Internatonal Business
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Country Statistics
Numbers can tell a story that words may not. The sources below are good starting points and will provide quick snapshots as well as a basis for analysis and comparison.
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Covers geography, history, politics and economic information in more than 250 countries and territories. Also includes directory of officials.
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Risk analysis for foreign nations, including coverage of current events and analysis of economic, political, legal, tax, security, and operational conditions. Includes a variety of data, graphs, and charts in each category.
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Passport from Euromonitor International provides business-related statistics, market research reports on 205 countries (their consumers, and markets, with extended data and analysis for 80 countries).
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Using data compiled from sources such as the UN, OECD, and various national governments, NationMaster is a central data source and a handy way to graphically compare nations.
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Economic Data by Region and Country by FocusEconomics
FocusEconomics provides economic analysis and forecasts for 127 countries in Africa, Asia, Europe and the Americas, as well as price forecasts for 33 key commodities. The company is supported by an extensive global network of analysts.
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Eurostat is the statistical office of the European Union.
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Latin American Country Profiles - Inter-American Development Bank
The Inter-American Development Bank (IADB or IDB or BID) is the largest source of development financing for Latin America and the Caribbean. Established in 1959, the IDB
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supports Latin American and Caribbean economic development, social development and regional integration by lending to governments and government agencies, including State corporations. The IDB has four official languages: English, French, Portuguese, and Spanish.
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Publications - Inter-American Development Bank
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UNdata
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Broad statistical data coverage from various international and national sources for all the nations of the world. Includes economic, social, and political sectors.
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World Bank Data
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Contains World Development Indicators, Global Development Finance, and additional statistical data files from the World Bank.
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World Bank Group Enterprise Surveys Data
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Enterprise Surveys offers an expansive array of economic data on 131,000 firms in 139 countries.
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World Factbook
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From the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency, brief overviews of the nations of the world, summarizing their demographic, political, economic, and social status. A quick way to get very brief country data.
Country Background--Economic & Political
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From the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency, brief overviews of the nations of the world, summarizing their demographic, political, economic, and social status. A quick way to get very brief country data.
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U.S. State Dept. Background Notes
Excellent brief introductions to the nations of the world. Emphasis on government politics, and foreign relations.
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Covers geography, history, politics and economic information in more than 250 countries and territories. Also includes directory of officials.
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Country Briefings from The Economist
Presented by The Economist magazine, briefings covering news, country profiles, forecasts, statistics and more for 90 nations.
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The Fraser Institute is once again the top think-tank in Canada and ranks in the top 20 among all think-tanks worldwide, according to the 2016 Global Go To Think Tank Index published by the University of Pennsylvania and released recently in Washington, D.C.
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Latin American Network Information Center
The Latin American Network Information Center (LANIC) is part of the Lozano Long Institute of Latin American Studies (LLILAS) and the Benson Latin American Collection at the University of Texas at Austin. Since 2011, LANIC has also been a part of the University of Texas Libraries as one of the initiatives that is under the LLILAS Benson Collaboration.
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The World Bank’s Enterprise Analysis Unit is a team of economists and firm-level survey experts that both 1) conducts Enterprise Surveys and 2) draws upon this wealth of firm-level data from developing countries to produce research on the micro-economic foundations of growth.
Country Background--Cultural
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Culturgrams
Call number: Ref. GT150 .C85
Available in paper in Reference only. Briefly summarizes the unique customs, values, traditions and lifestyles of 110 nations . Emphasis on society and culture.
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Centre for Intercultural Learning
Created by a Canadian government agency, provides an overview of cultural attitudes in over 100 countries from a Canadian and a local point of view.
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IMD World Competitiveness Yearbook
The IMD World Competitiveness Yearbook (WCY) is the leading annual report on the competitiveness of countries and has been published by IMD since 1989.