Research Guides: Business Research: International Business Information

International Business Databases

Passport Express
Passport Express is a global strategic intelligence research database holding local and international statistics, industry-standard data and analysis, as well as multi-country coverage of products, services, companies, channels, consumers, economics, demographics, social trends.
Regional Business News
A full-text newswire database that incorporates business wires from all over the world. Included in this database are A&G Information, Africa News Service, Inter Press Service, Resource News International, South American Business, M2 Communications, PR Newswire, Business News Wire, Canadian Corporate News, News Bytes News Network and Phillips Business Information Highlights. This database is updated on a daily basis.
Factiva

A Dow Jones & Reuters Company, Factiva provides global content, including Dow Jones and Reuters newswires. Factiva covers nearly 9,000 sources from 152 countries in 22 languages, including more than 120 continuously updated newswires. Factiva is an excellent source for financial data including stock quotes, company comparisons, financial snapshots, SEC filings, interactive charting, and historical market information.

The following resources from outside the library may be helpful in your research about international business.

globalEdge
globalEDGE is a knowledge web-portal that connects international business professionals worldwide to a wealth of information, insights, and learning resources on global business activities. You can search for information by country, trade block, state, or industry. You'll also find reports, rankings, and diagnostic tools.
International Trade Administration Data
Published data from the International Trade Administration on U.S. National, Industry-level, and Global Trade.
IRS International Business Resources
Information from the Internal Revenue Service on taxation laws and policies for international business dealings.
World Factbook
The World Factbook provides information on the history, people, government, economy, geography, communications, transportation, military, and transnational issues for 267 world entities.

Economist Intelligence Unit
Economist Intelligence Unit is a forecasting and advisory service that provides economic, political and business information for countries from around the world.
Global Financial Development Database
The World Bank's Global Financial Development Database provides financial information on global economies.
IMF International Financial Statistics
Datasets and statistics from the International Monetary Fund. Includes global information on exchange rates, interest rates, production, labor, and other financial indicators.
PIIE Economic Research
Analysis of business and economic topics and issues conducted by the Peterson Institute for International Economics.
World Bank Open Data
Open access data from World Bank on global economic development factors.