
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
Market Access:
Market Access Database for Tariffs: www.madb.europa.eu/madb/indexPubli.htm
Standards and Technical Regulations:
British Standards Institution (BSI): www.bsigroup.com/en/sectorsandservices/Disciplines/ImportExport
Intellectual Property Office: www.ipo.gov.uk
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
UK Trade Info: www.gov.uk/government/organisations/uk-trade-investment
Trade Shows:
10 Times (formerly BizTradeShows.com): www.10times.com/ireland
British Expertise Events: www.britishexpertise.org
EventsEye.com online database: www.eventseye.com
UKTI 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
Healthcare abroad:
Travel health: www.travelhealth.co.uk
TravelHealthPro: www.travelhealthpro.org.uk/locations/ireland
NHS (Scotland): www.fitfortravel.nhs.uk/destinations/europe--russia/ireland.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
CBI (Confederation of British Industry): www.cbi.org.uk
Department for Business, Innovation & Skills (BIS): www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-for-business-innovation-skills
Exporting is GREAT: www.exportingisgreat.gov.uk
Foreign & Commonwealth Office: 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
OECD: www.oecd-ilibrary.org
Open to Export: www.opentoexport.com
Overseas business risk: www.gov.uk/government/collections/overseas-business-risk
SOLVIT: www.ec.europa.eu/solvit/index_en.htm
Tenders Electronic Daily (Supplement to the Official Journal of the EU) (TED): www.ted.europa.eu/TED/main/HomePage.do
Trade Tariff: www.gov.uk/trade-tariff
Transparency International: www.transparency.org
UK Trade & Investment: www.gov.uk/government/organisations/uk-trade-investment
UKTI e-exporting programme: www.gov.uk/e-exporting
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
Irish websites:
British Irish Trading Alliance (BITA): www.bita.ie
Central Bank and Financial Services Authority of Ireland: www.centralbank.ie/Pages/home.aspx
Companies Registration Office: www.cro.ie/Registration/Company
Connect Ireland: www.connectireland.ie
Enterprise Europe Network (EEN): www.een-ireland.ie
Food Safety Authority of Ireland: www.fsai.ie
Health and Safety Authority of Ireland: www.hsa.ie/eng
Ibec: www.ibec.ie
Ireland Commission for Communications Regulation: www.comreg.ie
Ireland Commission for Energy Regulation (CER): www.cer.ie
Ireland Environmental Protection Agency (EPA): www.epa.ie/#&panel1-1
Ireland Inward Investment Promotion Agency: www.idaireland.com
Irish Central Statistics Office (CSO): www.cso.ie
Irish Citizens’ Information Board: www.citizensinformation.ie/en/employment/types_of_employment/self_employment/setting_up_a_business_in_ireland.html
Irish Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: www.businessregulation.ie
Irish Embassy in the UK: www.dfa.ie/irish-embassy/great-britain
Irish Government procurement site (Etenders): www.etenders.gov.ie
Irish Health Products Regulatory Authority (HPRA): www.hpra.ie
Irish national Health Services Executive (HSE): www.hse.ie/eng
Irish Independent Hospitals: www.independenthospitals.ie
Irish Office of the Revenue Commissioners: www.revenue.ie/en/index.html
Irish Patents Office: www.patentsoffice.ie/en
Irish Small and Medium Enterprises Association (ISME): www.isme.ie
Irish Tourist Assistance Service (ITAS): www.itas.ie
National Consumer Agency of Ireland: www.consumerhelp.ie
National Standards Authority of Ireland: www.nsai.ie
Small Firms Association (SFA): www.sfa.ie
The Office of An Coimisinéir Teanga: www.coimisineir.ie/index.php?page=baile&lang=english&tid=1
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