Links
General information
General databases, linklists, research
institutes and other informational sources
Online-publications
Newsagencies
Linklists
Research institutes
Macro Economics
Domestic macro level
| Title |
Description |
| The
Estonian Page by the Estonian Institute |
In-depth
information about Estonia, including its culture, history, society,
natural environment and economy. The economy part covers macro level
and some of the industries. |
| Statistics
Department of Estonia |
All
the basic country statistics free of charge. More in-depth statistics,
analysis and reports are for sale. |
| Bank
of Estonia |
Information on
Estonian banking system, including regulations, laws, monetary policy,
issues of the EU integration and resent trends of the sector. Modified
and well presented statistics of the Estonian economy. Number of press
releases, speeches, publications, research papers and annual reports. |
| Ministry
of Economic Affairs |
Includes quarterly
reports on the Estonian economy, economic policy documents and yearbooks.
The site describes micro level sectors and takes a glance at the European
integration from the economic perspective. Information about the programmes
targeted for entrepreneurs. |
| Ministry
of Finance of Estonia |
State economy
reviews from fiscal policy point of view, including statistical information.
Country's debt issues. Government's budget, revenues and expenditures. |
| Ministry
of Social Affairs |
The site contains
the ministry's strategic action plan for the next decade. Also available
social, labour and health policies, plans and some of the related
statistics. EU issues are covered in brief, and some of the legislation
acts are also published. |
| Estonian
Ministry of Foreign Affairs |
Among the political
and social issues, Estonian economic and foreign trade overviews are
available. |
| Estonian
Institute of Economic Research |
Economic research
reports can be ordered. In Estonian language, some price index information
is offered for free. |
| Institute
of Baltic Studies |
The site covers
not only business and economy, but also arts, science, education,
etc. However, a lot of reports seem to be over 5 years old. |
| Estonian
Regional Development Agency |
Information on regional
development programmes and strategies. Includes also information on
the agency's sub-section "Estonian Business Support Network", who's
task is to support small and medium size enterprises and start-ups
in all the regions of Estonia. |
| Public
Procurement Office |
Public procurements,
legislative acts and database on arbitration board decisions. |
| Estonian
Privatisation Agency |
Information
on Estonian privatisation process, further plans, strategies, laws
and yearly since 1993. |
International macro level
| Title |
Description |
| The
World Bank |
Economy overview,
supported by statistics and country profile. Some of the statistics
cover 1980s and even 1970s. Several reports and articles related to
the development projects, undertaken or supported by the World Bank
in Estonia. |
| The
World Bank, office in Estonia |
Information and
reports on the World Bank's projects in Estonia. Summary of Estonia's
economic development and relations with the World Bank. |
| International
Monetary Fund |
Information on
the activities and strategies of the fund. Several reports and statistical
appendixes can be downloaded. They cover variety of issues of national
economy, and statistical appendixes are especially useful, if you
are looking for the figures from the early 1990s. |
| Statistics
Finland, International Business Statistics |
Main economic indicators
of Europe and Pacific region. Publications for downloading and ordering.
Provides tenths of economic news topics daily. |
| Bank
of Finland, Institute for Economies in Transition (BOFIT) |
Extensive information
on the economics of Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Russia and Poland.
Includes variety of reviews, and other economic information.
Direct link: http://www.bof.fi/bofit/ |
| Aleksanteri
Institute, Finnish Centre for Russian and East European Studies |
Among general information
on institute itself, the sub-page of "information service" lists many
sources (links and bibliography of literature) where you will find
plenty of in-depth information related to Eastern Europe economies.
The Database for Business and Public Administration offers you overviews
of several economic and political issues. On this site you can also
order several publications related to the studies of the transition
economies in Eastern Europe. |
| The
European Bank of Reconstruction and Development |
Information on
the EBRD financing, procurement projects and general policies. On
the site also available list of financed projects, with project summaries,
reports and analysis of the each country's progress in the transition
to a market economy. Among publications, comprehensive "Estonian investment
profile", which covers the financial market, investment climate and
all the major sectors of the economy. |
| European
Investment Bank |
Information on the
bank's financing policies and targets. Under publications section,
are listed all EIB loans since 1990. Press releases provide additional
information, related to projects financed by the bank. |
| EUROSTAT |
Statistics of
economies of EU member and applicant countries. Most of the statistical
information is presented in the form of reports, thus it might take
some time to find the needed figures. |
| Links
to all United Nation's statistic databases |
Concentration is
on macro economics and social issues, but the sub-pages cover also
education, science, technology, culture, environment, agriculture,
industries, etc. Global perspective. |
| United
Nations |
The home page
of the United Nations serves as a gate to other divisions of the organization.
A lot of information is found covering global issues of environment,
human rights, prevention of crime and narcotics, women rights and
economic and social development in general. |
| United
Nations, Development Program |
Site includes country
report covering almost all the 1990s. Other reports concentrate mainly
on Human Development issues, including human right, poverty and other
social aspects of the country. |
| U.S.
Department of State |
Under the link
"Country Background Notes", are located short overview of the country's
history, political condition and the economy. |
| U.S.
Commercial Service |
Under the "Market
Research" section is Country Commercial Guide, which covers all the
aspects from economic trends and industries, to distribution channels
and advertising. On the site are also available several market research
reports, but they can be accessed only by the US exporters. |
|
The United States
Agency for International Development |
Information on
organization's development missions, which are undertaken around the
world. The site also includes overviews of the target countries. Available
large list of development links to organization around the world. |
| The
World Fact Book |
Here you can find
all the background information on almost every country of the World. |
| Economist
Intelligence Unit |
The site
covers almost every country of the world. However, only some news
articles and very short summaries are offered for free, while more
extensive information is only for subscribers. Free trial offers are
possible to get. |
GDP
Investments
Foreign Trade
Inflation
Employment
Micro economics
Domestic Micro level
| Title |
Description |
| Estonian
Investment Agency |
Country review
and industry overviews (see under sub-section: "investments opportunities").
Investment guides and opportunities, law issues, basic statistical
information and a list of major foreign investors in Estonia. |
| Enterprise
Estonia |
Site contains information
on different institutions build to help the business activities in
Estonia. Includes reports on national economic development, plans
and strategies. |
| Baltic
Business Server |
Business and
tourism information of the Baltic States (Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania),
catalogue of Estonian companies and also reviews of Estonian manufacturing
industries, trade, banking sector, construction, transportation, telecommunications,
mass media, tourism, etc. |
| Estonian
Trade Council |
Private non-profit
organisation of some 60 companies. Has published and available on
the web catalogues of Estonian furniture, engineering and logistics
industries. List of the export oriented member companies. |
| Estonian
Competition Board |
States the main
tasks of activity and provides information on competition legislation
including the Competition Act and most of the government regulations
since 1998. Annual reports since 1998 cover some of the investigations
on market competition environment. |
| The
Tax Board |
Information on the
board's activities and departments. In English can be found Income,
Value Added and Social Tax Acts, and dozens of forms. Much more information
is provided in Estonian, including taxes-related statistics. |
| Estonian
Patent Office |
Among general
information and latest news, also available statistical and legal
information and much more. Links to international patent databases
and Estonian patent library. |
| Estonian
Customs Board |
Includes information
on all Estonian Customs houses, structure of organization, statistics
of foreign trade and tourism, legal aspects affecting customs activities
and all the needed contact information. |
| The
Estonian Chamber of Commerce and Industry |
The Estonian
Chamber of Commerce and Industry. In English information on services
provided by the chamber. List of the member companies that are around
300. In Estonian language, can be found in-depth information regarding
the activities of chamber. |
| Estonian
Trade Promotion Agency |
In English there
is available: country overlook, basic trade information, publications
on export related issues of different industries. Market research
findings currently are only in Estonian language. Offers databases
and further links for finding exporters. "English site is to be developed". |
| Sustainable
Development Database |
The web site
houses an organized collection of publications, references, events,
projects and links related to sustainable development in Estonia and
around the world. Among the macro level issues the site covers also
many industries and aspects of the economy. The site is in Estonian
and English. |
| Estonian
Business Association |
The site covers
the basics; structure of the organisation, members, contacts and overview
of Estonian economic development. Members of the association are only
the largest companies of the country. |
| Äripäev
- Business magazine |
Magazine's
TOP 100 of the Estonian companies. |
International Micro level
| Title |
Description |
| Kompass
Baltia |
Information how
to do business in Estonia, how to pay taxes, employ people, and buy
land. Economy overview and several industry overviews. Company directories
are for sale. |
| Finland's
Promotion Agency |
The country profile,
including short overview of macro level is provided for free, while
other information has to be purchased. |
| Compiler,
Trade Web Site |
This site covers
Russian, Estonian, Latvian, Lithuanian and Polish markets. It offers
links to the news sources, economy related reports, and market overviews.
The site focuses on international East-West trade, especially via
Finland, and offers a lot of information on business opportunities,
contacts and trade assist. |
| CorporateInformation |
The site provides
market and economy overviews of several countries. Short, but detailed
market overviews are supported by many links to the more in-depth
analysis and related organizations. |
| CountryWatch.com |
The site offers
some of the basic economic and social information for free, while
more in-depth reports have to be purchased. |
| United
Nations Industrial Development Organization |
Information on development
activities and services that are provided by the organization. Industrial
statistics from all around the world and numerous publications, which
can be ordered. |
| United
Nations Economic Commission for Europe |
Various information
regarding different aspects of the economy. The reports usually cover
Europe as a whole, instead of separate countries. |
| World
Trade Organization |
Information on Estonia's
relationship with WTO and on Poland as a country in global trade system. |
| U.S.
Department of Commerce, Central and Eastern Europe Business Information
Center |
Provides several
market research reports, and guides for exporters and investors in
the main hand. |
| The
U. S. Commercial Service |
Information on this
web site is targeted for the U.S. exporters, but all the interested
parties can find useful information on the site, and especially from
the "Country Commercial Guide", which covers several aspects ranging
from economic trends and industries, to distribution channels and
advertising. On the site are also available several market research
reports, but they can be accessed only by the U.S. export companies. |
| Canadian
Government, Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade |
Among general
fact sheets and macro data, the site provides some market reports.
The information is targeted to Canadian exporters. |
Company Directories
and Estonian Search Engines
News Services
| Title |
Description |
| Estonian
News Agency |
All the information
that news agency can provide. In Estonian, Finnish and English. Access
needed. |
| Baltic
News Service |
All the information
that news agency can provide. Access needed. |
| The
Baltic Times, On Line |
Some of the news
articles are available for everyone, while archive and some more in-depth
reports are for subscribers. |
| The
Baltic Review |
English language
magazine covering business, law and economics in the Baltic States.
This site is free of charge, but far from all articles are published
on the Internet. |
| Economist
Intelligence Unit |
Basic country
data are provided for free, but more valuable reports and publications
are only for sale. |
Other Link Lists
Industry
Food
Tourism
Forest
| Title |
Description |
| Ministry
of Environment |
The State's Estonian
environmental strategy, goals and problems among with action plan.
Covers also everybodies' rights, legislation and EU integration issues.
Latest news regarding environmental issues. |
| State
Forest Management Center |
Official information
about the Estonian forest and environmental policies. Info on forest
conditions and other related governmental institutions. |
| Estonian
Forest Survey Center |
Forest management
planning, calculation of forest land taxation, forest resources analysis,
forest inventory. |
| Finnish
Forest Research Institute |
Numerous publications
and statistics regarding the researches and results of researches
of the forestry in the Baltic Sea region, including Estonia. |
| Estonian
Investment Agency |
Country review
and industry overviews including wood processing industry (see under
sub-section: "investments opportunities"). Investment guides and opportunities,
law issues, basic statistical information and a list of major investors. |
| Baltic
Business Server |
Report on Estonian
wood industry along with the list of some companies from the sector. |
| Agenda
21 |
Section of Sustainable
Development Database, where from can be found plenty of articles covering
Forest Management in Estonia and models for sustainable forest sector
development. Includes also links to the world wide organizations operating
on the related issues. |
| Estonian
Forest Industries Association |
Describe briefly
forest resource, labor force, exports and development of the industry.
Provides also broad statistical information. |
| Estonian
Woodworking Federation |
In English contact
information and list of members. A bit more information on the sector
in Estonia. |
| Estonian
Trade Council |
List of member companies
operating in the sector by the product group and by the alphabet. |
| Estonian
Forest Industries Association |
Contact information
and a list of member companies, however, far from all companies are
represented, excluding some bigger ones. |
| Collection
of Estonian forestry legislation |
(Estonian only) |
Banking
| Title |
Description |
| Bank
of Estonia |
Information on
Estonian banking system including regulations, laws and resent trends.
Covers also monetary policy, issues of EU integration and statistics
on Estonian economy. A number of press releases, speeches, publications,
research papers and annual reports. Covering mainly macro, but also
micro level. |
| European
Central Bank |
Information generated
by ECB and Monetary Financial Institutions is mostly about the issues
of the EU, and information related directly to Estonia is difficult
to find, unless one uses for example google.com search engine with
command "Estonia site:www.ecb.int" |
| Bank
for International Settlements |
Provides information
on worlds banking systems and the central banks of all the countries.
Global perspective. |
| International
Monetary Fund |
Information on the
activities and strategies of the fund. Many of the reports and statistical
appendixes can be downloaded. They cover variety issues of national
economy, and statistical appendixes are especially useful, if you
are looking for the figures from the early 1990s. Information on the
site covers also fiscal and monetary situation of target country. |
| Ministry
of Finance of Estonia |
Economy reviews
from fiscal policy point of views including statistical information.
Country's debt issues. Government budget, revenues and expenditures. |
| Estonian
Insurance Supervisory Authority |
Overview of Estonian
insurance market, insurance related legislation and the Insurance
Supervisory Authority. |
| Estonian
Securities Inspectorate |
Includes legal
Acts, information on the securities market and the list of companies
operating in the industry. |
| Estonian
Banking Association |
At the moment, in
English is provided information on Estonian banking history between
1988-1998, share of the banking market by the players, and legal issues.
Much more data are available in Estonian language. Links to the commercial
banks of Estonia. |
| Deposit
Guarantee Fund |
Information on
the institution itself and its development. Annual activity reports
and financial statements. |
| Tallinn
Stock Exchange |
Online real-time
trading information, listed securities, statistics and latest news.
Rules and regulations for companies and investors. Includes also Estonian
securities market yearbooks and factbooks. |
| Estonian
Central Depository for Securities |
Information on
services to issuers, legislative acts, statistics and monthly Estonian
securities market factbooks in the PDF format. |
| Banking
section of the search engine Estonia-Wide Web |
Page includes
the Internet addresses of banks, insurance houses and other organizations
operating in the industry. |
Energy
| Title |
Description |
| Ministry
of Environment |
States Estonian
environmental strategy, goals and problems among with action plan.
Covers also everybodies rights, legislations and EU integration issues.
Latest news regarding environment. |
| Energy
Information Administration, USA |
Report covering
Estonian energy sector and environmental issues related with energy
sector. |
| US
Department of Energy |
This report covers
Latvian electricity, oil and gas sector, including issues of infrastrucure. |
| Estonian
Energy Market Inspectorate |
Information on institution's
responsibilities and actions, market licenses, laws and regulations
affecting energy market. |
| Estonian
Energy Research Institute |
Information on
Estonian energy sector including structure, wide range of statistics,
Energy Act and governments long term development plan. Lists projects
undertaken by institute. |
| FEMOPET
project |
Information on Femopet
project which is supported by the European Commission and focused
on the promotion of efficient and environmentally clean energy technologies
and applications. Site lists also other European Research and Technological
Development programs. Includes Estonian energy statistics from year
range 1994-1997. |
| Baltic
Business Server |
The page offers
overview of Estonian energy market |
| Tallinn
Technical University - Department of Electrical Power Engineering
|
Information on research
activities and education provided by department. |
| Estonian
Energy Company - Eesti Energia |
Information about
the company, annual reports, archive and latest news from industry,
price lists, practical information for a business and household customers. |
| In-depth
information on negotiations held between Estonian Republic, Eesti
Energia AS and NR Generating International B.V. to establish a joint
venture AS Narva Elektrijaamad |
(In Estonian) |
| Eesti
Gaas |
Introduction
of the company, including shareholders, major investments and activity
report. |
| Tallinna
Soojus |
Introduction
of the company, latest news from heating sector along with price list
of heating. |
Trade
| Title |
Description |
| Ministry
of Economics Affairs |
Includes quarterly
reports, Estonian economic policy documents and yearbooks. Describes
different sectors of economy and takes a glance at European integration
from the economic perspective. Information about the programmes for
entrepreneurs. |
| Baltic
Business Server |
The page covers
the issues related to Estonian domestic trade. |
| Kaubamaja
shopping mall |
Information on
malls of the company. Internet grocery shopping. |
| Prisma
chain |
Information
on stores, restaurants and services owned by the chain. |
Electronics
| Title |
Description |
| Estonian
Investment Agency |
Country review
and industry overviews including electronics industry (see under sub-section:
"investments opportunities"). Investment guides and opportunities,
legal aspects, basic statistical information and a list of major investors. |
| Baltic
Business Server |
The page provides
an overview of Estonian electronics industry. |
| Estonian
Technology Agency |
Provides information
on financial support for the research and development projects in
Estonia. |
| Estonian
Center for Standardization |
In English, overview
of the tasks, policies and activities of the center. In Estonian more
in-depth information regarding standards. |
| Estonian
Informatics Center |
Overview of Estonian
information society and policies regarding it. Yearly reports on the
use of IT in the public administration year by year since 1996. |
| European
Survey of Information Society |
Broad information
source of the survey describing information society developments in
Estonia and other European countries. There will also be a comprehensive
database of information society projects, actions and contacts. |
| Tallinn
Technical University |
Information on
university, academics structure and research areas with contact information
of people in charge. |
| Tartu
University |
Information about
the university. |
| Institute
of Cybernetics |
Information on
academics, research projects and publications of institute. |
| Estonian
IT college |
Information
about the studies in the college. |
Metal
Aspects
Stock Exchange
| Title |
Description |
| Tallinn
Stock Exchange |
Online real-time
trading information, listed securities, statistics and latest news.
Rules and regulations for companies and investors. Includes also Estonian
securities market yearbooks and factbooks. |
| The
Baltic Stock Exchange |
Information on the
co-operation of the Baltic Stock Exchanges, and especially on the
Baltic List itself. Baltic exchanges monthly factbook. |
| Estonian
Central Depository for Securities |
Information on
services to issuers, legislative acts, statistics and monthly Estonian
securities market factbooks in the PDF format. |
| Estonian
Securities Inspectorate |
Includes legal Acts,
information on the securities market and the list of companies operating
in the industry. |
| Deposit
Guarantee Fund |
Information on
the institution itself and its development. Annual activity reports
and financial statements. |
| Bank
of Estonia |
Information on Estonian
banking system including regulations, laws and resent trends. Covers
also monetary policy, issues of EU integration and statistics on Estonian
economy. Number of press releases, speeches, publications, research
papers and annual reports. Covering mainly macro, but also micro level.
|
| Estonian
Banking Association |
At the moment,
in English is provided information on Estonian banking history between
1988-1998, share of the banking market by the players, and legal issues.
Much more data are available in Estonian language. Links to the commercial
banks of Estonia. |
Politics
Constitution
Division of Power
President
Government
Ministries
Databases, linklists, research institutes
and other informational sources on the ministries related fields
Publications of the Press
and Information Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Court system
Local governments
Other State institutions
Administrations, Boards and Inspections
Other Government Agencies
State Agencies
Databases, linklists, research
institutes and other informational sources on fields of administrative
units
Legislative bodies
| Title |
Description |
| The
Parliament |
The server
of the parliament offers information on parliaments history, function
and structure. |
Parliamentary
structure and functions
Factions
Databases, linklists,
research institutes and other informational sources on Estonian parliament
Party system
Elections
Political Parties
|