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Asia Leading Global Recovery - IMF

Hartmut Buettner @ October 29, 2009 # No Comment Yet

According to Anoop Singh[1] Asia is emerging from the global downturn faster and stronger than any other region.
Growth in the region is expected to reach 2.8 percent this year, increasing to 5.8 percent in 2010, with emerging economies such as China and India turning around even more strongly.
A summary of his remarks about the [...]

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Arampur – a Virtual Indian Village

Hartmut Buettner @ June 6, 2009 # No Comment Yet

A Virtual Village at the Wesleyan University website, is a free pedagogical tool that allows visitors of the website to interactively explore the social worlds of the pseudonymic ‘Arampur’ village in the northeast Indian state of Bihar through its material culture.

The central feature “Roam†allows visitors to virtually ‘roam’ within this village in the state [...]

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Country Profiles - German Federal Statistical Office

Hartmut Buettner @ May 27, 2009 # No Comment Yet

The Federal Statistical Office regularly publishes country profiles (7 pages as PDF-files) for the G-20 advanced industrial and emerging countries based on official international statistics. They give an overview of the main statistical indicators including economy and finance, demography, social conditions and the environment.
The latest editions are those of the Republic of Korea 2009 (South [...]

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International Business - Online Course Modules

Hartmut Buettner @ February 9, 2009 # No Comment Yet

Interactive educational tools about International Business for use in the classroom or in executive training are available on the globalEDGEâ„¢ web site of the Michigan State University URL: http://globaledge.msu.edu/…
The modules include audio, a case study or anecdotes, a glossary of terms, quiz questions, and a list of references when applicable.
The modules are grouped into the [...]

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National Portal of India

Hartmut Buettner @ February 5, 2009 # No Comment Yet

The objective behind the National Portal of the Indian Government is to provide a single point of access to the information and services being provided by the Indian Government and an one stop source of information about India and its various facets. This includes links to other Indian Government Portals/websites.
The portal is divided into [...]

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International Business Web-Portal: globalEDGEâ„¢

Hartmut Buettner @ December 13, 2008 # No Comment Yet

globalEDGEâ„¢[1] is a knowledge web-portal for international business professionals from around the world. According to their information the site offers:

Global Resources: more than 5,000 online resources, e.g. Database of International Business Statistics (DIBS), Market Potential Index (MPI) and glossary
Countries: executive memos, statistics, historical, economic, and political conditions on 199 countries around the world
US States: [...]

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South Asia Intelligence Review (SAIR)

Hartmut Buettner @ December 13, 2008 # No Comment Yet

According to their information, the South Asia Terrorism Portal (SATP) is the largest website on terrorism and low intensity warfare in South Asia. It has been set up to counter the progressive distortions regarding, and the international community’s neglect of, the wide range of terrorist movements within South Asia, and particularly in India.
Among other [...]

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Asia News Network

Hartmut Buettner @ December 12, 2008 # One Comment

The Asia News Network (ANN) is a network of national daily newspapers published in Asian cities, organized to provide avenues for cooperation and to optimize coverage of major news events in Asia by Asian media.
The Asian countries are represented by one English daily newspaper each[1]:

Bangladesh: The Daily Star
Brunei: The Brunei Times
Cambodia: The Cambodia [...]

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