
Country information:
BBC website: www.news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/country_profiles/default.stm
FCO Country Profile: www.fco.gov.uk/en/travel-and-living-abroad/travel-advice-by-country/country-profile/
Culture and communications:
CILT – National Centre for Languages – Regional Language Network in your area: www.cilt.org.uk/workplace/employer_support/in_your_area.aspx
Customs & regulations:
HM Revenue & Customs: www.hmrc.gov.uk
Economic information:
The Economist: www.economist.com/countries
Trading Economics: www.tradingeconomics.com
Export control:
Export Control Organisation: www.gov.uk/beginners-guide-to-export-controls
Export finance and insurance:
British Insurance Brokers Association (BIBA): www.biba.org.uk
UK Export Finance (formerly ECGD): www.gov.uk/government/organisations/uk-export-finance
Intellectual property:
Intellectual Property Office: www.ipo.gov.uk
World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO): www.wipo.int/treaties/en/text.jsp?file_id=288514
Standards and technical regulations:
British Standards Institution (BSI): www.bsigroup.com/en/sectorsandservices/Disciplines/ImportExport/
Export Control Organisation (ECO): www.gov.uk/government/organisations/export-control-organisation
National Physical Laboratory: www.npl.co.uk
Trade statistics:
HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC): www.uktradeinfo.com/statistics/buildyourowntables/pages/table.aspx
National Statistics Information: www.statistics.gov.uk/hub/index.html
Office for National Statistics: www.ons.gov.uk
Trade shows:
British Expertise Events: www.britishexpertise.org
EventsEye.com online database: www.eventseye.com
DIT Events Portal: www.events.ukti.gov.uk
Travel advice:
FCO Travel: www.gov.uk/browse/abroad
FCO Foreign Travel Insurance: www.gov.uk/guidance/foreign-travel-insurance
Travel health: www.travelhealth.co.uk
TravelHealthPro: www.travelhealthpro.org.uk/country-information
NHS (Scotland): www.fitfortravel.nhs.uk/destinations.aspx
NHS Choices: www.nhs.uk/NHSEngland/Healthcareabroad/Pages/Healthcareabroad.aspx
International trade:
British Chambers of Commerce (BCC): www.britishchambers.org.uk
British Council: www.britishcouncil.org
British Expertise: www.britishexpertise.org
Confederation of British Industry (CBI): www.cbi.org.uk
Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy (BEIS): www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-for-business-energy-and-industrial-strategy
Department for International Trade (DIT): www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-for-international-trade
DIT e-exporting programme: www.gov.uk/e-exporting
Exporting is GREAT: www.exportingisgreat.gov.uk
Foreign & Commonwealth Office (FCO): www.gov.uk/government/organisations/foreign-commonwealth-office
Gov.uk: www.gov.uk/browse/business/imports-exports
Institute of Directors (IoD): www.iod.com
Institute of Export (IOE): www.export.org.uk
International Monetary Fund (IMF): www.imf.org/external/index.htm
Market Access database: www.madb.europa.eu/madb/indexPubli.htm
Open to Export: www.opentoexport.com
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD): www.oecd.org
Overseas business risk: www.gov.uk/government/collections/overseas-business-risk
Trade Tariff: www.gov.uk/trade-tariff
Transparency International: www.transparency.org
UK Visas: www.gov.uk/government/organisations/uk-visas-and-immigration
World Bank Group economy rankings: www.doingbusiness.org/rankings
World Economic Forum Global Competitiveness report: www.weforum.org/reports/global-competitiveness-report-2014-2015
Thailand websites:
Bank of Thailand: www.bot.or.th/English/Pages/default.aspx
Mekong River Commission: www.ffw.mrcmekong.org
Office of the Consumer Protection Board: www.ocpb.go.th/ewtadmin/ewt/ocpb_eng/main.php?filename=index___EN
Royal Thai Embassy (UK): www.thaiembassyuk.org.uk
Thailand Board of Investment (BOI): www.boi.go.th/index.php?page=index&language=en
Thai Department of Intellectual Property (DIP): www.ipthailand.go.th/en
Thai Immigration Authority: www.overstay.immigration.go.th/advice.html
Thai Industrial Standards Institute (TISI): www.app.tisi.go.th
Thai Ministry of Education (MOE): www.moe.go.th/en
Thai Ministry of Energy: www.energy.go.th/2015/en
Thai Ministry of Finance: www.fpo.go.th/FPO/index2.php
Thai Revenue Department: www.rd.go.th/publish/6045.0.html
Thailand Customs Department: www.internet1.customs.go.th/wps/wcm/connect/CustEn/Home/HomeWelCome
Thailand Ministry of Commerce: www.thaifta.com/english/dtn/ftarta.html
Tourism Thailand: www.tourismthailand.org
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