International Business
- A.M. Best Country Risk Reports
Country specific factors by country by A.M. Best Credit Ratings.
- Bank for International Settlements
Central Bank websites and Central Bank Research Hub
- BBC Country Profiles
General country information & media links
- CIA World Factbook
- Doing Business In...
Published by World Bank
- Economist Country Briefings
Search for country for country profiles and special topics or by entering the name of the country in search box
- Euromoney Country Risk
Risk analysis from ECR with emphasis on financial and political factors. Paid membership is required for full access.
- Executive Planet Wiki
Business culture and etiquette
- Export.gov
Data collected by U.S. Commercial Service for promoting U.S. good abroad. Search for countries under Opportunities Tab; other resources include industry market reports, guides and statistics and events.
- Federation of International Trade Associations
Focus on promoting import with country specific data on export trade and business environments
- Global Competitiveness Report
Published by the World Economic Forum
- Global Enabling Trade Report
Published by the World Economic Forum
- GlobalEdge
University of Michigan's site for Global information and links
- Grant Thornton International Business Report
International Business Reports (IBR) Economy focus series vary by year.
- Heritage Foundation: Index of Economic Freedom
Search 'Find Your Company' for country specific reports
- HLB International - Doing Business in ...
Select Publications, then 'Doing Business In' then use 'Choose a brochure to download' to select country
- International Finance Corp. and The World Bank: Doing Business - Measuring Business Regulation
- International Monetary Fund - Country Reports
Economic and banking news and profiles
- International Trade Centre
A partner for small business export success in developing countries.
- Legatum Institute - Legatum Prosperity Index
The Legatum Institute is an independent, non-partisan pubic policy group based in London. Rankings by country and region and brief country profiles.
- Lex Mundi - Association of Independent Law Firms
Index to 'Doing Business in' reports prepared by independent law firms.
- OECD
Country ocioeconomic and statistical data as well as special reports that vary by country.
- OECD PISA
Educational assessments for countries worldwide
- Office of the U.S. Trade Representative
Country specific data and factsheets on trade, exports, trade agreements and information to develop and coordinate international trade.
- PKF Doing Business in
Links to country reports: Russia, Austria, Taiwan, Chile, China , Ecuador, Guernsey, Hong Kong, Japan, Poland, Switzerland, UK, U.S., Jordan, Malaysia, Oman, Belgium, Hungary, Australia, Isle of Man, Malta, Uruguay, Germany, New Zealand, Mexico, Peru, Romania, Morocco, Singapore, South Korea
- Polity IV Project
The Polity IV Project continues the Polity research tradition of coding the authority characteristics of states in the world system for purposes of comparative, quantitative analysis.
- TradeStats Express - U.S. Department of Commerce, ITA
National trade statistics, including: merchandise exports, imports, trade balances and State export dta
- U.S. Census Bureau: International Statistical Agencies
National Statistical Offices/Agencies listed by country
- U.S. Chamber of Commerce Abroad
Includes link to AmCham Directory
- U.S. State Department: Background Notes
- UNDP - Human Development Reports
Reports, Indices & Data by Country on Human Development (e.g. Health, Education, Income, Gender, Poverty, Sustainability and Inequality
- World Bank
Social and Economic statistics and special reports.
- World Economic Forum - Country and Regional Reports
Search for country reports under Regions (left side of page). The World Competitiveness, Risk Report and Information Technologies reports are among the popular publications that are also available on this site.
Last modified: Sunday, 27 April 2014, 6:45 PM