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| Assoc
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.. | NGO's Non-Governmental
Organizations
The World Bank, headquartered in Washington, is very much controlled by the infleunces of U.S. politics The OECD in France is heavily influenced (say some international business experts) by its multi-lingual head-office work force which is predominatly European. The G8 controls the IMF and there can't be much money taken out of this organization for assisting countries with their currency problems unless the majority of the G8 leaders agree. UNCTAD is a sub-agency of the United Nations and must follow the pressures put on the U.N. from a multitude of sources. |
| Bilateral
Assoc |
.. | Bilateral
associations
Bilateral associations simply means an associations that is concerned with just two entities. Usually, this term applies to Canada - and Country X examples
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| Bilateral
Assoc |
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associations - useful for students
1. You can read information off the website of the association and find information about
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| Bilateral
Assoc where? |
.. | Bilateral
associations - useful for students
2. Where do you find Bilateral associations listed? You can look on the websites
for the Canadian Embassy in the particular country.
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| Bilateral
Assoc where? |
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go to META lists, such as online-chamber.com/Canada.html
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| Multilateral associations | .. | Multilateral
associations
examples
Some multilateral associations, like the Asia Pacific Foundation (APF), are focused on social and cultural issues and host events, and publish material discussing things such as language learning, music and art etc. Companies and executives support and attend these events since it is understood that learning about the social-cultural circumstances of the countries in which you do business is important for people trade consumer products and services. The APF also has up-to-date
facts, statistics and "country background" information in the form of reports
that you can read off their site.
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| Multilateral associations | .. | Multilateral
associations - other assoc.
Multilateral associations can also include memberships of other associations. For example, the Southeast Asia-Canada Business Council is also the organization that coordinates the activities of the
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| Multilateral
associations
membership |
.. | Membership in
multilateral associations can include small companies but it is more likely
to include medium and large sized enterprises. Membership often includes
government agencies and specific senior government personnel in particular
ministeries at the federal level, and sometimes provincial level. A number
of multilateral associations, like the Asia Pacific Foundation, are also
financially supported by government at the federal level.
Membership fees can be wide ranging - some of the big ones, like PBEC, dues for corporate membership are US$5,000 One of the things that can
indicate the size and scope of a multilateral association is to look at
the list of officers of the association. When you see what companies these
people represent, it can indicate if they are "big playaz", or SMEs
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| Industry Associations | .. | Industry
Associations
examples
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| Industry Associations | .. | Industry associations
are often formed for the purpose of lobbying within a particular industry
sector. These types of associations are good resources for students needing
information about business trends and economic data effecting the sector
in which particular companies are operating.
Many industry associations have an international scope - such as the Canada Beef Export Federation which has spent a lot of time developing business opportunities in Japan for its membership (most of which is in Alberta) |
| Events
and Activities |
.. | Associations
have lots of events and information for their members, because ... that
is how they get their members to renew each year. Students can access much
of this information - sometimes you can obtain the newsletter for free,
or read it off the website. Some associations allow "affiliate" memberships
and this means you have the opportunity to attend events.
Example (1) Global Chinese Financial Forum (GCFF) listed by the Southeast Asia-Canada Business Council - Vancouver Conference March 2006 www.gcff.ca/event/en_event_detail.asp?ie=24&ia=1 Even if the event has already taken place, these websites are a "mine" of information for students
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| Events
and Activities |
.. | Example (2)
Annual General Meeting & Networking Event with Arab Ambassadors
listed by the Canada-Arab Business Council (CABC) Described as "On Friday,
June 2, 2006, CABC will be holding its Annual General Meeting (AGM) at
the GreyHawk Golf Club - 4999 Boundary Road, Cumberland [outside of Ottawa].
www.canada-arabbusiness.org/eventfiles/117.pdf
For someone who is a golfer, this would be a great opportunity to meet several of the top ranked diplomats of the leading Arab countries that have embassies in Ottawa. |
| Membership
contacts |
.. | Bilateral and
Multilateral and Industry associations have publically listed lists
of their members. Scrolling through those lists will give you the names
of Canadian companies doing business in the particular country. Sometimes
the membership list contains actual company contact information for the
company, such as
John Smith, Vice President, Asia,example www.canada-arabbusiness.org/cgi-bin/membership.pl  |
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