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            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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