ACDI/VOCA - strives to promote positive economic and social change worldwide
Aga Khan Development Network - works in health, education, culture, rural development and economic promotion, primarily in Asia and Africa
Center for International Private Enterprise - independent, non-profit affiliate of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce; promotes democratic and market-oriented economic reform by working directly with the private sector in developing countries; administers a worldwide grants program, provides specialized training for entrepreneurs and more
Central Asian-American Enterprise Fund - not-for-profit corporation formed pursuant to the Support for East European Democracies Act (SEED) and the Open Market Support Act of 1992 (the Freedom Support Act) for the primary purpose of promoting the development of the Central Asian private sector and policies and practices conducive to such development
Civil Society International - independent, nonprofit agency publishes information and uses the Internet to strengthen citizen organizations working to expand civil rights, democratic institutions, social services and economic reform in Eurasia
CorpWatch.org - works to hold corporations accountable on issues of human rights, labor rights and environmental justice through education and activism
Crown Agents - United Kingdom.; delivers capacity-building and institutional development services in public sector transformation
Desjardins International Development - Canada; specializes in providing technical support and investment to the community finance sector in emerging or developing countries
Deutsche Gesellschaft für Technische Zusammenarbeit (GTZ) GmbH - the primary goal of GTZ's work is to improve the living and working conditions of people in the partner countries and sustain the natural basis for life; GTZ deals with a wide range of issues and tasks including protecting the tropical forest in Indonesia, AIDS prevention in Kenya, vocational training in Argentina and advisory services to governments of countries of the former Soviet Union
Development Gateway - portal on economic development, offering project information, articles, community features and many other resources
Directory of Development Organizations - guide to international organizations, governments, private sector institutions, development agencies, universities, research and training institutes, NGOs/PDOs, grant makers, banks, microfinance institutions and development consulting firms
European Rim Policy and Investment Council - ERPIC; policy and investment think-tank that fosters economic development and job creation in the European Rim
ILO Moscow/EECAT - part of the field structure of the International Labour Organization; this office of the Eastern Europe and Central Asia Team pursues to promote and realize standards, fundamental principles and rights at the work place
infoDev - a global grant program managed by the World Bank to promote innovative projects on the use of information and communication technologies (ICTs) for economic and social development, with a special emphasis on the needs of the poor in developing countries
Institute for International Economics - USA; private, nonprofit, nonpartisan research institution devoted to the study of international economic policy
International Institute for Sustainable Development - advances policy recommendations on international trade and investment, economic policy, climate change, measurement and indicators, and natural resource management to make development sustainable
International Labour Organization - United Nations specialized agency which seeks the promotion of social justice and internationally recognized human and labour rights
Islamic Research and Training Institute - undertakes research for enabling the economic, financial and banking activities in Muslim countries to conform to Shari'ah and to extend training facilities to personnel engaged in economic development activities in the Islamic Development Bank's member countries
Japan Bank for International Cooperation - contributes to the development of Japan and the international economy and community through undertaking lending and other financial operations
Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development - provides governments a setting in which to discuss, develop and perfect economic and social policy through collecting data, monitoring trends, analyzing and forecasting economic developments
Turkish International Co-operation Agency - aims to promote economic, technical, social, cultural and educational cooperation programs in Central Asia
United Nations Economic and Social Condition for Asia and the Pacific - the regional arm of the United Nations Secretariat for the Asian and Pacific region; formulates and promotes development assistance activities and projects commensurate with the needs and priorities of the region while acting as an executing agency for relevant operational projects
World Economic Forum - Geneva, Switzerland; independent organization committed to improving the state of the world; serves its members and society by creating partnerships between and among business, political, intellectual and other leaders of society to define, discuss and advance key issues on the global agenda
The Green Cross Optimist - magazine dedicated to presenting avenues of cooperation and innovation for achieving sustainable and equitable development
Virtual Foundation - online philanthropy program which supports grassroots initiatives around the world; supports local projects initiated by non-governmental organizations in the fields of environment, sustainable development, and health; encourages private philanthropy among citizens from all walks of life; through its network it provides a mechanism through which individuals, groups and organizations and family foundations can securely engage in international philanthropy
Adam Smith Institute - Britain; since 1977, has played a key role in the analysis and development of public policies and has published over 300 influential policy reports; it has been part of a worldwide movement towards free markets and free trade; encourages discussion of policy ideas through its Web site, its newspapers, magazines, radio and television
EconomicExpert.com - resource for those working or interested in working on macro-economy research, training, education and economic development
Economic Research Forum - independent, non-profit organization aims to initiate and fund policy-relevant economic research, to publish and disseminate the results of research activity to scholars, policy makers and the business community, and to function as a resource base for researchers through its databank and documentation library
Interstate Statistical Committee of the CIS - develops and disseminates unified statistical methodology for the CIS
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