more links

http://www.econlib.org/library/classics.html

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/country_profiles/default.stm

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/in_depth/default.stm

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/in_depth/business/2008/oil_/default.stm

IMF Datamapper

http://gecon.yale.edu/