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Doing Business Abroad

Canada Border Services Agency
Canadian Trade Commissioner Service
Export Development Canada
Business environment and risk data, and useful additional links provided.
Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada
Industry Canada - Import, Export, and Investment
Trade Data Online (TDO) Custom-based statistics on international trade in goods to help find new import or export markets, determine competition for your products; identify domestic opportunities for import replacement; identify a country's trade balance, learn what products countries are importing.

International Trade Centre (ICT): Market Info & Tools "A key challenge for exporters is the lack of reliable trade information on markets. They need this data to remain competitive, scan opportunities for new markets, and diversify or value-add to their existing product range. At the same time, importers seek to optimize the potential offered by preferential trade agreements and to improve the efficiency of their sourcing by working with competitive supplier countries. The International Trade Centre (ITC) addresses these issues with a suite of market analysis tools and related market data and information sources."

AM Best's Country Risk Center: Country Risk Reports
CBI - Centre for the Promotion of Imports from developing countries
European Commission: Trade
Includes Import & Export Rules.
The European Union
US International Trade Administration
Select a country and get useful information about exporting and doing business in that country.
Global Entrepreneurship Monitor
World's largest study of entrepreneurship, including data and reports for 85 countries.
International Monetary Fund: Countries
Worldwide Tax Summaries Online (PwC)
Trade Maps. Covering 220 countries, Trade Map provides - in the form of tables, graphs and maps - indicators on export performance, international demand, alternative markets and competitive markets, as well as a directory of importing and exporting companies.
UN Comtrade database.
"Free access to detailed global trade data. UN Comtrade is a repository of official international trade statistics and relevant analytical tables."
U.S. Commerce Department Portal
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commision
Canadian International Freight Forwarders Association: Toolbox
World Trade Organization