Country Research for Business

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Country Profiles, Outlooks, Forecasts, and Reports

For resources that are freely available without a Western ID, see the list of sources on the Business Resources for Alumni guide.

Economist Intelligence Unit
Country analysis and forecasts highlight political, economic, and business developments in significant markets, both established and emerging. Also includes daily analysis and views on business, economic trends, and political and market developments from around the world.
Europa World Plus
Includes political, economic, and statistical information about more than 250 countries and territories, as well as international and regional organizations.
MarketLine Advantage
Includes industry, company, and country information. Industry reports include market size, segmentation, and five forces analysis. Company profiles include SWOT analysis. Country reports provide PESTLE analysis.
Fitch Connect
Provides information on global markets, including risk ratings, finance, macroeconomic performance, and outlook and forecasting across industry sectors. Popular risk indices include ESG Country Index, Country Risk Index, and Political Risk Index. To access, click on SSO beside Sign In and use Western as your Organization ID. You will then be prompted to login with your Western ID and password.
Business Source Complete
Scholarly articles in all disciplines of business. Also includes news articles, company profiles, industry and market reports, and country reports. Search for the country name and then under the Refine Results menu, select Country Report as the Source Type.
Statista
Consolidates statistical data from various sources to provide insights on industries, markets, and consumers. To find country reports, in the top menu click Reports > Country Reports and Outlooks > Country Outlooks.
Nexis Uni
CountryWatch Reviews
Includes geographic, demographic, political, economic, business, cultural, and environmental information on countries. To access, click on Sources in the top menu and search for ‘CountryWatch Reviews.’ In the results, click on the three dots beside the name to add it to your search.
Mergent Online
Contains business and financial data on all public (active and inactive) and some private companies worldwide. Also includes country reports. To find Country Profiles, look for the grey box on the Basic Search tab with a drop-down list of countries.
EMIS
Provides industry information and global market research reports for emerging and established markets from a variety of publishers around the world. To access, select Client Login in top right corner.
Mergent Archives
Includes historical collection of annual reports and industry reports. Also includes current and historical Country Insights Reports, which provide an analysis of political, macroeconomic, commercial, and external economic risks.

Country Research for Business

Country Profiles, Outlooks, Forecasts, and Reports

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