InfoGuides: INTB 225 Global Business Environment: Basic Country Resources

Last Updated: Mar 25, 2021 10:47 AM

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COUNTRY PROFILES

CountryWatch
Provides country overviews including political, economic, investment, social, and environmental overviews. Note some countries like Taiwan may not have separate entries. Check the formal name of the country or the appendix of a related country. The PDFs are out of date. Do not rely on Country Review PDF if you need information after 2016.
Europa World Year Book
Covering political and economic information in over 250 countries and territories, from Afghanistan to Zimbabwe. 1 user at a time. If you are prompted by Europa to login, that means someone is in the product. Wait 10-15 minutes and try again.

Country Commercial Guides
Free from the U.S. government. Each report is designed to help business people understand the basics of doing business in other countries.

NEWS

Proquest Complete
News via the New York Times and Wall Street Journal among other sources on countries.

Sample ProQuest Search
Retrieves news from New York Times and Wall Street Journal with country name in article title. Substitute your country name with Japan.

INDUSTRY INFO

Passport
Consumer products only!
Business Source Elite
Articles on business and management subjects from academic journals, trade publications and daily newspapers. Also includes Company Profiles.
Hoover's
MarketLine Industry reports by country and region after searching for an industry. These industry classifications are broad.

CULTURE & ETIQUETTE

Global Road Warrior
Business culture, climate, culture and society and other information for the business traveler.