Afrol News (http://www.afrol.com/)
A portal link to vast resources for sub-Saharan African countries.
Air Zimbabwe (http://www.airzim.co.zw/)
Route network, services, the fleet, etc.
Bargain Hunter (http://www.bargainhunter.co.zw)
Online edition of the print fortnightly publication listing jobs, classified
ads, real estate, etc. "a wholly owned Zimbabwean (Southern Africa) company
which is spearheading the advertising industry through its free paper edition
and online website. Bargain Hunter is a weekly, adverts only magazine that is
targeted to all industries, institutions and individuals who are looking for
any type of bargain. The paper edition of the magazine is circulated free-of-charge
and can be obtained at different random collection points through-out the country." From
the Dee Tee Productions company. Based in Zimbabwe.
Britain High Commission (Zimbabwe) (http://www.britainzw.org/)
Travel and business services of the High Commission. Selected articles from the
quarterly, Britain and Zimbabwe Magazine.
Commercial Farmers' Union. (http://www.cfu.co.zw/)
Established in 1942 and officially represents commercial farming interests. Includes
press releases, letters, regarding the farminvasions, email addresses of producer
associations and the CFU branches, the CFU bulletin and newsletters.
Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa
(COMESA) (http://www.comesa.int/)
Official site which offers business, economic and statistical documents. Member
states are Angola, Burundi, Comoros, DRC, Djibouti, Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia,
Kenya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mauritius, Namibia, Rwanda, Seychelles, Sudan, Swaziland,
Uganda, Zambia, and Zimbabwe.
Directory of Development Organizations (http://www.devdir.org/)
" The Directory is a compilation of contact data of the main sources of
assistance available for private sector development (micro, small an medium-sized
enterprises) and poverty reduction. A wide range of organizations is included
in the Directory: international organizations, government ministries, private
sector institutions, development agencies, universities, research and training
institutes, NGOs/PDOs, grantmakers, banks, microfinance institutions, and development
consulting firms." Searchable by keyword.
Farmer (Harere, Zimbabwe) (http://www.thefarmer.co.zw/)
Provides January-March 2002 issues of the weekly magazine, and subscription information.
Financial Gazette (http://www.fingaz.co.zw/)
Independent Harare newspaper. Selected articles online. Includes companies, finance,
and farming reports. Has back issues from Aug. 1997.
Global Archive -- Total Search (http://search.ft.com/search/index.html)
Searches the archive of the British newspaper, Financial Times, online version.
International Monetary Fund (http://www.imf.org/)
The IMF is an "organization of 183 member countries, established to promote
international monetary cooperation, exchange stability, and orderly exchange;
to foster economic growth and high levels of employment; and to provide temporary
financial assistance to countries to help ease balance of payments adjustment." A
search by country will yield reports on the IMF's initiatives and programs
in it.
Links To Essential Web Sites for
International Organizations (http://www.usemb.org.zm/wwwhint.htm)
Site of the Information Resource Center in Lusaka, Zambia. Links to parastatals
such as Red Cross, Red Crescent, ICRC, IMF, NATO, OAS, OECD, World Bank, WHO,
WTO, International Studies Association, and International Communications Union.
Mbendi, Information for Africa (http://www.mbendi.co.za)
"Africa's leading business website and one of the world's top mining, energy
and international trade websites. The site has been designed to assist business-people
to identify and research business opportunities in the country and industry sectors
of their choice." Provides the economic profile, investment and information,
such as visa requirements and currency exchange rates.
Mwengo (http://www.mwengo.org/)
Established in 1991. "MWENGO's mission is to strengthen the capacities of
NGOs in Eastern and Southern Africa to articulate and implement a development
agenda rooted in African experience and analysis." Provides the full text
of some publications.
Panos Southern Africa (http://www.panos.org.zm/)
Promotes sustainable development using information and communication tools. Encourages
a plural media system with emphasis on the role of new information and communication
technologies (ICTs) in gender empowerment. Promotes radio listening clubs for
women in Malawi, South Africa and Zambia, has a Kariba Oral Testimony project
on the "impact of forced resettlement as a result of large-scale development,
on communities in Zambia and Zimbabwe."
Robertson Economic Information Services (http://www.economic.co.zw/)
Subscription based. Has a free 30 day trial subscription. Economic information,
Zimbabwe finance house links, commentary byJohn Robertson, financial journalist
in Zimbabwe.
SADCBankers.Org - Committee of Central
Bank of Governors in SADCC (http://www.sadcbankers.org/)
Inaugural meeting on November 24, 1995 to contribute to the process of regional
economic cooperation and integration. SADC countries: Angola, Botswana, Democratic
Republic of the Congo, Lesotho, Malawi, Mauritius, Mozambique, Namibia, Seychelles,
South Africa, Swaziland, Tanzania, Zambia, Zimbabwe.
South African Data Archive, SADA (http://www.nrf.ac.za/sada/)
Non-profit organization that acts as a facilitator between data providers
B statistical agencies, government departments, marketresearch companies,
academic institutions
B and research community. Links to other data archives worldwide.
SouthScan.Net (http://southscan.gn.apc.org/)
Provides news from Southern, Central and East Africa. Forecasting, and risk analysis
provided by the bi-weekly e-journal SouthScan, which dates from 1986, and the
Southern Africa Monthly Briefing Report (MBR) which dates from 1991.
Southern Africa and the
Southern African Development Community (http://www.eia.doe.gov/emeu/cabs/sadc.html)
Provides economic and energy sector overview for the 14 member-states of Angola,
Botswana, DRC, Lesotho, Malawi, Mauritius, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa,
Seychelles, Swaziland, Tanzania, Zambia, and Zimbabwe. Overviews included also
for Comoros and Madagascar. Southern African Center for
Cooperation in Agricultural and Natural Resources
Research and Training (SACCAR) (http://www.info.bw/%7Esaccar/sacca.htm)
"Was established in 1984 by the Southern African Development Community
(SADC) to coordinate and monitor agricultural and natural resources research
and training activities in the Food, Agriculture and Natural Resources Sector
of SADC, and to promote cooperation between member states."
Southern African Research and Documentation Centre
(SARDC) (http://www.sardc.net/)
SARDC is an independent institution involved in the collection, analysis and
dissemination of information on Southern Africa andthe Southern African Development
Community (SADC) and its member states.
TradePort Directory (http://www.tradeport.org/ts/countries/index.html)
Provides comprehensive trade information, trade leads, and company databases.
Managed by the Los Angeles Area Chamber ofCommerce. Funding was provided by
the U.S. Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration, and significant
assistance was provided by the U.S. Commercial Service, the California Trade
and Commerce Agency, and other sponsors. UNRISD On-Line (U.N. Research Institute for
Social Development) (http://www.unrisd.org/)
"UNRISD carries out research
on thesocial dimensions of contemporary problems affecting development. Through
its research, UNRISD stimulates dialogue and contributes
to policy debates within and outside the United Nations system."
USAID Bureau for Africa (http://www.usaid.gov/regions/afr/)
Provides links to country, regional and sector information.
United Nations (http://www.un.org)
The official site of the United Nations provides articles, reports, etc. in several
languages on all aspects of the initiatives and mission of that organization
as well as on the contemporary life, culture, society, international relations,
etc. of all the countries and peoples of the world.
United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) (http://www.unicef.org/)
"Works for children's rights, their survival, development and protection,
guided by the Convention on the Rights of the Child." Siteoffers reports
and information about the status and living situations of children in many countries.
United Nations ReliefWeb (http://www.reliefweb.int/w/rwb.nsf/ByCountry/)
"ReliefWeb is a project of the United Nations Office for the Coordination
of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA)... serving the information needs of the humanitarian
relief community" Offers news updates to crisis situations around the world
and includes information about refugee camps and other relief efforts.
United States Trade Representative (http://www.ustr.gov)
As "America's chief trade negotiator and advisor to the President
of the United States on trade policy, the USTR and the Agency itself work with
other bodies, such as the World Trade Organization to create new job opportunities
for American business, workers and agricultural producers." A search by
country yields news, regulations, reports and initiatives on the United States' and
USTR's dealings with it.
United States. Agency for International Development
(USAID) (http://www.usaid.gov/)
"An independent agency that provides economic, development and humanitarian
assistance around the world in support of the foreign policy goals of the United
States."
United States. Agency for International Development.
Development Experience Clearinghouse
(DEC) (http://www.dec.org/)
"The purpose of the DEC is to strengthen USAID's development projects,
activities, and programs by making ... development experience documents available
to USAID offices and mission staff, PVO's, NGO's, universities and research institutions,
developing countries, and the public worldwide."
United States. Census
Bureau. Foreign Trade Statistics (http://www.census.gov/foreign-trade/www/index.html)
Offers valuable statistics by country and by commodity beginning in 1996 and
information about the U.S. trade balance with individual countries from 1992
onward.
United States. Department of Commerce. International
Trade Administration (ITA)(http://www.ita.doc.gov)
A branch of the U.S. Department of Commerce, the ITA site offers trade statistics,
export data, publications and reports on a variety of issues related to international
trade.
United States. Energy
Information Administration (EIA)--Country Analysis Briefs (CAB): Sub-Saharan
Africa. (http://www.eia.doe.gov/emeu/cabs/cabsaf.html)
Provides an overview of the energy situation for all countries that are of current
interest to energy analysts and policy makers. Provides data on oil, natural
gas, electricity, coal, synthetic fuels; export, consumption, exploration and
production; includes economic, energy, and environmental overview; also gives
information on various factors affecting the energy sector. Links to important
U.S. government and worldwide sites. Country briefs for 2001 and 2002 provided
for: Angola, Cameroon, Chad, Rep. of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Ghana,
Great Lakes, Horn, Nigeria, Senegal, South Africa, Sudan and the SADC countries.
United States.
Energy Information Administration. Energy Data (http://www.eia.doe.gov/emeu/international/contents.html)
Annual energy, energy balance and other energy-related data for the period 1980-2000;
presented by fuel category; includes forecasts.
Websites of U.S. embassies and consulates (http://usembassy.state.gov/)
Provides information on US government mission and services, and public and private
sector information on each country.
The World Bank Group (http://www.worldbank.org)
A search by country yields numerous English language reports on the economic
development of regions of the world and the World Bank Groups' advice,
initiatives and warnings concerning them.
World Chambers Network (http://www.worldchambers.com/)
Searchable by country offers information about individual national chambers of
commerce and about international trade including news and upcoming events of
interest to the business world.
World Trade Organization (http://www.wto.org/)
Headquartered in Switzerland the WTO, made up of member governments from around
the globe, is dedicated to topics concerning international trade and development.
Its English language "website contains material for a range of users, from
the general public to students, academics and trade specialists. It includes
introductions to WTO activities and a large database of official documents."
World Trade Organization (http://www.wto.org/)
Headquartered in Switzerland the WTO, made up of member governments from around
the globe, is dedicated to topics concerning international trade and development.
Its English language "website contains material for a range of users, from
the general public to students, academics and trade specialists. It includes
introductions to WTO activities and a large database of official documents."
Yahoo! Finance - Currency Conversion (http://finance.yahoo.com/m3?u)
This service provided by Yahoo offers up-to-the-minute universal conversion rates
of foreign currencies.
Zimbabwe Agriculture Commodity Exchange
(ZIMACE) (http://www.samara.co.zw/zimace/)
"The Exchange's main objective is to facilitate trade by Zimbabwean farmers
and buyers in agricultural commodities based on a free market system and to provide
daily prices of farm produce. The Exchange trades in almost all crops except
tobacco and horticultural products."
Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions (http://www.samara.co.zw/zctu/)
Has the Union constitution, position papers, press statements, articles from <u>The
Worker</u>.
Zimbabwe International Exhibition Centre (http://zitf.mweb.co.zw/)
Commercial exhibition center. Site for the largest inter-regional trade fair
in sub-Saharan Africa.
Zimbabwe. 8m.com (http://www.zimbabwe.8m.com/)
Has links to Zimbabwe businesses, travel services. Gives exchange rate, stock
market, e-mail addresses of businesses, words to the national anthem, symbolism
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