Provides country risk; industry analysis and forecasts; and company information. Get detailed information on a country along with reports and data on industries and the economy. Provides profiles of leading companies within the industry.
Select Country Report by "Publication Type" on the home search screen.
To find EIU Country Commerce reports:
-In search boxes, type "Country Commerce" in one box and your selected country in the other
Complete New User Registration with university email to gain access.
Statistics and analysis of consumer products industries and service industries like travel and sports. Also covers consumer lifestyles as well as analysis of the economy, infrastructure, and business environment in over 200 countries.
Contains IBC's International Country Risk Guides with in-depth analyses of factors that could affect business, trade or investments in countries around the world.
FIND: Select "Country Information" in left column, then select the country and sources to search.
Arguably the best free online resource for global business information developed and hosted by Michigan State University.
TIP: Select a country and the "Resources" in the left column for links to that country's government resources--great for statistics, labor regulations, costs, etc.
UNdata aggregates numerous databases, tables and glossaries containing over 60 million data points cover a wide range of themes including Agriculture, Crime, Education, Employment, Energy, Environment, Health, HIV/AIDS, Human Development, Industry, Information and Communication Technology, National Accounts, Population, Refugees, Tourism, Trade, as well as the Millennium Development Goals indicators.
ontains the full World Development Indicators (WDI), Global Development Finance (GDF), and Africa Development Indicators (ADI) as well as several other World Bank databases such as Global Economic Monitor (GEM), Education Statistics, etc.
Some free data is available on IMF website, including a range of time series data on IMF lending, exchange rates and other economic and financial indicators.
Annual ranking from Heritage Foundation and Wall Street Journal. This Index covers 10 freedoms – from property rights to entrepreneurship – in 184 countries.
Ranking of the world's worst countries based on their economic, political, and social indicators. Compiled by the Fund for Peace and Foreign Policy Magazine.
The Environmental Performance Index (EPI) ranks countries on 22 performance indicators tracked across ten policy categories covering both environmental public health and ecosystem vitality. Produced by the Yale Center for Environmental Law and Policy.