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SLA 93rdAnnual Conference, June 11th, 2002
Los Angeles, California

Australia, New Zealand and the Pacific Islands

Greta D. Ober-Beauchesne
E-mail: goberbeauchesne@imf.org or greta@worldbank.org
Phone: 202-623-6413      Fax: 202-623-6417
Joint World Bank-IMF Library: http://jolis.worldbankimflib.org/

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TOPICS:
COUNTRY & ECONOMIC INFORMATION
PORTALS/DIRECTORIES
YELLOW PAGES
REGIONAL SITES
GOVERNMENT AND STATISTICAL OFFICES
CENTRAL BANKS
TRADE AND INDUSTRY
STOCK EXCHANGES
RESEARCH AND ECONOMIC ORGANIZATIONS
EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS
TRAVEL/TOURISM
NEWSPAPERS/MAGAZINES

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COUNTRY & ECONOMIC INFORMATION

International Monetary Fund (IMF) - http://www.imf.org/

World Bank - http://www.worldbank.org/
Countries: American Samoa, Australia, Fiji, Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Micronesia - Federated States of, New Caledonia, New Zealand, Northern Marina Islands, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tonga, Vanuatu)

World Bank - Fiji

CIA World Factbook   http://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/

ELDIS - Gateway to Information Sources on Development and the Environment   http://www.eldis.org/
Countries: Australia, Fiji, Kiribati, Marshall Islands, New Caledonia, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands, Tonga, Vanuatu)

Oneworld.net by Country   http://www.oneworld.net/themes/country/
Countries: American Samoa, Australia, Cook Islands, Fiji, Guam, Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Micronesia, Federated States of, New Caledonia, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tonga, Vanuatu)

United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO)   http://www.unido.org/regions.cfm?TY=R&RID=02
Asia and Pacific country information (Australia, Cook Islands, Fiji, Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Micronesia, Federated States of, Nauru, New Zealand, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tokelau, Tonga, Vanuatu)

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PORTALS/DIRECTORIES
Access New Zealand   http://accessnz.co.nz/
AUS-info Business Directory   http://www.dcp.com.au/aus-info/
Australian National University - Asia-Pacific Internet Resources   http://anulib.anu.edu.au/clusters/ap/subjects/subjects.html
National Library of Australia   http://www.nla.gov.au/oz/
National Library of Australia - Pacific Island Resources   http://www.nla.gov.au/oz/pacsites.html
Open Directory Project   http://dmoz.org/Regional/Oceania/
UBD E-Directory (New Zealand)   http://www.ubd.co.nz/

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YELLOW PAGES
Australia Yellow Pages   http://www.yellowpages.com.au/
New Zealand Yellow Pages   http://www.guamchamber.com.gu/

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REGIONAL SITES
Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation   http://www.apecsec.org.sg/
Asia Pacific Network   http://www.asiapac.org.fj/
Asian Development Bank - The Pacific   http://www.adb.org/pacific/
BizAPEC   http://www.bizapec.com/
Pacific Islands Forum Secretariat   http://www.forumsec.org.fj/default1.htm
(contains Ministerial speeches, communiqués and press releases from Forum meetings)
United States Department of the Interior-Office of Insular Affairs   http://www.doi.gov/oia/
(provides information on Marshall Islands, Micronesia and Palau)
U.S. Dept. of State - Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs   http://www.state.gov/p/eap/ci

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GOVERNMENT AND STATISTICAL OFFICES
Chiefs of State and Cabinet Members of Foreign Governments(provided by the CIA)    http://www.odci.gov/cia/publications/chiefs/index.html

Australia
Australian Bureau of Statistics   http://www.abs.gov.au/
Australian Commonwealth Government   http://www.fed.gov.au/
Australian Dept. of Foreign Affairs & Trade   http://www.dfat.gov.au/
Commonwealth Department of the Treasury   http://www.treasury.gov.au/
Department of Finance and Administration   http://www.dofa.gov.au/
Monthly Economic and Social Indicators   http://www.aph.gov.au/library/pubs/mesi/
National Competition Council   http://www.ncc.gov.au/
Prime Minister of Australia   http://www.pm.gov.au/
Productivity/Industry Commission   http://www.indcom.gov.au/

New Zealand
National Bank of New Zealand - Economic Info.   http://www.nbnz.co.nz/economics/default.htm
New Zealand Government Online -   http://www.govt.nz/
New Zealand Government Executive   http://www.executive.govt.nz/
New Zealand Ministry of Foreign Affairs & Trade   http://www.mft.govt.nz/
Statistics New Zealand, New Zealand's official statistical agency   http://www.stats.govt.nz/
The Treasury   http://www.treasury.govt.nz/

Fiji Islands
Bureau of Statistics   http://www.statsfiji.gov.fj/home.html/
Government Online   http://fiji.gov.fj/

Guam - Government of Guam Agencies   http://ns.gov.gu/government.html

Marshall Islands -Government Online   http://rmiembassyus.org/

Micronesia - Government of the Federated States of Micronesia   http://www.fsmgov.org/

Papua New Guinea Government Information   http://www.tiare.net.pg/pnggov/index.html

Tonga - Government of Tonga   http://www.pmo.gov.to/

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CENTRAL BANKS
Reserve Bank of Australia   http://www.rba.gov.au/
Reserve Bank of Fiji   http://reservebank.gov.fj/
Reserve Bank of New Zealand   http://www.rbnz.govt.nz/
Central Bank of Samoa   http://www.cbs.gov.ws/
Central Bank of Solomon Islands   http://www.cbsi.com.sb/

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TRADE AND INDUSTRY
U.S. Government Export Portal: Country & Industry Market Research   http://www.export.gov/cntryind.html

Australia
Australian Chamber of Commerce   http://www.acci.asn.au/
Australian Business, Ltd.   http://www.australianbusiness.com.au/
Australian Wool Services, Ltd.   http://www.wool.com.au/

New Zealand
New Zealand Trade and Development Board   http://www.tradenz.govt.nz/
New Zealand Chambers of Commerce   http://www.chamber.co.nz/
New Zealand Wool Board   http://www.woolboard.co.nz/

Cook Islands Development Investment Board   http://www.cookislands-invest.com/

Fiji Trade and Investment Bureau   http://www.ftib.org.fj/

Guam Chamber of Commerce   http://www.guamchamber.com.gu/

New Caledonia Chamber of Commerce and Industry   http://www.cci.nc/

Papua New Guinea Investment Promotion Authority   http://www.ipa.gov.pg/

Samoa Chamber of Commerce and Industry   http://www.samoa.ws/coc/

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STOCK EXCHANGES
Australian Stock Exchange   http://www.asx.com.au/
New Zealand Stock Exchange   http://www.nzse.co.nz/
Papua New Guinea Port Moresby Stock Exchange (POMSoX)   http://www.pomsox.com.pg/
South Pacific Stock Exchange/Fiji’s Capital Markets Development Authority   http://www.cmda.com.fj/

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RESEARCH AND ECONOMIC ORGANIZATIONS
Bank of Hawaii Economics Research Center - Pacific Islands Reports   http://www.boh.com/econ/frameset.asp?name=pacific
East-West Center   http://www.eastwestcenter.org/
      Pacific Islands Report - Pacific Islands Development Program/East-West Center   http://pidp.eastwestcenter.org/pireport/text.htm
Economics Departments, Institutes and Research Centers in the World   http://netec.mcc.ac.uk/EDIRC/
The Economic History Society of Australia and New Zealand   http://www.une.edu.au/ehsanz/
New Caledonia Economic Development Agency   http://www.adecal.nc/
New Zealand Association of Economists   http://www.nzae.org.nz/
New Zealand Institute of Economic Research   http://www.nzier.org.nz/home.htm
University of Hawaii - Center for Pacific Islands Studies   http://www.hawaii.edu/cpis/

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EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS
Australian National University-Asia Pacific School of Economics and Management   http://apsem.anu.edu.au/
Australian National University-Pacific Resources   http://peb.anu.edu.au/resources.htm
The University of the South Pacific   http://www.usp.ac.fj/

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TRAVEL/TOURISM
South Pacific Tourism Organisation   http://www.tcsp.com/
World Travel Guide   http://www.wtgonline.com/navigate/region/aus.asp

Australia   http://www.australia.com/
Australian Tourist Commission   http://www.atc.net.au/
Fraser Island - Voted one of the World’s Best Beaches   http://travel.discovery.com/convergence/beachweek/fraser.html
Qantas Airways, Ltd.   http://www.qantas.com.au/

Cook Islands Tourism Corporation   http://www.cook-islands.com/

Fiji Visitors Bureau   http://www.bulafiji.com/ or Fiji Online   http://www.fiji-online.com.fj/

Kiribati Tourism   http://www.tskl.net.ki/Kiribati/tourism/index.htm

Marshall Islands Visitor Authority   http://www.yokwe-yok.com/

New Caledonia Tourism   http://www.new-caledonia-tourism.nc/

New Zealand Tourism Online   http://www.tourism.net.nz/

Palau Visitors’ Authority   http://www.visit-palau.com/

Papua New Guinea Tourism Promotion Authority   http://www.paradiselive.org.pg/

Samoa Visitors’ Bureau   http://www.samoa.co.nz/

Solomon Islands Visitors’ Bureau   http://www.commerce.gov.sb/tourism/index.htm

Tonga Visitors’ Bureau   http://www.vacations.tvb.gov.to/

Vanuatu National Tourism Office   http://www.vanuatutourism.com/

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NEWSPAPERS/MAGAZINES

Asia-Pacific / Oceania
The Washington Post   http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/world/asia/oceania/

Australia
Australian Financial Review   http://www.afr.com.au/
Western Australian Business News   http://www.businessnews.com.au/
BRW   http://www.brw.com.au/
Sydney Morning Herald   http://www.smh.com.au/
The Herald Sun (Melbourne)   http://www.heraldsun.news.com.au/

New Zealand
National Business Review   http://www.nbr.co.nz/
New Zealand Herald   http://www.nzherald.co.nz/
The New Zealander   http://www.newzealander.co.nz/

Cook Islands
Cook Island News   http://www.cinews.co.ck/

Fiji Fiji Post   http://www.fijilive.com/
The Fiji Times http://www.fijivillage.com/news/fijitimes/2205/

Guam
Pacific Daily News   http://www.guampdn.com/

New Caledonia
Les Nouvelles Calédonniennes   http://www.info.lnc.nc/
Northern Marina Islands - Saipan Tribune   http://www.tribune.co.mp/

Papua New Guinea
The National   http://www.thenational.com.pg/
Post-Courier   http://www.postcourier.com.pg/

Samoa
Samoa News   http://www.samoanews.com/
Samoa Observer   http://www.samoaobserver.ws/

Tonga
Tonga Star   http://www.tongastar.com/

Vanuatu
Port Vila Presse   http://www.presse.com.vu/

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Contact information:
Greta D. Ober-Beauchesne
Joint World Bank-International Monetary Fund Library
700 19th Street, NW
Washington, DC 20431
E-mail: goberbeauchesne@imf.org
greta@worldbank.org
Phone: 202-623-6413
Fax: 202-623-6417