International Business Research

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)

• Business Monitor International (BMI) Industry Reports
• Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) Country Data
• Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) Country Finance & Forecast Reports
• Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) ViewsWire
• Oxford Analytica Daily Brief Service
• Oxford Analytica Country Profiles
• Oxford Economics By Country Industry Forecast
• Oxford Economics Country Economic Forecast

D&B Hoovers

• 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.

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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

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  

Country Economic and Development Data

World Bank

• World Bank Doing Business
• World Bank Worldwide Development Indicators

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