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International Business Research

Sources for researching companies and industries located overseas.

International Business Resources

IBISWorld Industry Reports: Global and China industries

Business Source Premier  - Country reports (find on right side of opening screen)
(Sources: CountryWatch, Business Monitor International, IHS Global, Going Global, Informa Business Intelligence & Background Notes Series from GPO)

ABI/Inform Complete - Country reports (find on top menu under Browse)

D&B Business Browser 

  • Find this at Mid-Continent Public Library (obtain borrower's card remotely; access database remotely)
  • 18 million public and private companies
  • Global Analyst reports and market research
  • Global public company financials and European private company financials

Mergent Online

  • Includes public international company financials
  • officers, directors and compensation
  • company histories
  • property and subsidiaries
  • debt and capital stock
  • income statements, balance sheets, dividend payment history, company ratios
  • back file of scanned annual reports
  • lists of competitors

Mergent Web Reports/Digitized Archives

  • Includes Moody's/Mergent Industrial Manual, 1981-2016

Privco

  • Although primarily focused on private US-based companies, Privco does cover financials for thousands of private international companies.

Statista

  • Find this at Mid-Continent Public Library (obtain borrower's card remotely; access database remotely)
  • Country reports
  • Consumer markets in foreign countries
  • Graphing and charts

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Company & Industry Information (article coverage)

Business Source Premier database and ABI/Inform Complete database. 

  • Search on country or company name, and/or location, scan articles to read about companies and events covered by the media. There are also peer-reviewed articles in these databases.
  • Search for a specific company or industry or product; AND it with the country or city name

Google Scholar and Google

  • Be sure to configure your browser under :"library links" to UMKC in the Google Scholar settings.
  • Use Google to find articles from country web pages, blogs and newspapers.

The Economist Historical Archive, 1843-2014

 CIA World Factbook  (comprehensive country profiles)

GlobalEdge (Ease of "Doing Business" Indicators; global insights on industries; research trade blocs)
(Michigan State University. Center for International Business Education and Research (CIBER))

Grant Thornton International Business Report

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Doing Business In...

For specific countries try country specific publications like the Prague Daily Monitor.

PKF Doing Business In series

Doing Business In - HLB International

World Bank - Doing Business

Country Commercial Guides (Export.gov)

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Trade Information & Data

USATrade Online is open for anyone to access for free. 

Export.gov and TradeStats Express (Dept of Commerce) 

Federation of International Trade Associations  

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Country Economic and Development Data

World Bank

IMF (International Monetary Fund)

OECD (Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development)

Global Competitiveness Report 

World Economic Forum Country and Regional Reports

UN Human Development Reports

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