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A database of market information links to economic and political sites of value to the construction community. Please submit any sites relevant to the international construction market or any others that should be added to this list. Please email us if a link doesn't work. Last updated on 11 Aug 2004.

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International

Arab German Consulting* - dedicated to exporters, importers, manufacturers, buyers, sellers and opportunity seekers. The site provides information and links concerning Arabic Countries and Germany.

Abu Dhabi

Abu Dhabi Chamber of Commerce and Industry *
UK Trade and Investment - Abu Dhabi profile *** This is an excellent site with comprehensive market information and opportunities.

Afghanistan

Development Gateway Organisation - Afghanistan Reconstruction *** Details of development projects.
CIA Factbook **

Albania

Albanian Parliament **
Ministry of Economy - opening sequence takes quite long to load ***

Andorra

Official government home page **
List of government members **

Angola

Official government home page **
Business and economic information on government page ***
Key people in government contact information ***
Description of relief efforts including construction projects ***

Anguilla

Official government website **
CIA Factbook **

Antigua and Barbuda

A list of government ministries and contacts **
Official government website *
Country information on government and economy **

Argentina

Guide to businesses in Argentina **
General economic information on Argentina **
IMF comment on the government of Argentina *
Chiefs of state and cabinet members of government *
CIA factbook - general socio and economic information ***

Armenia

UK Trade and Investment - Armenia profile ***
Energy Information Administration Caucausus Region ** Contains information on Armenia, Azerbaijan and Georgia's energy use and provision.
Overview of Armenia government and economy *

Australia

Department of Prime Minister and Cabinet (official web page) **
Government online directory **
Links to Australian, State, Territory and Local governments *
Subscription only site for Australian tenders ***

Austria

Links to sites of federal ministries **
Official government web page - available in English **

Azerbaijan

Home page of the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan *
Economic overview **

The Bahamas

The Commonwealth of The Bahamas Official Site ***
Country and market information **

Bahrain

Official government site of Bahrain **

Bangladesh

Official government website **
Description of government *
Local government engineering department homepage - lists current projects and background information ***
Business and economic information and news **
CIA factbook entry on Bangladesh - country information **
Government and economic information from CIA **
Contact details of ministers **

Barbados

Investment and Development Corporation ** Includes government and business environment information
Barbados Chamber of Commerce and Industry **
Government of Barbados Information Network ** Useful links to ministries and agencies

Belarus

Economic information from President's website **
List of council of ministers **

Belgium

Federal government official page *
Federal portal page - with links to local and national government, news, information and non-governmental organisations **

Belize

Official government site **
Ministry of works **

Benin

Government portal **
Links to government ministries and projects ***
Government invitations to tender ***
CIA Factbook ** country information

Bermuda

Official website of Government of Bermuda **
Unofficial website of Bermuda **

Bhutan

Bhutan Government Portal ** Government and business information
Economic information **

Bolivia

Chamber of deputies - in Spanish *
Links to Bolivian Ministries and Departments - in English **

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Official government website *
Government ministers *

Botswana

General info on Botswana **
Tendering details for government projects ***
Economic information on Botswana **
Labour and manpower issues *
Description of government **
Ministry of works, transport and communications contact details ***
Economic snapshot **
CIA factbook on Botswana **
Web page describing projects of NGO in Botswana **
Twice weekly page of Botswana newspaper *
Business profile for Botswana **

Brazil

Official government website * in Portuguese
CIA Factbook **
Energy Information Administration - Brazil ***

Brunei

Official government website **
List of links to government ministries (no department for public works) with contact information **

Bulgaria

Links to government site ** The Official Bulgaria Government site has gone offline since summer 2003, but some links still work

Burkina Faso

Government website *in French
Useful government and country information links **

Burundi

Official government site (French only) offline as of 26 Jul 2004
Contact names for ministries offline as of 26 Jul 2004
CIA Source: Chiefs of State and Cabinet Members *

Burma See Myanmar

Cambodia

Cambodia official government site *
CIA Factbook Council for the Development of Cambodia (CDC) and Cambodian Investment Board (CIB) ***

Cameroon

Cameroon government links **
Cameroon country and market information *** Useful for mining, oil and gas info

Canada

Canadian government official site **
Canada's official electronic tender website - some information subscription only ****
Regional Municipality of Niagara Department of public works - tender advertisements ***

Cape Verde Islands

Development Gateway Country Information ***
Official government website * in Portuguese

Cayman Islands

Cayman Islands Portfolios and Ministries ***
Cayman Islands Chamber of Commerce **

Central African Republic

CIA Factbook **
Chiefs of State **
Country and economic information *** Plus useful links to info on oil industry

Chad

Country and economic information *** plus info on oil and mining
CIA Factbook **
Chad US Embassy website government info ** some pages in French only

Chile

Chile government site (in Spanish)
Government Secretary General (in Spanish)
Presidential site (in Spanish)

China, People's Republic

China Development Gateway ***
Links to government and ministry sites ** some of these sites are in chinese only

Colombia

Portals and Websites that provide links to Colombian federal, state, or municipal entities **

Comoros

CIA Factbook **
Chiefs of State * Official website of the Presidence of the Comoros Union *

Costa Rica

Official web page (in Spanish) **

Croatia

Official government web site **
Contact info for ministers **
General country information on Croatia *
CIA factbook - general country information**
CIA factbook - economic information **
CIA factbook - government info **
General country information *
Weekly update of commercial information and opportunities for U.S. firms interested in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, FYR Macedonia, and the Balkans ***
General introduction to economic information **
Case studies on previous construction projects **

Cuba

Official government site (in Spanish) **

Cyprus

Official government site **
Page for the different ministries ***
Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus **
Contact info for Turkish republic **

Czech republic

General country information *
Economic information (basic) **
Overview of government **
CIA factbook - general country information **
CIA factbook - political information **
CIA factbook - economic information **
Economic information from Department of statistics **
EU based background *
Government contact information - in Czech ***
Government contact information - in In English ***

Denmark

Official parliamentary site **

Ecuador

Official government site - in Spanish **

Egypt

CIA factbook - general country information **
CIA factbook - political information **
CIA factbook - economic information **
Description of construction projects ***
Monthly economic digest **
Political information **
Economic information **

El Salvador

President's web page - under construction, in Spanish *

Estonia

Official government site **
CIA factbook - country information **
CIA factbook - political information **
CIA factbook - economic information **
Estonian Chamber of Commerce and Industry **
Economic monthly update **
Contact information for key members of the government **
Estonia Country Guide, Economy and Trade *
Estonian economic and political information **

Ethiopia

Latest information - mostly on conflict *

Fiji

Official government site **
Home page for Ministry of works and energy ***
Ministry of Works, Telecommunications, Energy, Road Transport and Shipping
Back to Top

Finland

CIA Factbook **

France

Council of ministers home page (French only) **

Gambia

Official government web site **

Germany

Official English language version of government web site **
Ministry for building and housing contact info ***

Ghana

Official government site **
Information about economy, industries and investments **

Greece

General government info **
General economic information **
CIA factbook - general country information **
CIA factbook - government info **
CIA factbook - economic information **
Public works Ministry **
Contact info for ministry of public works **
General info on government **
General economic information **

Guatemala

Official Congress site - government site is forbidden - in Spanish/ Guatemalan *

Honduras

Site of the Honduras republic - in Spanish **

Hong Kong

Tender information ***
Forecast of tender and consultancy requirements ***
Review of the SAR **
Selection of governmental tenders in Hong Kong ***

Hungary

Daily updates on economy **
General facts about Hungary. *
Online business info *
CIA factbook - general country information **
CIA factbook - government info **
CIA factbook - economic information **

Iceland

Links to government sites **

India

Directory of Official government websites **
Home page for department of public works ***
Info on Indian economy **
IndiaCore.com an online resource for information on the Indian Core Sector: Power, Renewable Energy, Coal, Oil & Gas, Telecom, Infotech, Convergence, Roadways, Ports & Terminals, Mining, Water, Urban Infrastructure, Aviation, Railways, Finance, Tourism, Insurance, Environment, Law ***
Online Indian business newspaper *
Business and economic information **
Indian (Asian) tenders - you need to become a member of this site ***
Tenders published by India port ***
India's Personal Finance Portal

Indonesia

Site of the People's Consultative Assembly (in Indonesian) **

Iran

Latest economic trends **
Who's who in Iran government **
CIA factbook - general country information **
CIA factbook - political information **
CIA factbook - economic information **
BBC explanation of political situation in Iran *
General country information about Iran **
Statistical centre **
US Consular information sheet **
political information

Iran Factbook

Ireland

Irish state official home page **
Office of Public works ***
Public sector construction tenders in Ireland ***

Israel

Government official site **
Government tenders (only in Hebrew) ***
Department of construction and housing (in Hebrew) ***
Government investment incentives **

Italy

Site of the Chamber of Deputies *

Japan

List of ministers in the cabinet **
Government site **

Jordan

Government ministries ***
Cabinet list **

Kazakhstan

Official Presidential website - sometimes doesn't load *
Union of Chambers of Kazakhstan - very good opening sequence ***
Central Asian Commerce Business Directory for Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan ***

Kenya

Office of the president site *
Infrastructure and economic information **
Contacts at the ministry of public works ***
General political information **
General political and economic information *
CIA factbook - general **
Overview of economy **

Korea

CIA factbook - general country information **
CIA factbook - political information **
CIA factbook - economic information **
Contacts names for the various government departments **
Home page of the national assembly **
General government and economic information **
Silkroad21 - E-commerce site for global trade information devised by the Ministry of Commerce **

Kuwait

Official Kuwaiti site **
Council of Ministers **

Kyrgyz

Government home page * - in Russian

Laos

Brief economic summary *
Construction Links *

Latvia

Parliamentary site *

Lebanon

Lebanese parliament site *

Liechtenstein

Liechtenstein site of the Princely Household

Lithuania

Official government site
List of government contacts *

Luxembourg

Chamber of Deputies in French

Macedonia

Official government site
Profile of the Minister of Urbanisation and construction

Malaysia

Links to government sites (including tenders)
Wide-ranging tenders site

Maldives

Presidents page - official government page has been lost

Malta

Maltese government site
Home page for the Ministry of social policy which is involved in construction

Marshall Islands

Official page of the Republic of the Marshall Islands

Mauritius

Official government site
List of cabinet ministers

Mexico

Government web site
List of links to government sites **

Micronesia

Official government site **
List of national agencies ***

Moldova

Official government site ***

Mongolia

Official government site **

Montenegro

Official Government Website **
Economic Information **
CIA factbook **

Morocco

Economic information (brief) **
Investors guide book **
The Moroccan Government **
Home page of the ministry of public works - in French only ***
CIA factbook - general country information **
CIA factbook - political information **
CIA factbook - economic information **

Mozambique

Description of the government - official *
Description of economy on government web site *
Mozambique investement site **
CIA factbook - general country information **
CIA factbook - political information **
CIA factbook - economic information **
Contact and general info for businesses looking to do business **
Consular general info **
Home page for National Directorate for water (part of ministry of public works) ***
Home page for National Directorate for roads and bridges (part of the ministry for public works) ***

Myanmar (Burma)

CIA Factbook **
Official page of Myanmar's military government, the State Peace and Development Council * Government in exile *

Netherlands

Official parliamentary site *

New Zealand

Official government site **
List of links to various departments **

Nicaragua

National Assembly's site - in Spanish *

Niger

Organisations *

Nigeria

Government site

Norway

Government information *
CIA factbook *
Back to Top

Oman

Official government page - includes list on ministers **

Pakistan

CIA factbook - general country information **
CIA factbook - political information **
CIA factbook - economic information **
Government guide to investing **
US government archived country profile **
Government Links - many sites fail to load *

Panama

Official presidential site - in Spanish *

Papua New Guinea

Prime ministers site *
Government site *

Paraguay

Presidents official site - in Spanish *
Political information and links *

Peru

Congress official site - in Spanish *
President of Council of Ministers - in Spanish *
CIA factbook - general country information **
CIA factbook - political information **
CIA factbook - economic information **
General country information **
Links to governmental departments (in Spanish) **
ABC page of general info **

Philippines

President's official site *
BBC news profile of the Philippines including links to Philippino press ***

Poland

Guide for companies wishing to invest in Poland **
Text only description of trade and economic policy *
Polish business directory *
CIA factbook - general country information **
CIA factbook - political information **
CIA factbook -economic information **
General economic information **
Details on the trade policy *
Inside Poland - up to date general economic and political information **
For a permit to aquire shares or stocks in a company with its registered office in Poland **
For individuals applying for a permit to aquire real estate in Poland **

Portugal

President's official site *
Government site - in Portuguese **

Puerto Rico

Official government site **
Puerto Rico government site in Spanish
CIA factbook

Qatar

Official government site **
List of links to various ministries **

Romania

The official site of the Romanian government **
Official president's site *
Romanian parliament - The Senate *
Romanian parliament - The Chamber of Deputies *
Government ministries ***

Russia

Official government site - in Russian **

St Kitts and Nevis

Official government site **
Government directory **

Saudi Arabia

Council of ministers site **
Consultative council (doesn't seem to have any links or info - maybe difficulties with browser?) *

Senegal

Government offices **

Serbia

Government home page **
Information about assembly *
CIA fact book **
Tender information *

Sierra Leone

Official government site **
Information site with useful links - includes a list of NGOs and other development associations **
Chamber of Commerce Industry and Agriculture Business Directory - trade and economic information **

Singapore

Official government site - links to tenders and ministries ***
Tenders page - info and registration ***

Slovenia

Republic of Solvenia Official Website **
Government ministries **
Inspectorate of the Republic of Slovenia for the Environment and Spatial Planning *
Ministry of the Environment and Spatial Planning - includes list of contacts ***
CIA factbook - general country information **
CIA factbook - political information **
CIA factbook - economic information **
General political and economic information **
Department of macroeconomics and analysis **
Descriptions of tasks of the local governments. *

Solomon Islands

Office of the prime minister - not much info *

South Africa

Official government site **
Department of public works ***

Spain

Official government site - in Spanish **

Sri Lanka

Official site for the Government of Sri Lanka ***
Investment projects **
Sri Lanka news archives **
Government tenders ***

Srpska Republic

Public enterprises reform commission - tenders ***
Reconstruction and development projects **

Swaziland

Official government site **
Contact info for ministry of public works ***

Sweden

Official government site - links to ministries **

Switzerland

Official government site - links to ministries **

Syria

Middle East Network Information Centre: Syria - links to government and economic information **
Uniconsult in Syria - description of projects **

Tanzania

Government of Tanzania ***
Guide to investing - general information, links and business opportunities **
Investors' Guide to Tanzania - very useful links, government contacts and business opportunities ***
Official government guide to investment **
ABC guide - general *
General economic and political information **
Tanzania Chamber of Commerce and Industry **
Government contact info **

Thailand

Official government home page **
Department of development with economic information **
Links to economic information sites **
Ministry of commerce home page (in Thai) **
Links to government pages **
Invitender.com a clear and comprehensive market portal for buyers and sellers in all engineering and manufacturing related fields with up-to-date tender opportunities in English and Thai ***
Useful addresses for business **
Guide to investing **
General info on Thailand *

Togo

Official government web site - in French **

Trinidad and Tobago

Official parliamentary site *

Tunisia

Official government home page - in French **
Description of the government *
Overview of economy **
Description of the government **
National institute of statistics home page (French) **
Government info and contact names **

Turkey

Country home page - no government info *
Office of the prime minister - quite slow to download *
Links to economic data pages **
Turkey at a glance - basic government info *
Basic economic information *
ABC - general government and economic information **
General country information - nice design! **
Guide to Turkish businesses (registration form) **
Addresses of government officials **

Uganda

Ministry of Works Housing and Communications ***
Home page of the official government site **
Description of economy and government **
US embassy - economic information some details on investments **

Ukraine

Official government site - in Ukrainian **

United Arab Emirates

Government official gateway - links to ministries or specific department for public works ***
CIA Factbook**

United Kingdom

Open government web site (can be searched for "construction tenders" info) *
Contract Data Services subscription necessary to search for tenders **
Fento tenders - FENTO is one of around 80 UK-wide National Training Organisation (NTOs) established to promote competitiveness by raising education and training standards in the industries and occupations they represent ***