The Overseas Private Investment Corporation - The Overseas Private Investment Corporation is an "independent" U.S. Government agency that sells investment services to assist U.S. companies investing in some 140 emerging economies around the world. A self-sustaining government corporation with current reserves of more than $3 billion, OPIC assists U.S. private investment overseas. The International Economics Network - The network is an annotated, selective portal for international economics and related disciplines, which includes regularly updated links to research papers, news and commentaries in the field. Alta Plana: International Economics Gateway - International Economics Gateway at Alta Plana, a consultancy for Internet and database architecture, design, and development. The Vienna Institute for International Economic Studies - WIIW - A source of in-depth information and analysis on the economies of Central and Eastern Europe. WIIW Databases are interpreted with a seasoned understanding of their sources and limits and integrated to be consistent over time and between countries and regions. The International Economics Study Center - International trade textbook or web text, links to current international trade news stories, a site devoted to the issue of fairness in international trade, and preliminary notes for an international finance webtext. International Insurance Foundation - A non-profit educational organization promoting economic development through technical and professional education for emerging insurance markets IC2 (Innovation, Creativity & Capital) - An international, transdisciplinary thinktank devoted to solving unstructured problems to accelerate wealth and job creation and shared prosperity at home and abroad.