 |  Understanding Economics: A Contemporary Perspective, 2/e Mark Lovewell,
Ryerson Polytechnic University
The Foreign Sector
Web Links
The International Monetary Fund
(http://www.imf.org/)
This official site includes information on the IMF's history and current activities, economic data on countries who are IMF members, and a range of publications by IMF staff. |
 |  |  | Foreign Exchange Converter
(http://www.oanda.com/convert/classic)
Information on exchange rates can be retrieved from this site, maintained by Oanda Corporation. With the help of an interactive conversion program, you can select daily values from a databank of 164 currencies. |
 |  |  | Economic and Financial Data Table
(http://www.statcan.ca/english/econoind/imf/dsbbcan.htm)
This Statistics Canada site gives the most recent data for a wide range of economic statistics, which is then provided to the International Monetary Fund for its own reporting purposes. The site is particularly useful for its statistics relating to the balance of payments and Canada's international financial position. |
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