
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: www.gov.uk/government/organisations/uk-export-finance
Intellectual Property:
EU Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO): www.euipo.europa.eu/ohimportal/en
Intellectual Property Office: www.ipo.gov.uk
World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO): www.wipo.int/treaties/en/text.jsp?file_id=288514
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
Export Control Organisation (ECO): www.gov.uk/government/organisations/export-control-organisation
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
Office for National Statistics: www.ons.gov.uk
Trade shows:
British Expertise Events: www.britishexpertise.org
EventsEye.com online database: www.eventseye.com
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/country-information
NHS (Scotland): www.fitfortravel.nhs.uk/destinations.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
Confederation of British Industry (CBI): www.cbi.org.uk
Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy (BEIS): www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-for-business-energy-and-industrial-strategy
Department for International Trade (DIT): www.gov.uk/government/organisations/uk-trade-investment
DIT e-exporting programme: www.gov.uk/e-exporting
European Commission: www.ec.europa.eu/index_en.htm
Exporting is GREAT: www.exportingisgreat.gov.uk
Foreign & Commonwealth Office (FCO): 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
International Monetary Fund (IMF): www.imf.org/external/index.htm
Open to Export: www.opentoexport.com
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD): www.oecd.org
Overseas business risk: www.gov.uk/government/collections/overseas-business-risk
Single Euro Payments Area (SEPA): www.ec.europa.eu/finance/payments/sepa/index_en.htm
SOLVIT: www.ec.europa.eu/solvit/index_en.htm
Trade Tariff: www.gov.uk/trade-tariff
Transparency International: www.transparency.org
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
Romanian websites:
e-licitatie: www.e-licitatie.ro/Public/Common/Content.aspx?f=PublicHomePage
Embassy of Romania to the UK: www.londra.mae.ro/en
National Customs Authority of Romania (ANAF): www.customs.ro/en.aspx
National Union of Public Notaries from Romania: www.uniuneanotarilor.ro/?p=2.2.3&lang=en
Romanian Accreditation Association (RENAR): www.renar.ro/en
Romanian Automotives Manufacturers’ Association (ACAROM): www.acarom.ro
Romanian Customs National Authority: www.customs.ro/en.aspx
Romanian General Inspectorate for Immigration: www.igi.mai.gov.ro/home/index/en
Romanian National Natural Gas Transmission System (SNTGN): www.transgaz.ro/en
Romanian Office for Immigration: www.igi.mai.gov.ro/home/index/en
Romanian State Office for Inventions and Trademarks (OSIM): www.osim.ro/index3.html
Romania Tourism: www.romaniatourism.com