Research Guides: International Business Research: Getting Started

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