International Institutions
General preliminary remark
You can get aggregated economic data for China, which is the basis
of all market research, by generally accessible sources such
as the World Bank or the International Monetary Fund etc. Often
there is also quite good information available from the chambers
of commerce or with the offices of trade and promotion at the
western embassies in China as well as with international banks
or with the national bureau o statistics in your country. Such
institutions generally double-check the data from Chinese sources
thoroughly before they publish them.
More detailed investigations are necessary to analyse
regional or product markets. Often the associations of the particular
branches
of industry in your country already have quite good information.
Survey on international sources:
Embassies and consulates of your country
- Department for Exhibitions and Trade-fairs
- Department of
Economics and Commerce
- Department of Trade Promotion
/Handelsförderung
Chambers of Commerce
- European Chamber of Commerce
- American Chamber of Commerce (AmCham)
- Australian
Chamber of Commerce
- Japanese Chamber of Commerce
- Single chambers
of European countries
National and provincial ministries in your country
- Ministry
of Trade and Commerce
- Ministry of Foreign
Aid
- Foreign Ministry
International banks and
insurance companies
National
and supranational organisations
- International
Monetary Fund
- World Bank
- Political and social foundations
- European
Community Investment Partners (ECIP)
- Co operations
for technical and economical co-operation
(such as GTZ)
- Institutions and associations of different branches
of industry in your country
Institutions and
associations of different branches of industry
in your country "Round
tables" for the exchange of experience
- “Joint venture round tables “ in
major Chinese cities
- “Investor round tables” in
your home country
- Meetings of business associations
that specialise on China topics (such as
German-Chinese Business
Association)
Investigations show that institutions
and organisations that are contacted are
often not the most efficient
and effective ones. Therefore, depending
on the aspect you are interested in, smaller,
less well-known
institutions that specialize on a specific
area, could prove more informative. [top]
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