International Information Resources - INTB 315 - Exporting & Global Sourcing - InfoGuides at Rochester Institute of Technology

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Where to start researching countries?

This page has library resources helpful for getting up to speed on basic information about countries.

Need more help? Contact the business librarian Jennifer Freer using the Green Button to the top right. You will find the email address, a chat widget (if Jennifer is online it will say Chat with Jennifer) and a button to make an appointment if you want to meet in real time on Zoom or in-person.

These resources provide a variety of information including country profiles, data, news, analysis, forecasts, risk analysis, and etiquette.

Use of RIT resources is reserved for current RIT students, faculty and staff for academic and teaching purposes only.

Political and Economic Country Profiles, Analysis, Forecasts, & Data

CountryWatch This link opens in a new window
Provides country overviews including political, economic, investment, social, and environmental overviews.

Re: CountryWatch: Some countries like Taiwan may not have separate entries. Check the formal name of the country or the appendix of a related country. Information about countries is presented on the web pages and also in a Country Review PDF. Keep in mind the Country Review PDFs will lag slightly from the web pages. Keep this in mind and check the end of each section when reading the PDF to know when that section was last updated. This is especially important where major events have occurred in the last 12 months.

Passport This link opens in a new window
Passport is used to understand consumer markets. Our subscription has limited business-to-business info. A great starting point in here is the country report called PEST Analysis. The construction of the title is Pest Analysis: COUNTRY NAME. An example would be Pest Analysis: France. The search bar is very limited and will look for report titles.
NOTE: The interface for this product will change on 9/3/24.
Europa World Year Book This link opens in a new window
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 (CCG)
These are free reports from the U.S. government to help business people understand the basics of doing business in other countries.
CIA World Fact Book
EIU Publications Feed via ProQuest (link expires 8/29/25))
The Economist Intelligence Unit is the publisher of The Economist and many newsletters about countries.

Individual EIU Feeds by Publication

EIU Viewswire
Micro-news from countries via the EIU. Updated 9/26/23. If link does not work go to ProQuest and search for pub(eiu viewswire)
EIU ViewsWire Economic News
Includes economic structure, economic indicators and news from EIU for various countries. Updated 9/26/23.
EIU Country Data
Time series data for various economic indicators from EIU.
EIU ViewsWire Politics
Includes Political Structure info and news about country politics. Updated 9/26/23
OECD Economic Outlook
OECD's twice-yearly analysis of the major global economic trends and prospects for the next two years. Each report covers multiple countries.
Intellectual Property Rights
globalEDGE
Free knowledge web-portal connecting international business professionals to information, insights, and learning resources on global business activities.
Corruption Perception Index
UNCTAD Statistics
Worldwide Governance Indicators
IMF Data
OECD Data
United Nations Data

Risk

Country Risk Reports (only) from Fitch Solutions (link expires 9/25/24)
All Fitch Risk Reports (link expires 8/24/25)
In search bar AND ti(insert country name) to the search... don't forget to insert the country name! Not all countries have reports. Formerly BMI Risk Reports. If the link does not work go into the ProQuest database and search for pb(fitch) AND ti(country risk)

International News

Nexis Uni This link opens in a new window
Nexis Uni features more than 15,000 news, business and legal sources from LexisNexis -- including U.S. Supreme Court decisions dating back to 1790 -- with an intuitive interface that offers quick discovery across all content types, personalization features such as Alerts and saved searches and a collaborative workspace with shared folders and annotated documents.
Proquest Complete This link opens in a new window
All-in-one database that provides coverage for nearly all academic areas of study including arts, business, humanities, health, social sciences, sciences and current affairs.

The Economist (browse by issue) via ProQuest
Browse by issue date.
The Economist (articles by most recent first) via ProQuest
Latest available articles from the magazine edition published each week. Will not include all content a personal subscription contains.
Browse New York Times by Issue - Text Only
This is the best way to see from the front page to the back pages. Why is that important? The most important stories of the day are usually on the front page. And the subject specific important stories are in the next sections.
Online Newspapers from Henrietta Public Library
Remote access available to residents of Henrietta NY only.
Don't live in Henrietta check your home public library to see what they offer.
As of January 2024 HPL offers direct New York Times and Washington Post access remotely for those living in Henrietta.

Industry & Market Research Internationally

Passport This link opens in a new window
Consumer lifestyle and consumer industry market research reports for countries around the globe. Also includes downloadable economic, population, income, product and lifestyle data. DONATED: The McClure Collection given by J. Warren and Lois McClure in support of the RIT College of Business.
Hoovers (D&B Hoovers) This link opens in a new window
Business database providing company overviews on millions of companies. Records for publicly traded companies include financials. Having trouble accessing Hoovers? Use your browser's incognito or private mode. This option is usually located in a drop down menu accessed from three dots or lines on the top right. Alternatively try a browser you never or rarely use or clear the cookies from your browser of choice. THE DATABASE IS NOT DOWN -- the issue is related to cookies stored in browsers.

Country Reports from Fitch Solutions (link expires 8/29/25)
International industry reports. Not all industries in all countries covered. Browse or search for ti(insert country name) If link is broken go to ProQuest and run this search pub(Fitch Solutions Country Industry Reports).

IBISWorld This link opens in a new window
RIT's subscription includes a small library of Global reports. Run a search for Global and you will get a list to browse. There are no individual country reports.

Deloitte Tax Guides and Country Highlights

Deloitte Tax Guides and Country Highlights
Free from the accounting firm Deloitte.

Etiquette & Culture

Global Road Warrior This link opens in a new window
Business culture, climate, culture and society and other information for the business traveler.

Geert-Hofstede
"Insights into national and organisational culture." Free. Library does not provide premium access.

Export Controls

Trade Data

FDI Flows from ITC
Free resource. The International Trade Centre’s Investment Map database collects yearly Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) statistics for about 200 countries and detailed FDI sectoral and/or country breakdown for about 115 countries. The Investment Map helps Investment Promotion Agencies identify priority sectors and competing countries for foreign investments, as well as existing and potential foreign investors. It also helps companies identify potential locations for investment abroad.
International Trade Administration (US GOV) Trade Data
US Government resource for competing in the global marketplace.
International Trade Data from the US Census
World Trade Organization - Trade and Tariff Data

INTB 315 - Exporting & Global Sourcing: International Information Resources