Latin America : Border Economics and Policy

Access to webpages and data on all countries in the region. Provided by the University of Texas. Browse by country or subject.

Contains links providing authoritative, in-depth information about nations and other areas of the world, sorted into a wide range of broad categories.The links were selected by Area Specialists and other staff using Library of Congress selection criteria.

Google News provides links to current media from all over the world. Change main country of origin of the news to retrieve coverage from different locations. Use the News Archive link, http://news.google.com/archivesearch to retrieve older stories.

The definitive site for data from the US Census Bureau.

Developed by the United Nations Satatistics Division, this portal searches all major UN databases. Databases from UN organizations covering trade, industry, commodities, development, tourism and the environment. Coverage: 1945-present.

Mexican Business Information System, where you can find customers, vendors, tools for developing your business and learn about the support programs offered by the Ministry of Economy.

Access to the Mexican stock exchange with information on companies traded.

Access to information provided by the Mexican Central Bank

Provides data on campaign financing; several sections relate to corporate political contributions

TRAC provides comprehensive information about federal staffing, spending, and the enforcement activities of the federal government—including information on corporations contracted by government agencies, including DHS, FBI, DEA, ATF, IRS and more. TRAC obtains data through FOIA and produces reports as well as access to the data sources.

Leading source of background information and developing news stories in the fields of defense, space, intelligence, WMD, and homeland security. Launched in 2000, GlobalSecurity.org is the most comprehensive and authoritative online destination for those in need of both reliable background information and breaking news. GlobalSecurity.org, is well-respected, trusted and often-referenced in the media, both domestically and internationally.

Founded in 1945 by Manhattan Project scientists, FAS disseminates information from a variety of sources relating to military, security, energy industries and more. FAS is a repository for Congressional Research Service reports and other non-classified, but difficult to find government information.

Obtains declassified government information and makes documents available for research.

A global organization to monitor and fight corruption. Local chapters bring together players from government, civil society, business and the media to promote transparency in elections, in public administration, in procurement and in business. The website provides access to news stories, research publications.

Centralizes information on trade policy in the Americas. On the SICE Website, you will find the full texts of trade agreements in force for OAS Member States, new and ongoing trade policy developments, information on national trade-related legislation, links to international, regional and national sources of trade policy information, etc.