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

Asia Economic Institute - offers daily international news, breaking news of the world particularly in Asia, Middle East, and Europe news through daily feature stories and exclusive special reports of its economy and politics, events and trends in business, science, technology, and environment throughout Asia

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 Asia Regional Economic Cooperation - partnership of eight countries and six multilateral institutions promoting development through regional economic cooperation

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

Central Eurasian Studies World Wide - offers a broad perspective with directory and dissertations in Central Eurasian studies

CorpWatch.org - works to hold corporations accountable on issues of human rights, labor rights and environmental justice through education and activism

Crown Agents - delivers capacity-building and institutional development services in public sector transformation

Desjardins International Development - 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, micro-finance institutions and development consulting firms

Economic and Financial Affairs - strives to improve the economic wellbeing of the citizens of the European Union, by developing and promoting policies that lead to sustainable economic growth, a high level of employment, stable public finances and financial stability

Economy Watch - offers comprehensive mix of news, analysis, reference, articles, data, charts and tools

European Rim Policy and Investment Council - 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

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

Peterson Institute for International Economics - private, nonprofit, nonpartisan research institution devoted to the study of international economic policy

The Economist - weekly newspaper focusing on international politics and business news and opinion

The Green Cross Optimist - magazine dedicated to presenting avenues of cooperation and innovation for achieving sustainable and equitable development

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

United Nations Economic Commission for Europe - aims to promote pan-European economic integration; provides analysis, policy advice and assistance to governments and gives focus to the United Nations global mandates in the economic field, in cooperation with other global players and key stakeholders, notably the business community

World Bank - offers loans, advice, and an array of customized resources to more than 100 developing countries and countries in transition

World Economic Forum - 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

World Prout Assembly - advocates and calls for justice in all spheres of life to come together to form one universal coalition, in order to mobilize moralists for creating global change

Philanthropy

Alliance - magazine for philanthropy and social investment worldwide

American Institute of Philanthropy - a nonprofit charity watchdog and information service aims to maximize the effectiveness of every dollar contributed to charity by providing donors with the information they need to make more informed giving decisions

Asian Philanthropy Forum - a global, online community where donors, philanthropy advisors, nonprofit professionals, and other social sector investors unite, act, share best practices, and leverage their philanthropic capital and knowledge to advance human justice and security, improve quality of life, and to protect the environment

Central Asia Institute - nonprofit organization promotes community based education, public health and conservation in mountain regions of Central Asia

Chronicle of Philanthropy - news for nonprofit leaders, fund raisers, grant makers, and other people involved in the philanthropic enterprise; offers information for executives of tax-exempt organizations in health, education, religion, the arts, social services, and other fields, as well as fund raisers, professional employees of foundations, institutional investors, corporate grant makers, and charity donors; also includes lists of grants, fundraising ideas and techniques, statistics, reports on tax and court rulings, summaries of books, and a calendar of events

Ford Foundation - focuses on helping people build individual and shared assets, including natural resources that sustain livelihoods in rural communities, marketable skills that enable people to improve their earning power, and pioneering programs that make it possible for low-income families to save and to access opportunities in broader metropolitan economies

Greg Mortenson - author and co-founder of the nonprofit Central Asia Institute; promotes community-based education and literacy programs, especially for girls, in remote mountain regions of Pakistan and Afghanistan

Pennies for Peace - non-profit organization, service-learning program with a focus on community-based education, especially for girls; designed to help students broaden their cultural horizons and learn about their capacities as philanthropists

Philanthropy Action - publication about poverty-focused philanthropy with articles on economic development, health, education and human rights, as well as the sources of money for poverty interventions, including philanthropy, foreign aid, and social investing

Tactical Philanthropy Advisors - services include organizing and structuring philanthropy using private foundations and donor advised funds and connecting with the best people, organizations, tools, and research to make a difference

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

Research

Adam Smith Institute - 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

Asia Institute for Social Political and Economic Research - student-centered think tank that has been created to offer students at Grossmont College and San Diego State University the opportunity to work as knowledge workers in a professional think tank environment

Center for Social and Economic Research - international non-profit independent research and policy institute working on the world economy, European integration and the transition process in Central and Eastern Europe, the Transcaucasus and Central Asia

Central Asia-Caucasus Institute - with the Silk Road Studies Program, aims to respond to the increasing need for information, research and analysis

East Asian Bureau of Economic Research - forum for high-quality economic research focusing on issues facing the economies of East Asia

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

EconomicExpert.com - resource for those working or interested in working on macro-economy research, training, education and economic development

Eurasian Journal of Business and Economics - refereed academic journal, publishing research articles in the field of business administration, economics, and related fields

IDEAS RePEc - bibliographic database dedicated to economics and available free from the University of Connecticut, Department of Economics

International Development Economics Associates - pluralist network of progressive economists across the world, engaged in research, teaching and dissemination of critical analysis of economic policy and development

Interstate Statistical Committee of the CIS - develops and disseminates unified statistical methodology for the CIS

Statistical, Economic and Social Research and Training Centre for Islamic Countries - organization's task is to collate, process and disseminate socio-economic statistics and information on and for the utilisation of the member countries and to study and evaluate the economic and social developments in the member countries to help generate proposals that will initiate and enhance co-operation among them