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Fitch Connect This link opens in a new window
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Find global country political, economic, and operational risk assessments, reports on major industry sectors, company news, and key economic statistical data.
Emerging Markets Information Service This link opens in a new window
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Find news, company and industry information, and financial and economic data for emerging markets/countries.
Sage Data (formerly Data-Planet) This link opens in a new window
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Find US and global demographic, economic, financial, industrial, and other statistical data sets from over 75 key US and international public sector agencies and organizations.

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EIU Viewpoint This link opens in a new window
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Covering 203 countries, EIU Viewpoint provides analyses of economic conditions, the business environment, key industry sectors, supply and demand for major commodities, and coverage of global macroeconomic trends.

Country Commercial Guides
Market conditions, opportunities, regulations, and business customs for over 125 countries prepared by trade and industry experts at U.S. embassies worldwide.

AtoZ International Business This link opens in a new window
This companion to Global Road Warrior provides very practical information about doing business globally, such as definitions, explanations, and sample documents related to importing & exporting; banking, finance & payments; legal issues and contracts; supply chain security; key e-commerce, payments, and social media platforms; and more.

Doing Business: Measuring Business Regulations
International Finance Corporation/World Bank website that provides objective measures of business regulations for local firms in 183 economies and selected cities at the subnational level.

Euromonitor Passport This link opens in a new window
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Find international market intelligence, including economic statistics, on industries, countries, and consumers.
BCC Research This link opens in a new window
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Find lengthy market research reports focusing on the industrial/manufacturing industries.
Emerging Markets Information Service This link opens in a new window
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Find news, company and industry information, and financial and economic data for emerging markets/countries.
Disruptor- Global Data This link opens in a new window
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Disruptor tracks emerging tech-enabled opportunities across all industries by providing information on start-ups, tech-led innovations, latest technology trends, influencers, consumer insights, and venture capital portfolio investments.

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Use this for complex financial statement and comparables analysis, financial modeling, sector analysis and charting for companies worldwide.
Mergent Online This link opens in a new window
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Find company financials, competitor, customer, and supplier information, recent analyst reports, and more on US and global companies. Also includes industry reports and country snapshots.
Emerging Markets Information Service This link opens in a new window
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Find news, company and industry information, and financial and economic data for emerging markets/countries.

International Trade Centre
Easiest source for global trade data: Pick a commodity, then choose the trade partner countries. Or pick a country to see trade data. Data based on UN Comtrade and local statistical sources. Great resource for commodity trade data at the 2- and 4-digit level.
International Trade & Tariff Websites
Listing of websites in the International Trade Research Guide.

Global Road Warrior This link opens in a new window
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The ultimate Business Travel Guide
Political Handbook of the World This link opens in a new window
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Covers political information on more than 200 countries, providing government histories, party profiles, and election results.