Business Resources: International

Finding Articles

Not sure where to start?  Try these keywords, along with the name of the country/region you're researching (example:  business environment and China):

business environment, business conditions, foreign investments

For more instructions on finding articles, check out the library's How to... guide.

Recommended databases:

ABI/INFORM Global- Search 1000 premier worldwide business periodicals for information onbusiness topics: advertising, marketing, economics, human resources,finance, taxation, management; also company and industry information.

Amadeus- Detailed information on 200,000 public and private companies in 34European countries: national identification number, address, telephone,website, legal form, year of incorporation, officers, number ofemployees, industry codes, and more.

Business & Company Resource Center- Provides reports on politics, economic development, country risk andinvestment analysis from the world's leading publishers of foreigntrade and investment information.

Business Insights Interactive- Provides an objective source of data analysis and market insight andis a source for a variety of business information needs focusing onconsumer goods, energy, financial services, healthcare, technology,eCommerce, and human resources.

EIU.com- Online publications include regional business reports (Asia, EasternEurope, Europe, and Latin America), Country Finance, and CountryCommerce and selected Country Profiles and Country Reports.

Global Issues in Context - Offers international viewpoints on a broad spectrum of global issues, topics, and current events, including a section devoted to Business & Economy.  Includes podcasts, video, and interactive graphs.  Requires Windows Media Player (version 9.0 and higher) and QuickTime (version 7.0 and higher).

Market Indicators and Forecasts - A powerful and comprehensive database of industries, demographics, consumption, average wages, income levels, market size, infrastructure, and business environment data on 60 key countries worldwide.  Contains over 500 series stretching back to 1990 and forward 5 years.

Mergent Online- Search the database by company name or ticker symbol forcomprehensive information on large public US and internationalcompanies: SEC filings, balance sheets, income statements, annualreports, company histories, broker research reports, business news;includes archives of defunct companies. Advanced search allows the userto build a company list for comparative analysis.

STAT-USA- Includes State of the Nation (SOTN) providing various financial andeconomic data related to U.S. domestic economy; GLOBUS (Global BusinessOpportunities) offering daily trade leads from the Trade OpportunitiesProgram (TOPS); and NTDB (National Trade Data Bank) providing access toCountry Commercial Guides and market reports. The International TradeLibrary is a comprehensive collection of over 40,000 documents relatedto international trade. All are full text searchable, as well askeyword searchable by country or product.

Finding Books & Media

You'll find most of your books by searching IUCAT, the online catalog for all the Indiana University libraries.  For instructions on using IUCAT to find books, check out the How to... guide. 

To find books on doing business in other countries, do an Advanced Keyword Search in IUCAT.  In the subject field, enter: investments, foreign (name of country).

Reference Materials

Reference books are located in the 2nd floor Reference Room.

The Europa World Year Book (Ref JN1 .E85) - Detailed country profiles include political, cultural, demographic, and economic information; also transportation and communication systems, banking structure, chambers of commerce, industry and trade associations, and media.

International Financial Statistics Yearbook (Ref HG3881 .I626) - Arranged as country pages and world tables; 30 years of annual data includes exchange rates, international liquidity, interest rates, prices, production, and government accounts - much more.

World Economic Outlook (Ref HC10 .W67) - IMF economists' analyses of global economic developments; issues affecting industrial countries, developing countries, and economies in transition.

Web Resources

The Doing Business project (World Bank Group)

Foreign Government Statistics (University of Michigan Documents Center)

International Business Resource Desk (International Business Center at Michigan State University)

International Monetary Fund (IMF)

Really Useful Links for International Trade (FITA:  The Federation of International Trade Associations)

U.S. Export Government Portal

Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)

Company/Industry Research

International Company Profiles:

Amadeus - Detailed information on 200,000 public and private companies in 34 European countries: national identification number, address, telephone, website, legal forms, year of incorporation, officers, number of employees, industry codes, and more.

Mergent Online -  Search the database by company name or ticker symbol for comprehensive information on large public US and international companies.

LexisNexis Academic - Select the Business search tab to search by company name or ticker symbol.  You can also search by country or region.

International Industry Profiles:

Marketline - All Industry Profiles contain 5-year historical and 5-year forecast market values and/or volumes, market segmentations, company and/or product market shares, explanatory text identifying major trends and significant growth points, and analysis of each market's competitive landscape

Market Indicators and Forecasts -  A powerful and comprehensive database of industries, demographics, consumption, average wages, income levels, market size, infrastructure, and the business environment data on 60 key countries worldwide.  Contains over 500 series stretching back to 1990 and forward 5 years.

Business Source Premier -  Datamonitor Industry Profiles