International Business Resources

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This page contains international business resources such as databases and publications that are freely available to the public. For Kresge resources please see the International Business Topic Page

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[edit] Country Profiles

[edit] U.S. Department of State- Background Notes

[edit] Library of Congress- Country Studies

[edit] CIA- World Factbook

[edit] Doing Business in Foreign Countries

[edit] U.S. Commercial Service- Country Commercial Guides

  • Country Commercial Guides from 2002 - present

[edit] U.S. Department of State- Archive of Country Commercial Guides

  • Country Commercial Guides from 1996 - 2001

[edit] U.S. Department of State- Business Center

  • Links for international markets

[edit] Country Risk Ratings

  • Links to top research on country data, risk, rankings, and background
  • information. Free registration required.

[edit] KPMG's Guide to International Business Costs

  • A report that compares the cost of doing business in different countries

[edit] Doing Business.org

  • Compares non-monetary costs (time, regulations etc.) between countries

[edit] HLB International's 'Doing Business In' Guides

  • Select country guides available

[edit] International Etiquette and Culture

[edit] Executive Planet

  • Business culture and etiquette guides for each major country

[edit] International Business Etiquette and Manners

  • Cultural and business advice on select countries and regions

[edit] Global Living

[edit] World Wealth Report

  • Annual World Wealth PDF Report

[edit] Cost of Living by FinFacts Ireland

  • Global cost of living rankings

[edit] International Demographic Data

[edit] U.S. Census Bureau- International Database

  • Includes both world population data and population statistics by country

[edit] United Nations- Demographic Yearbook

  • Population statistics, and in the special issues, ethnicity, language, housing, and more

[edit] Foreign Statistics

[edit] U.S. Census Bureau- International Statistical Agencies

  • List of each country’s statistical agencies

[edit] Eurostat

  • Brief statistics available for public access from the Statistical Office of the European Communities

[edit] United Nations- Statistics Division

  • Includes multiple databases on population, housing, oil, national accounts, trade, social indicators, and more

[edit] Global Economics

[edit] FRED

  • U.S. macroeconomic time series from the Federal Reserve Board of St. Louis

[edit] U.S. Department of Agriculture- International Macroeconomic Data

  • Economic data from 1969-2017 including gross domestic product, exchange rates, consumer price index, and more

[edit] International Monetary Fund- World Economic Outlook

  • Economic and financial research such as market updates, financial stability reports, and economic outlook databases

[edit] Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia

  • Macroeconomic forecasting

[edit] World Resources Institute

  • Databases on government regulation, expenditure, GDP, labor, poverty, trade and more. Free registration required.

[edit] International Finance

[edit] International Monetary Fund

  • Data on lending, exchange rates, and country information

[edit] Institutional Investor

  • Latest news on capital markets, derivatives, emerging markets, and funds

[edit] U.S. Department of Treasury- International Capital System

  • U.S. transactions with foreigners in the capital markets

[edit] Federal Reserve System- Publications

  • Links to publications by the Federal Reserve Board

[edit] Foreign Direct Investment

[edit] Bureau of Economic Analysis

  • Includes both foreign direct investment in the U.S. and U.S. direct investment abroad

[edit] UNCTAD- World Investment Report

  • Report from the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development

[edit] Foreign Direct Investment Magazine

  • Foreign direct investment news from Financial Times

[edit] Currency

[edit] Historical Exchange Rates

  • Historical exchange rates between the U.S. dollar and major currencies

[edit] Currency Converter

  • Converts 164 currencies from 1990 onward

[edit] European Central Bank

  • Information on the Euro, also take a look at their statistics and publications

[edit] Trade

[edit] U.S Trade Representative- Publications

  • Examines trade barriers to U.S. exports

[edit] U.S. International Trade Commission- Tariff and Trade Dataweb

  • Import and export statistics, harmonized tariff schedule, and trade data

[edit] U.S. Census Bureau- Foreign and International Trade Statistics

[edit] Free Trade Area of the Americas

  • Includes a trade and tariff database

[edit] World Trade Organization

  • Trade policy reviews, tariff information, trade barriers, and more

[edit] International Trade Centre

  • Trade information by country from the World Trade Organization and the United Nations Conference on Trade Development

[edit] U.S. Trade Administration

  • Export statistics from U.S. states and metropolitan areas, and the TradeStats Express Database also has national trade data

[edit] Importing and Exporting

[edit] U.S. Customs and Border Protection

[edit] Export.gov

  • Assistance for American businesses to plan their international business strategies from the U.S. Department of Commerce

[edit] Export- Import Bank of the U.S.

  • Publishes annual Performance and Competitiveness Reports

[edit] International Customs Tariffs Bureau

  • Information on tariffs in other countries

[edit] Worldwide Corruption

[edit] Transparency International

  • Global anti-corruption website

[edit] Regulations and International Standards

[edit] International Organization for Standardization

  • Develops and publishes international standards

[edit] Financial Regulatory Agencies

  • Directory of financial regulatory agencies by Central Banking Publications

[edit] IOSCO Membership and Committees List

  • Directory of securities commissions by country

[edit] National Institute of Standards and Technology

  • U.S. and foreign voluntary standards in measurement, documents, and information technology

[edit] ASTM International Standards

  • Database of 12,000 standards from chemicals to metals and more

[edit] Doing Business.org

  • Directory of laws and regulations

[edit] Open Access Academic Journals

[edit] Directory of Open Access Journals

  • Click on business and economics to browse publications

[edit] Scientific Journals International

  • Click on current issue to browse the journal titles
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