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Country Overviews
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CountryWatchComprehensive and regularly updated reports on every country.
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Country Commercial GuidesFree market research reports, from the U.S. Dept. of Commerce
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Mergent OnlineContains company and industry research, company data, annual reports and industry reports.
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Doing BusinessProvides objective measures of business regulations for local firms in 189 economies and selected cities at the subnational level. Provided by the World Bank.
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globalEDGEInternational business and trade information on over 200 countries, the 50 U.S. states, as well as nearly two dozen industry sectors, and many of the world’s trade blocs. Created by the International Business Center and the Eli Broad College of Business at Michigan State University.
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Global Road WarriorA country-by-country resource for learning about culture, customs, history, and language worldwide. Global Road Warrior consists of 175 Country Guides of 119 topics each.
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CIA World FactbookProvides information on the history, people, government, economy, geography, communications, transportation, military, and transnational issues for 267 world entities.
Analysis
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ABI/InformContains articles on business, advertising, marketing, economics and finance.
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Business Source PremierContains articles about business, marketing, management, accounting, finance and economic, as well as company and industry reports, and country and market research profiles.
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IMF World Economic OutlookEconomic forecasts from the International Monetary Fund
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World Bank CountriesEconomic overviews and feature stories
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OECD Economic SurveysOECD’s periodic reviews of member and non-member economies. Each issue provides a comprehensive analysis of developments in the subject country, along with individual chapters covering key economic challenges being faced and recommendations for dealing with the challenges.
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Transparency InternationalTransparency International has been publishing the Corruption Perceptions Index since 1995.
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IMF eLibrary Digital CollectionThe International Monetary Fund has made its collection of digital publications available at no cost, as of January 1, 2020. Topics include global and regional economic outlooks, debt, law, infrastructure, and more. Some resources require creating a free account.
Reference Books
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The Statesman's Yearbook 2018Call Number: REF JA51 .S7 2018Now in its 154th edition, The Statesman's Yearbook continues to be the reference work of choice for political, economic, social and cultural information on every country in the world. -
Europa World Year Book 2012Call Number: REF JN1 .E85 2012For more than eighty years since its first publication, the Europa World Year Book has been a source of contemporary political and socio-economic analysis for over 250 countries and territories.
