Databases
- MarketLine Advantage This link opens in a new window
Use to find company, industry, country and financial data for every major marketplace in the world. Contains industry profiles, market data (size & segmentation), company profiles, executive summaries, country profiles, news, and commentary.
Doing Business in Other Countries
- Doing Business.orgThe Doing Business project provides objective measures of business regulations and their enforcement across 190 economies and selected cities at the subnational and regional level.
- Global EdgeFunded in part by the U.S. Department of Education Title VI B grant, globalEDGE delivers a comprehensive research tool for academics, students and businesspeople. Connect with over 47,000 people using the gE Network while tapping into a directory of over 5000 quality resources. globalEDGE provides tools and resources to efficiently research nearly any international business question you may have.
- EMIS : Emerging Markets Information Service This link opens in a new windowUse to find news, research and analytical data, peer comparisons and more for emerging markets in Asia, Latin America, and Central and Eastern Europe including the Baltic States and Russia. Contains country profiles, macroeconomic statistics and forecasts, exchange rates, analyst reports, closing price quotes and legal and political news.
Country Profile Websites
- BBC News-Country ProfilesFull profiles provide an instant guide to history, politics and economic background of countries and territories, and background on key institutions.
They also include audio and video clips from BBC archives.
- Country Studies (Library of Congress) This link opens in a new windowElectronic versions of 80 books previously published in hard copy as part of the Country Studies Series by the Federal Research Division, present a description and analysis of the historical setting and the social, economic, political, and national security systems and institutions of select countries throughout the world.
- EIU (Economist Intelligence Unit website)Individual country reports are available through our catalog Type keyword "Country Report" in the catalog search box.
- World Development ReportSite owner is the World Bank. Search by country or region.
Statistical Office Websites by Country
- United Nations Statistics Division - Fundamental Principles of Official StatisticsWebsite is a United Nations product and is a central repository of statistical systems
Cultural Customs
- Country Guides to Culture, Etiquette, Customs & more!A comprehensive guide covering cross-cultural etiquette