Kresge Research Guides: Open Access Business Resources: International Business

Bank Data

Bank Data is useful for determining growth and development. Below are the websites for development banks across the globe.

World Bank Data
Free and open access to global development data from the World Bank.
EIB Investment Survey
EU-wide survey gathering information on investment activities, financing requirements and difficulties. Includes downloadable data, publications giving overviews of each country and a data visualization tool
CESEE Bank Lending Survey
Central Eastern and South-Eastern Europe biannual survey covers 15 international banking groups and 85 local subsidiaries. Monitors banking sector trends and challenges in this area. Includes results of the surveys themselves
Islamic Development Bank
Provides annual reports for IDB that provide audit information, etc
Development Bank of Latin America
Economy and development reports, bulletins, etc for Latin America
Inter-American Development Bank
Annual report, development effectiveness overview, development of the Americas, macroeconomic report, sustainability report
International Fund for Agricultural Development
Yearly rural agricultural development report
Asian Development Bank
Economic growth reports in Asian countries
African Development Bank
Documents pertaining to economic growth in Africa

Great resource from the World Bank on business conditions and regulations in almost 200 countries in the world.
Reports are available to all via the Internet.