Research Subject Guides: International Business: Explore International Business

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Emerging Markets Information Service (EMIS)
News, market research reports, and company and financial data from more than 80 emerging markets.
Asia, Latin America, Central and Eastern Europe, the Middle East, and Africa. Formerly known as ISI Emerging Markets. EMIS includes industry and market research reports from IHS Markit, Mira Inform, Mordor, BIS Research, OECD, the IMF, Oxford Economics, Euromonitor, and many more.
EIU Viewpoint and Country Reports (Economist Intelligence Unit)
Contains Country Reports, Country Finance, and Country Commerce, plus special reports on current international issues. Updated continuously.
Disclaimer: Whilst efforts have been taken to verify the accuracy of this information, neither The Economist Group Limited nor its affiliates can accept any responsibility or liability for reliance by any person on this information. Please note: The Terms of Access for EIU content contain restrictions on the download and storage of content offline as well as the use of AI tools in connection with EIU content - please review these carefully. https://www.eiu.com/n/terms/

U.S. Department of State, Countries and Areas
BBC Country Profiles
Brief and good country profiles, including country leaders' profiles, list major media outlets.
Country Commercial Guides - ITA
Political Handbook of the World
Overviews of government organizations, political parties and election results.

Globesmart Profile
Use your NU login & password to access your Globesmart account.

"The GlobeSmart Profile is a powerful, statistically validated instrument that allows you to discover your preferred work style and see how you compare to other cultures, colleagues, and team members. GlobeSmart’s proprietary algorithm gives you custom advice for working with specific colleagues and cultures on topics like building trust, giving feedback, and obtaining information."
CIA World Factbook
The World Factbook provides basic intelligence on the history, people, government, economy, energy, geography, environment, communications, transportation, military, terrorism, and transnational issues for 266 world entities.
Culture Crossing Guide
" A community built resource for cross-cultural etiquette and understanding."

FitchConnect (BMI)
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.

globalEDGE International Business Resources
From Michigan State University, this site is a portal to a large number of international business resources. Includes interactive educational tools.
Market Potential Index: Emerging Markets
OECD Better Life Index
An interactive tool that lets you visualize and compare some of the key factors – like education, housing, environment, and so on – that contribute to well-being in OECD countries.
Corruption Perception Index
From Transparency International.
Regional Trade Agreements
Provides information on agreements where the WTO has either been notified, or for which an early announcement has been made.
International Trade Administration
Data, links, and information from the US Dept of Commerce, ITA.
Massachusetts Export Center
"Resource for accessing a wide range of instructional and practical information on exporting to help your business grow and take advantage of international opportunities."
Global Consumption database - The World Bank

Ethnologue : Languages of the World
A reference work cataloging and mapping all of the worlds known living languages. Since 1951, the Ethnologue has been an active research project involving hundreds of linguists and other researchers.