International Business Information Quick Sheet
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International Business Information Quick SheetA selective guide to some important sources of international business information. All sources are linked at this page.
Country Information
For overall analysis of a country, start with one of these resources:
Maps
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Perry-Castañeda Library Map CollectionCountry and Regional Map Sites
Culture
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Culture Crossing Guide" A community built resource for cross-cultural etiquette and understanding."
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Country InsightsFrom Global Affairs, Canada
"Go beyond the do's and don'ts with Country Insights."
Companies and Industries
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EIU Viewpoint and Country Reports (Economist Intelligence Unit) This link opens in a new windowContains Country Reports, Country Finance, and Country Commerce, plus special reports on current international issues. Updated continuously. Terms of service
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FitchConnect (formerly Business Monitor International BMI)Integrates country risk, analysis of financial markets, and industry research, providing users with a variety of company and industry information including credit research, credit ratings, macroeconomic and financial fundamental data, Financial Implied Ratings, and a curated news service.
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Emerging Markets Information Service (EMIS)News as well as company, industry and financial data from more than 80 emerging markets in Asia, Latin America, Central and Eastern Europe, the Middle East, and Africa
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OSIRISA comprehensive database of listed companies, banks and insurance companies around the world. Covers more than 190 countries and over 55,000 companies. Access provided by the D'Amore-McKim School of Business.
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Passport (Euromonitor) This link opens in a new windowPassport GMID provides international marketing data, analysis, and information sources for countries, consumers and industries.
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MarketLine Advantage This link opens in a new windowProvides company, industry, country and financial data for every major marketplace in the world.
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Mergent OnlineAccess to detailed global company information, including business description, history, property, subsidiaries, officers and directors, long-term debt and capital stock. Financial statements are presented in "as-reported" form.
News and Articles
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FactivaIncludes access to the Wall Street Journal, Barron's, and hundreds of other international newspapers.
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Business Source Complete (EBSCOhost) This link opens in a new windowIndexing for 2,300 periodicals covering a full range of business topics; includes peer reviewed plus trade and industry publications
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Gale In Context: Global Issues (Gale Cengage) This link opens in a new windowGlobal Issues in Context offers international viewpoints on a broad spectrum of global issues, topics, and current events.
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Mideast WireDaily English-language summaries of key political, cultural, economic, and opinion pieces produced by the media in 22 Arab countries, Iran, and the Arab Diaspora.
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PAIS InternationalBroad coverage of the social sciences, international scope. Includes articles on trade agreements.