Subject Guides: Global Business: Global Business

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AidData AidData attempts to capture the universe of development finance, increase the value of data by providing more descriptive information about development activities, provide data in an accessible format, and strengthen efforts to improve donor and recipient strategic planning and coordination.

Federal Reserve Economic Data (FRED) FRED provides over 40,000 economic times series, from unemployment to interest rates to population and housing. Includes mapping and graphing tools, mobile apps and an add-in for Excel.

Population Reference Bureau Instant summaries of the demographic characteristics of the U.S. population.

Factiva This link opens in a new window
Our best source for global and local news focusing on business and economics. Includes the Wall Street Journal.
No Systematic Downloading. Factiva may not be used for data mining, text mining, or trend analysis functions.
Euromonitor International Passport This link opens in a new window
International market and consumer research.
For research or private study for academic purposes only. Only students, faculty, and staff may access.
MarketLine This link opens in a new window
SWOT analyses of companies and 5 Forces analyses of industries.

AtoZ World Business This link opens in a new window
Information on business formation, importing, exporting, tariffs, shipping, and payments for 100 countries.
Business Source Premier - Enhanced Business Searching (EBSCO) This link opens in a new window
Select "Country Reports" and then click the "Country" tab to search by country. Includes reports from Business Monitor International, CountryWatch, Marketline, Political Risk Yearbook, etc.
CIA World Factbook This link opens in a new window
Basic national statistics.
Euromonitor International Passport This link opens in a new window
Statistics and in-depth reports on a nation's business environment and economy. Of particular note are the "Consumer Lifestyles" and "Future Demographics" reports.
For research or private study for academic purposes only. Only students, faculty, and staff may access.
Europa World Plus This link opens in a new window
A political and economic encyclopedia covering the globe.
Gale Business Insights: Global This link opens in a new window Unique source for international business intelligence offering the most comprehensive and convenient way to find case studies, in-depth statistical data coupled with deep research, and the ability to compare global economies, countries and industries.

globalEDGE This internation business and country studies information portal, from the Center for International Business Education and Research, Michigan State Unviersity, provides access to more than five thousand Internet resources with annotations. Also pulls together economic, trade, and industry information from a number of sources and produces a Market Potential Index (MPI) for Emerging Markets.

Statista This link opens in a new window
An aggregator of statistics on almost any topic.
U.S. Commercial Service Market Research Library This link opens in a new window
Includes the classic Country Commercial Guides.