Bay Area Center for International Trade Development Resources for International Trade Development

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Bay Area Center for International Trade
DevelopmentResources for International Trade
Development

• Presentation by Christopher Lynch
• November 9, 2004

C LYNCH INTERNATIONAL
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International

• World Bank www.worldbank.org
• Information on developing country economies
• Finances projects many of which have open
  procurement
• International Finance Corporation (IFC)
• Promotes private sector with project finance
  loans and guarantees
• Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA)
• Insures Private sector investments

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International

• Multilateral Development Banks (MDBs)
• Asian Development Bank www.adb.org
• Inter-American Development Bank www.idb.org
• African Development Bank www.afdb.org
• European Bank for Reconstruction and Development
  www.ebrd.org

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International

• Foreign Embassies and Consulates
• Good for networking and meeting foreign
  delegations
• However their mission is to sell foreign products
  to the US (great for importers)
• Economic Development Agencies
• Mission to promote US investment in their own
  country/region/city
• Good for networking and meeting foreign
  delegations

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Regional

• Bay Area World Trade Center www.bawtc.org
• Good information and excellent bulletin board
• Classes
• Delegations and Visits
• Lobbying

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Regional

• Monterey Bay International Trade Association
  www.mbita.org
• North Bay World Trade Association www.nbwta.org
• Software Development Forum International SIG
  www.sdforum.org
• Silicon Valley Association of Startup
  Entrepreneurs International www.svase.org/internat
  ional

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Regional

• Bilateral Chambers of Commerce
• Example German-American Business Association of
  California www.gaba-ca.org
• Good for networking, events and meeting
  delegations

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Regional

• Trade Associations
• Excellent for product specific information
• May have market surveys
• Good for networking and finding contacts

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Local

• Chambers of Commerce
• Oakland and San Jose have limited programs
• San Francisco has International Business Alliance
  http//www.sfchamber.com/programs_international_bu
  siness_alliance.htm
• excellent for networking

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Local

• Your Public Library
• They can help you find anything on the web
• Usually have access to DB and other directories
  for free

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Specialized Resources

• Consultants
• Logistics Companies
• Banks
• Law Firms
• Trade Publications