Business FAQ
Overviews
- BBC News Country ProfilesBrief profiles based on the BBC's monitoring of worldwide TV, radio,press, internet and news agencies in over 100 languages.
- Fitch SolutionsQuarterly country overviews covering political risk, finance, economic indicators, macroeconomic performance, outlook and forecast, and the business operating environment.
- Business Source CompleteIncludes country overviews from a variety of firms including CountryWatch, IHS and PRS. Search for the country in the Title field and chose Country Report from the Publication Type options on the Advanced Search page, or filter the results by using the Refine Results options on the left-hand side of the results page (Source Type-->Country Reports).
Data Sources
- Fitch SolutionsUse the Data Tool under Data & Forecasting to pull macroeconomic and industry data from national statistical sources and industry organizations.
- CEICMacroeconomic, industrial and financial time series for countries globally. Covers topics including national accounts, government and public finance, demographic and labor markets, inflation, foreign trade, forex, financial markets, as well as data on a variety of industry sectors. Data are from national statistical sources.
- Data-Planet Statistical DatasetsProvides access to statistical data produced by U.S. Federal agencies, States, private organizations, and major intergovernmental organizations.
- Global Financial DataA collection of financial and economic time series that includes data on bonds, commodities, interest rates, stock markets and indices and economic indicators.
- UNdataUnited Nations Statistical Databases
- International Financial Statistics OnlineProduced by the International Monetary Fund (IMF), this resource includes statistics and time series on all aspects of international and domestic finance. Data on exchange rates, international liquidity, international banking, money and banking, interest rates, prices, production, international transactions, government accounts, and national accounts.
- UNCTADStatistical database derived from several different UNCTAD publications including Direction of Trade, Foreign Direct Investment, etc.
- OECD iLibraryOECD iLibrary contains all the publications and datasets released by OECD (Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development), International Energy Agency (IEA), Nuclear Energy Agency (NEA), OECD Development Centre, PISA (Programme for International Student Assessment), and International Transport Forum (ITF).
- EMISNews, financial, economic and market information focusing largely on emerging market countries. Includes native language publications.
