Contact (monthly publication in German)
Transport
in Eastern Europe - Airlines, Train,
Car Rental
CEE
BUSINESS INFORMATION - Click
here for a
one-stop link overview of all CEE countries
Information
Agency CEE: Information, Consulting and Research
NOV-OST
Info: The business newswire for the German-speaking community
in CEE
CEE Quarterly:analyses
and comments on current developments in CEE countries (Published
by Unicredit)
PMR:
Business publications, consultancy and market research on CEE (Pharma,
Construction, Retail, General Economy)
Focus
Economics: reliable source for timely and accurate information
on CEE
Linklaters
CEE Legal News: quarterly newsletter on legal updates
CEE
Spotlight: PriceWaterhouseCoopers´monthly updates on CEE
WSE
Info Space: A new, fully accessible and free information service
for individual and institutional investors with information on the
markets in the CEE region.
University
of Michigan: Center for Russian and East European Studies
Baker
& McKenzie - Doing Business in...Guides : Understand legal
& regulatory structures.
Atradius
Country Reports: Giving you vital information when exporting.
Doing
Business in...Guides: Institute of Chartered Accountants
CEE
Marketwatch: Real-time news coverage, press reviews, analyses.
CEE
Real Estate: Overview of relevant events and players in CEE
Privatizationlink:
Privatization in developing countries and transition economies.
Dealogic:
Information systems for the investment banking industry.
Thomson
Financial:
Information provider for the financial community.
Mergermarket:
Independent M&A intelligence service.
International
Investment Portal and Research Center : Portal
to global financial markets.
Election
Calendar (Word Document) :2006 - 2009 Election calendar
SOURCES
OF INFORMATION FOR SOUTHEAST EUROPE:
SEE
Online : Sponsored by the U.S. Agency for International Development
Balkan
Insight: An online publication distributed through a free newsletter
CSIS
(Center for Strategic & Intern. Studies) - New European
Democracies Project
Black
Sea Trade and Development Bank: Contributing to the integration
of the Black Sea Region
European
Stability Initiative : Independent non-profit research and policy
institute.
Balkan
Political Club : NGO of prominent Balkan politicians and intellectuals.
BalkanWeb
: The first interactive site about the Balkan region.
Black
Sea Regional Energy Center : Projects, studies and Black Sea
energy reviews.
Central
European Initiative : Organisation for political, economic and
cultural cooperation.
Economic
Reconstruction and Development in Southeast Europe (web site maintained
by the EC and the World Bank) : Development projects, grants,
initiatives and credits.
OECD
Investment Compact for Southeast Europe: Monitoring Reform,
Investment, Integrity and Growth.
Organization
for the Black Sea Economic Cooperation : Multilateral political
and economic initiative.
SeeNews:
Independent Newswire on SEE - Full content only for subscribers
Southeast
European Politics Online, Academic Journal published 3x/year
ath the CEU, Budapest.
Southeast
European Times: Central source of SEE news in nine languages.
Southeast
Europe Business Network: Site in Bosnian Language
Southeast
Europe Enterprise Development: The IFC´s technical assistance
facility in the region
Stability
Pact for Southeastern Europe: The Pact will operate until February
2008
The
Southeast European Legal Development Initiative: Fostering judicial
reform in SEE
INTERNATIONAL
ORGANIZATIONS AND FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS:
EuropeAid
Cooperation Office: The
EU´s external assistance program
European
Commission
Foreign
Investment Advisory Service: Multi-donor service of IFC and
World Bank
International
Finance Corporation: Private Sector arm of the World Bank Group
International
Monetary Fund: Organization of 185 member countries
Multilateral
Investment Guarantee Agency: Member of World Bank Group
Organization
for Economic Co-operation and Development
The
European Agency for Reconstruction: Manages the EU´s assistance
programs in the former Yugoslav Republic
United
Nations
United
Nations Conference on Trade and Development:Promotes the integration
of developing countries into the world economy
United
Nations Development Program: The UN´s global development
network
World
Bank
Commercial
and Investment Banks operating in Central and Southeastern Europe:
ABN
AMRO
Alpha
Bank
Banca
Intesa
Bank
Austria Creditanstalt (Unicredit Group)
BNP
Paribas
Citibank
Credit
Suisse
Daiwa
Securities SMBC
Deutsche
Bank
Dresdner
Kleinwort
ERSTE
Bank
EUROHYPO
European
Bank for Reconstruction and Development
European
Investment Bank
JP
Morgan
KBC
KfW
Development Bank
Merrill
Lynch
Morgan
Stanley
OTP
Parex
Bank
Raiffeisen
Bank (RZB Group)
Societé
Generale Group
Swedbank
UBS
UniCredit
Financial
and Investing Education:
Investopedia
(Dictionary & Tutorials)
Bloomberg
Currency
Converter - The world´s most popular currency and foreign
exchange
site
COMMUNITY
/ NETWORKING:
XING
/ Open BC:
Check
Communities like "Vienna - Gateway to Eastern Europe",
"Mittel-und Osteuropa Experten", "Balkan Business
Region", "Serbien und Westbalkan", "Junge Osteuropa
Experten (JOE)"
LinkedIn:
business oriented social networking site, mainly used for professional
networking.
Disclaimer:
The links above are to WWW sites related in one way or another to
the region of Central and South-Eastern Europe. An attempt was made
to provide an easy access to as many viewpoints as possible on a
variety of subjects. Some of the views expressed on these sites
could be controversial. The links to these sites are not intended
to represent in any way the opinion or policy of a specific institution(s)
or person(s). These links are made available in the interest of
freedom of communication, information, and viewpoint.
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