Guides: International Marketing Management: Country Research

Country Information Resources:

Featured Resources:

Country Commercial Guides from the US Dept. of Commerce
Snapshot information on exporting to and doing business in specific countries.

Free Web Resources:

globalEDGE
Global Insights tab links you to business and trade information for over 200 countries.
BBC Country Profiles
Basic country background information.
IMF Country Reports and Publications
Freely available information from the International Monetary Fund.
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see also the data and statistics tab on the IMF web site for lots of great trade informaton
International Monetary Fund -- Data & Statistics
The World Bank's World Databank
Contains extensive collections of time series data on education, gender, health nutrition, population, poverty, inequality, development, financial statistics and business regulations. Search by country or by economic/development indicator (e.g. Imports of goods and services--% of GDP)
CIA World Factbook
Produced by the US Central Intelligence Agency.
IPUMS International (Integrated Public Use Microdata Series, International)
IPUMS-International is a project dedicated to collecting and distributing census data from around the world.
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"Access to the documentation is freely available without restriction; however, users must apply for access to the data. The application system requires a description of an applicant's proposed research, and asks for the user's institutional affiliation and other information to verify identity. Every application is individually reviewed by project staff. We may ask for additional information if we are uncertain about the suitability of the intended research. Applicants are required to agree to a number of conditions to use the data. Access to the system enables a user to extract data from any country in the database. To apply for access go here."

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