Abacus: a Journal of Accounting, Finance and Business Studies 
http://www.wiley.com/bw/journal.asp?ref=0001-3072
Abacus provides a forum for independent and critical thought on matters of current academic and professional interest in accounting, finance and business. It is published in Australia, but is international in scope. The journal reports current research; to evaluate critically current developments in theory and practice; to analyse the effects of the regulatory framework of accounting, finance and business; and to explore alternatives to, and explanations of, past and current practices.The key features include: scholarly papers in accounting, finance and business studies; reports on the products of current research; evaluation of current developments in theory and practice; analysis of the effects of the regulatory framework of accounting, finance and business; and the exploration of alternatives to, and explanations of, past and current practices. The site contains information on the editorial board, notes for contributors; subscriptions details. Tables of contents and abstracts may be accessed from this site.
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Actuarial Profession (The)
http://www.actuaries.org.uk/
Actuarial Profession is the combined website for the Institute of Actuaries which was established in 1848 as the professional association for actuaries in the UK and the Institute's Scottish counterpart, the Faculty of Actuaries, which was established later in 1856. This website represents both professional associations. A detailed history and background to the profession can be found from the home page. Information aimed at students on how to join the profession as well as professional development advice and activities are also available. The site also includes sections on publications, conferences and about the British Actuarial Journal. There are full contact details.
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All About Value at Risk
http://www.gloriamundi.org/
GloriaMundi is a resource for the community of individuals interested in the concept of Value at Risk. This site includes information on; new publications, relevant regulatory issues involving Value-at-Risk, as well as access to a large number of working papers (including both those already published and others in draft format) and an extensive collection of further useful links. Users can register online for a free, weekly electronic newsletter and are also given the chance to submit their own suggested resources for inclusion.
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Bank for International Settlements Policy and Working Papers
http://www.bis.org/list/wpapers/index.htm
A list of working papers produced by the Bank for International Settlements. The list includes links to abstracts, background commentaries and full-text papers in a range of topics including: monetary policy, banking, interest rates, exchange rates, financial markets, central banks, the Euro and decision theory.
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Bank of England Quarterly Bulletin
http://www.bankofengland.co.uk/publications/quarterlybulletin/index.htm
The Bank of England Quarterly Bulletin provides regular commentary on UK market developments and UK monetary policy operations. t also contains research and analysis and reports on a wide range of topical economic and financial issues, both domestic and international. The Bulletin carries a broad range of material, particularly in relation to the formulation and conduct of monetary policy. It is published in Spring, Summer, Autumn and Winter. For quick viewing, you can look at contents or summary pages, rather than the full reports or look up items by year / topic
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Bank of England statistics
http://www.bankofengland.co.uk/statistics/
Part of the Bank of England website, this is a large range of monetary, banking and financial statistics, in an easy to use form. There are the latest statistics releases, followed by a schedule of releases for each year. These include domestic banking statistics, external finance statistics and international banking statistics. The Bank also publishes an Inflation Attitudes Survey - a national poll undertaken by NOP, UK Yield Curve data and other financial market series. Each year there are monthly and quarterly releases of data. The site also includes a Statistical Interactive Database, with a range of indicators which are searchable, browsable and ordered by table. There is also a guide to the work of the Statistics division of the Bank of England and an organisation chart.
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Banking and finance review
http://www.bankingandfinancereview.com/
The Banking and Finance Review (BFR) is a bi-annual, peer-reviewed international research journal that provides a publication outlet for theoretical as well as empirical issues in the fields of banking and finance.The Banking and Finance Review seeks to promote international research that enhances the professions understanding of banking and finance. The scope of the Banking and Finance Review is broad. It includes studies in the following areas: banking, financial institutions, corporate finance, international finance, capital markets, commodities market, derivatives, risk management, insurance, fixed income securities, alternative investments, portfolios. It provides open access to its content online, after a free registration process.
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Birkbeck College, Working Papers in Economics and Finance
http://www.ems.bbk.ac.uk/research/wp
Working Papers published by the School of Economics, Mathematics and Statistics at Birkbeck, University of London . Papers are listed chronologically from 2005 onwards, with links to the PDF version of the full text.
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BIS (Department for Business, Innovation and Skills)
http://www.bis.gov.uk/
This is the website of the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS) created from two departments - the Department for Business Enterprise and Regulatory Reform (BERR) and the Department for Innovation, Universities and Skills (DIUS). This department was created in June 2009. It explains and promotes UK government policy on learning and skills at all levels in the post-19 sector, innovation, science and business. The website provides free access to government press releases; statistics; papers; legislation, regulation and other documents. Information can be accessed by sector, e.g. higher education or skills.
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Bloomberg
http://www.bloomberg.com/
This site provides an extensive up-to-the-minute guide to the latest business and financial news. Amongst other services, users can check market prices, consult recent press releases, read in depth analysis of the latest news stories, subscribe to various premium Bloomberg services or use various online tools such as their portfolio tracker.
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Boston Federal Reserve Bank Research Publications
http://www.bos.frb.org/genpubs/
Collection of publications produced by the Boston Federal Bank focusing on monetary policy, regional economic and fiscal issues, banking and finance topics. The publications are intended for researchers, policymakers, economists, bankers, opinion leaders. Titles included: New England Economic Review, Regional Review, New England Banking Trends, New England Fiscal Facts and Bank Notes as well as research and special reports.
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Central Bank Research Hub
http://www.bis.org/cbhub/index.htm
The Central Bank Research Hub has been established by the Bank for International Settlements (BIS) to collate and disseminate economic research published by central banks. The collection can be browsed by institution, author, title keyword or JEL classification. Abstracts and full text of items are usually available - although occasionally only one of them is provided. The Research Hub e-mail alert can keep users informed about new research published on any of the websites of the participating central banks. Subscribers to the free e-mail alert can select specific topics and reception frequencies.
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CEPR discussion papers
http://www.cepr.org/pubs/new-dps/dp_papers.htm
These papers are produced by the Centre for Economic Policy Research (CEPR), a UK-based research institute. CEPR's research is conducted in seven distinct programme areas: financial economics; industrial organisation; international macroeconomics; international trade; labour economics; public policy; transition economics. CEPR helps to develop and execute projects that are principally undertaken by a network of academic-based researchers who receive common services, support and funding. Approximately 600 papers are published per year. Over 3,000 fully-searchable abstracts and PDFs of all papers since 1999 are available on this site. For access to the full-text papers, a subscription must be paid.
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China economic review
http://www.chinaeconomicreview.com/
China Economic Review is a monthly news magazine published in Hong Kong covering business, finance and economics in China. It has been published since 1990 and includes original reporting, commentary and analysis for the reader with an interest in China's economic affairs. Premium content is only available to subscribers, but a good selection of free articles is available. The site also features a range of e-newsletters offering daily or weekly summaries of key stories. Information is organised chronologically with an archive of past issues, as well as thematically with a focus on specific industries. There is also an events section detailing seminars, fora and other events in China for the business / economics community. It should not be confused with the peer reviewed academic journal of the same name.
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China Economics Blog
http://china-economics-blog.blogspot.com/
This blog by an academic economist, while aiming to be politically neutral, provides news, observations, statistics and information, plus academic analysis of important issues for China's rapidly developing economy.This includes economic growth, inequality, stock market, shares, exchange rates, the environment, foreign direct investment and the WTO.
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Credit slips
http://www.creditslips.org/
Contributers to this blog include a sociologist and they write on credit, bankruptcy and related issues "debating what does happen and what should happen when consumers and businesses borrow money". The site is indexed and maintains an archive from January 2007.
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Deardorff's glossary of international economics
http://www-personal.umich.edu/~alandear/glossary/
Created by by Alan Deardorff of the University of Michigan this glossary covers both international trade and finance. Besides definitions of terms, it includes interactive graphs, lists of related concepts and information of the origins of various terms. If there is a term that users would like to see covered in the glossary that is not already included, there is an online request form that can be completed and submitted.
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derStandard.at/investor
http://derstandard.at/investor
Business section of the Austrian daily newspaper, Der Standard. There are numerous news articles on companies, business people, employment, products and economics. The focus is on Austrian and German business, but international topics are covered too. The latest share prices and news from the Austrian stock market (Die Börse) in Vienna are shown. There are annual reports on the stock market's performance. A good site for business students who are researching Austria. The site is in German only.
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Directorate General for Economic and Financial Affairs
http://ec.europa.eu/dgs/economy_finance/index_en.htm
The Directorate General for Economic and Financial Affairs of the European Commission. Their main tasks are to monitor and assess the economies of the member states, particularly in relation to Economic and Monetary Union. It also overviews the European Monetary System, monitors the single market and analyses other economic policies of the Community. The site sets out the Directorate's mission and objectives and provides a list of available publications, some items of which have links to an electronic version. There is information about the economic and monetary policy of the Commission; lists of daily, monthly, and yearly exchange rates; and economic forecasts.
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EBRD Working Paper Series
http://www.ebrd.com/pubs/econo/series/wp.htm
This site contains the full-text of a number of working papers published by the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development. They cover all aspects of the economic transformation of nations within Central and Eastern Europe since the fall of communism. Typical areas featured include: post-communist economics, the development of a private sector, capital flows, finance and currency. Users should note that most of these papers are offered in PDF and require access to an Adobe Acrobat Reader for use.
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Eco5.com
http://research.eco5.com/
Eco5.com is a large, free, comprehensive link collection covering international economics and finance. Over 5,000 sites are listed. It was set up by the European Business School, International University Schloss, Reichartshausen and the Fraunhofer Institute. Links include international institutions, also central banks, stock exchanges and government bodies. Information is broadly categorised by country / region and by type - bonds, commodities, exchange rates, GDP, stocks and more. The site also includes economic news - again broadly categorised by region and a selection of links to collections of research tools - working paper series, software, portals etc.
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Economist, The
http://www.economist.com/
The Economist is a weekly publication that reports on politics, economics, business and technology, from a free market perspective. Established in 1843, the print edition is now freely available online with a searchable archive. The website can be searched or browsed in different ways - by section, subject or data bank. Economist.com also includes extra news analysis pieces, country briefings, cities guides, backgrounders on key issues in the news, plus email, RSS and mobile news alerts. It also provides blogs for opinion pieces, podcast interviews and audio updates for the print edition. Users can register for the site to personalise their view of the content and explore links to other services offered by The Economist Group.
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EconStats
http://www.econstats.com/
This US portal contains a large amount of time -series economics and markets data for US, UK, Canada, Russia with some data going back to the 1940s. There are links to data on Interest rates; Stock markets; Commodities and Futures prices; Exchange Rates; in addition to Global economic data. There's also links to 'Econ Chat' an interactive tool that enables registered users to ask economic data related questions in addition to blogs, papers, organisations and iBanks plus a whole lot more. In most cases the data can be downloaded monthly, quartery and annual in Excel.
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Ekspert
http://www.expert.ru/
'Ekspert' is a Russian and English language weekly aimed at the business and financial sectors. It provides news, including the latest index and exchange rate figures, and feature length articles on business, finance and economic issues. It also includes a number of 'specials' or overview reports focusing on, for example, particular sectors or trade with particular countries. The agency was founded by Ekspert, "is an authorised agent of the Central Bank of Russia and the Federal Securities Commission for the disclosure and dissemination of information on banks, financial institutions, insurance companies and issuers of securities" and provides rankings and information by sector and region. Articles can be accessed either by browsing the headlines or by using the search option. An archive of previous editions is also available to subscribers. Please note that for optimum performance, this site requires the installation of Macromedia Flash.
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ETLA
http://www.etla.fi/
The Research Institute of the Finnish Economy (ETLA) makes economic forecasts and carries out research on economics, business and social policy. The mission of the Institute is to facilitate financial and economic policy decision making in the organisations sponsoring the Institute (e.g. banks and employer organisations), Finnish companies and the whole economy. There is a searchable database of ETLA publications on the website. Publications are in Finnish and English. The newest publications are available in PDF format (Adobe Acrobat Reader needed for access). Also available from the site are graphs of the Finnish economy.
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