LibGuides: MBA Researching International Business Guide: Country Information

Country Specific Reports

Business Source Complete (EBSCO)
Source of Country Reports. Search Tip: Under Browse choose [Country Reports] on the far right hand side of the screen and then keyword search for your country.
Country Commercial Guides
Country Commercial Guides (also referred to as "doing business" guides) are published annually by U.S. embassies with the assistance of several U.S. government agencies. These reports present a comprehensive look at countries' commercial environments, using economic, political and market analysis. Free resource.
CountryData Online (CDO, PRS Group)
CountryData Online (CDO, PRS Group) offers political, economic, financial, and social data back to 1984 (in most cases) for over 140 countries. Updated monthly, CDO also includes risk ratings from International Country Risk Guide, as well as forecasts and geographic data from Political Risk Services.
Deloitte International Tax Guides
Deloitte provides a brief digest of the domestic and treaty tax rates of more than 130 jurisdictions. Each International Tax Guide provides an overview of the general investment landscape, corporate taxation and compliance, individual taxation and compliance, withholding rates, anti-avoidance rules, value-added tax (VAT; where applicable) and other types of taxes, and tax treaty information. Includes Quick Links to current news and other relevant resources. Free resource.

Doing Business Project
The Doing Business Project provides objective measures of business regulations and their enforcement across 183 economies and selected cities at the subnational and regional level. For each economy, regulations affecting 9 stages of a business's life are measured to determine their "Ease of Doing Business" ranking: starting a business, dealing with construction permits, registering property, getting credit, protecting investors, paying taxes, trading across borders, enforcing contracts and closing a business. Sponsored by the World Bank and IFC

Euromonitor Passport GMID
The Euromonitor Passport Global Market Information Database provides business intelligence on selected Industries, Countries & Consumers, Companies, and Geographies, and comprehensive tools for analysis across datasets. Each category includes in-depth reports, analyst comments, statistics and external sources. New reports, analyses and comments are added daily, while industry reports are updated annually. Historical and forecasted date coverage varies by country, within a broad range of 1977 to five-year projections. NEW for Summer 2020: Alcoholic Drinks and Retailing Vertical Market coverage.
New Summer 2020: Users will now have to fill out a short registration form the first time they access Euromonitor. Faculty & Staff members please list your department under "Course".
Europa World Yearbook
Europa World Yearbook provides profiles of over 250 countries and territories, including extensive sections on political history, foreign affairs, and economic affairs. Directory information on international and country-specific organizations, including government agencies, is also included.
Export.gov Market Intelligence
Export.gov is the U.S. Government's portal to international trade and market research resources. The Market Intelligence Library contains more than 100,000 industry and country-specific market reports, including Country Commercial Guides ("doing business" guides), Market Intelligence Reports and Best Markets Reports. Export.gov is managed by the U.S. Department of Commerce's Commercial Service in collaboration with other Federal agencies that offer export assistance programs and services. Free resource.
IHS Connect
IHS Connect provides continuously updated analysis of global business conditions and economic information. Proprietary reports and ratings assess country, banking and sovereign risk. Interactive maps, charts, and graphs present data on specific geographies. Users can build, save, export, and share status and time series reports and charts from a variety of datasets. Use MyConnect to set email notifications, set custom search alerts, and save content for later viewing. New Summer 2020: First time users should visit the IHS Connect Registration Guide to register for an account using a Bentley email address.
OECD Country Profiles
OECD (Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development) publishes economic surveys, comparative statistics, regular outlooks and annual overviews for its 34 member countries and some major additional countries. Free resource.

U.S. Bilateral Relations Fact Sheets (U. S. State Dept.)
Formerly called "Background Notes" this website is published by the U. S. State Department. Fact Sheets include facts about the land, people, history, government, political conditions, economy, and foreign relations of independent states, some dependencies, and areas of special sovereignty.

World Factbook
Produced by the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), the World Factbook provides information on the history, people, government, economy, geography, communications, transportation, military, and transnational issues for 267 world entities. Free resource.
World News Digest
World News Digest is a domestic and international news database covering all major political, social, and economic events since November 1940. Look under Facts and Statistics for country information.

Country Reference Books

The following five titles will give you a great overview of a particular country. The Bentley Library has lots of print material available for your use. You can also search the Library's Catalog for other books about your topic.

Countries of the world and their leaders yearbook
Call Number: Ref Desk G123 .C68
IMD World Competitiveness Yearbook
Call Number: Ref HF 1414 .W67
International Debt Statistics
Call Number: Ref HJ8899 .W672
International financial statistics yearbook
Call Number: Ref Desk HG61 .I57
Political handbook of the world
Call Number: Ref JF37 .P6
Statesman's year-book
Call Number: Ref Desk JA51 .S7

Country and Culture Etiquette Books

The following titles will give you a great understanding of the cultures and etiquette of a particular country.

Worldmark encyclopedia of cultures and daily life
Call Number: Ref GN333 .W67 2009
Kiss, bow, or shake hands, sales and marketing : the essential cultural guide--from presentations and promotions to communicating and closing
Call Number: Ref HF5389 .M674 2012
Kiss, bow, or shake hands : the bestselling guide to doing business in more than 60 countries
Call Number: Ref HF5389 .M67 2006
How to be a perfect stranger : the essential religious etiquette handbook
Call Number: Ref BJ2010 .H68 2015

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