Countries and Cultures: International Business and Statistics
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Research Business Ideas
- Business Insights: Global This link opens in a new windowDelivers comprehensive international business intelligence compiled into a logical, user-friendly context. Contains business intelligence enhanced by statistical data.
- Business Source Complete This link opens in a new windowContains full-text content and peer-reviewed business journals. It covers all disciplines of business, including marketing, management, accounting, banking, finance and more.
- Credo Reference This link opens in a new windowBroad subject general reference database searching hundreds of encyclopedias and other reference works. Provides subject/topic maps.
Research Business Locations
- AtoZ International Business This link opens in a new windowContains 100 comprehensive country business guides covering more than 120 content modules each. Topics include business culture, business formation, investment climate, import process, export process, media outlets, advertising and marketing, seaports, taxation, security, etc.
- CultureGrams This link opens in a new windowIf prompted for credentials (off campus), please contact the Library for access.
Research the climate, population, religion, attitudes, customs, and lifestyle of countries around the world. Includes primary source cultural & statistical country reports, states and Canadian provinces, native recipes, interviews, photos and video.
- Doing Business: Measuring Business RegulationsThe Doing Business project from the World Bank provides objective measures of business regulations for local firms in 183 economies and selected cities at the subnational level. Topics include: starting a business, construction and property, getting credit, paying taxes, trading across borders, enforcing contracts and more.
- Global Edge International Business Resource DeskThousands of international business resources selected based on content and usability. Useful for market research for leading industries.
- Global Issues: Gale in Context This link opens in a new windowOffers international viewpoints on a broad spectrum of global issues, topics, and current events. Explore issues within government, law, health, science and technology, society and culture, etc. This database integrates news, global viewpoints, reference materials, country information, primary source documents, videos, statistics, etc, Offers over 250 country pages and more than 400 issue pages. Commentaries provide background and guidance on significant topics like Food Security, Genocide, Human Rights, Extreme Weather, etc.
- Global Road Warrior This link opens in a new windowFeatures 174 country guides with 126 content modules each. Topics include culture & society, travel, education, history, holidays and festivals, language, media outlets, music, maps, money, national symbols, and religion. Contains downloadable illustrations with more than 30,000 photos, maps, and flag images.
- World Factbook This link opens in a new windowProvides information on the history, people and society, government, economy, energy, geography, communications, transportation, military, and transnational issues for over 275 entities (countries). The Reference tab includes: a variety of world, regional, country, ocean, and time zone maps; Flags of the World; and a Country Comparison function that ranks the country information and data in more than 75 Factbook fields.
Compare Countries
- Compare Countries (Britannica)
A unique geography tool that gives you quick facts and statistics on any two countries side-by-side.
OECD Factbook 2015-2016: Economic, Environmental and Social StatisticsOECD Factbook is the best-selling, annual title from the OECD. It provides a global overview of todays major economic, social and environmental indicators. More countries than ever are covered in greater detail, enabling direct comparisons for many indicators between OECD Members and Brazil, China, India, Indonesia, Russian Federation and South Africa.
- OECD Factbook (OECD site)A dynamic and comprehensive statistical annual with a wide range of key statistics for its member countries and major additional countries.
- World Economic Outlook This link opens in a new windowProvides an overview and detailed analysis of the world economy; issues affecting industrial countries, developing countries, and economies in transition to market; and address topics of pressing current interest. Select "Countries" tab to see economic outlook information.
- World Factbook This link opens in a new windowProvides information on the history, people and society, government, economy, energy, geography, communications, transportation, military, and transnational issues for over 275 entities (countries). The Reference tab includes: a variety of world, regional, country, ocean, and time zone maps; Flags of the World; and a Country Comparison function that ranks the country information and data in more than 75 Factbook fields.
International Business Statistics
- OECD Factbook 2015-2016: Economic, Environmental and Social StatisticsOECD Factbook is the best-selling, annual title from the OECD. It provides a global overview of todays major economic, social and environmental indicators. More countries than ever are covered in greater detail, enabling direct comparisons for many indicators between OECD Members and Brazil, China, India, Indonesia, Russian Federation and South Africa.
- OECD Factbook (OECD site)A dynamic and comprehensive statistical annual with a wide range of key statistics for its member countries and major additional countries.
- African Development BankA useful resource for researching African economies and development.
- Central American Bank for Economic IntegrationA useful resource for researching Central American economies and development.
- Data and Statistics from IMFIncludes information about IMF lending, exchange rates, and other economic and financial indicators.
- Demographic Yearbook by Statistical Department of the United NationsProvides statistics on population size and composition, fertility, mortality, infant and foetal mortality, marriages and divorces.
- EurostatAn authoritative (European Union) source for a vast range of European economic and social data.
- GDP from The World BankThe gross domestic product (GDP) converted to international dollars using purchasing power parity (PPP) rates.
- International Data Base (IDB)Maintained by the U.S. Census Bureau, IDB tracks the population of foreign countries since 1960.
- Peterson Institute for International EconomicsUseful research and publications devoted to international economic development
- National Bureau of Economic ResearchNon-profit, non-partisan organization dedicated to conducting economic research focusing on statistical measurements, estimating quantitative models of economic behavior, and analyzing the effects of public policies.
- NationmasterAn excellent resource for comparing economic statistics by region and industry type.
- Statista This link opens in a new windowAn online statistics portal that provides access to data from market and opinion research institutions, as well as from business organizations and government institutions.
- Statistical Abstract: International StatisticsBoth individual statistics for many countries as well as country-to-country statistics. Compare population, births and deaths, social and industrial indicators, finances, agriculture, communication, and military affairs.
- U.N. Commodity Trade StatisticsInformation and data on International Merchandise Trade Statistics.
- U.S. International Trade AdministrationA division of the U.S. Department of Commerce, responsible for enhancing American trade and competitiveness within the global economy.
- UNdataSearch and download statistical resources from the UN, including details about 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.
- United Nations - DevelopmentA good resource for statistics and publications concerning international economic development.
- United Nations Statistics DivisionThis provides commodity and International Trade statistics by country. You can search the UN Comtrade database (commodity imports/exports to or from specifiable countries or the world) under Statistical Databases, or browse the Publications.
- World Bank (The) This link opens in a new windowProvides business,economic data reports, and statistics for countries around the world.
- World Development Indicator: Size of the EconomyCreated by The World Bank.
- World Trade OrganizationContains International Trade statistics in the Statistics database from the Documents and Resources tab. There are also International Trade Statistic reports, which contains downloadable Excel tables, as well as other yearly reports going back to 1998.
- World Factbook This link opens in a new windowProvides information on the history, people and society, government, economy, energy, geography, communications, transportation, military, and transnational issues for over 275 entities (countries). The Reference tab includes: a variety of world, regional, country, ocean, and time zone maps; Flags of the World; and a Country Comparison function that ranks the country information and data in more than 75 Factbook fields.
International Business News
- Asia One - BusinessBusiness and economic news from Asian countries.
- New StatesmanThis British magazine provides commentary on economic and political matters.
- BBC - BusinessBusiness news and information concerning Europe, the United States, and the the wider global economy.
- The Daily Telegraph - FinanceBusiness and economic news from the United Kingdom.
- The Economic Times (India)Business and economic news from India.
- export.govInformation for U.S. companies seeking to export products or establish an international presence.
- FTSEStock prices from the European markets.
- The Guardian - BusinessBusiness and economic news from the United Kingdom.
- Irish Times - BusinessBusiness and economic news from the Republic of Ireland.
- NikkeiStock prices from Tokyo, and business and economic news from Asia.
- Reuters - Asian Markets NewsEconomic news and stock prices from Asian countries
- Sydney Morning Herald - BusinessBusiness and economic news from Australia.
- Global Edge International Business Resource DeskThousands of international business resources selected based on content and usability. Useful for market research for leading industries.
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