Kresge Research Guides: Business Research Resources for "Non-Business-y" Types: International

Additional International Business Resources

World Bank's "Doing Business In..." Series

International Business Resources

Europa World Plus

Political and economic info for over 250 countries.

U.S. Census Bureau- International Data Base

Includes world population information, country rankings and summary, population pyramids, and tables.

United Nations Statistical Databases

Look at the Common Database (UNCDB) for population and economic information by country.
Use the Demographic Yearbook for population, birth, death, marriage, and divorce rates.
Search other databases such as Social Indicators or Population and Housing Census.

FitchConnect
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BMO provides industry surveys for over 100 countries worldwide as well as country-specific quarterly business forecasts.
FitchConnect training videos:
Macro Overview-Country Risk, Industry Risk, Global Research, Interactive Charts.

Country Risk and Industry Research search for multiple countries and industries

Interactive Charts

Indices, Databases, Data Tools, Webinars and Support
EMIS Emerging Markets
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News, economic statistics, market quotes and analyst reports on countries, companies, and industries in Asia, Latin America, Europe, Africa, Middle East, Australia.
Euromonitor Passport
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Consumer market information, demographic and economic forecast data for many countries and regions. Lots of great reports or check out the Menu Search to build a data set by varioius categories and geographies. Euromonitor Passport is also cross-listed under the Industry and Consumer sections.
Video tutorials:
- Euromonitor International YouTube Channel
IMF eLibrary
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IMF eLibrary contains data from: Balance of Payment Statistics, Direction of Trade Statistics, Government Finance Statistics, International Financial Statistics Database and others.
OECD iLibrary
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The online library of the Organisation of Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) includes full-text of books, periodicals and the OECD statistical databases.
World Bank e-Library
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This is a collection of over 4,000 World Bank publications, including Policy Research Working Papers. Topics covered include: Agriculture and Rural Development; Business Procurement; Commodities, Pricing, and Trade; Banking, Finance, and Investment.
World Development Indicators
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The World Development Indicators (WDI) provides a comprehensive selection of economic, social and environmental indicators, drawing on data from the World Bank and more than 30 partner agencies. The database covers more than 900 indicators for 210 economies with data back to 1960. Specific series and countries/groups can be selected for specific year ranges, and data can be exported.