Country Credit Ratings
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Sovereigns Ratings List (S&P)Most recent ratings only. Registration required.
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Credit Ratings - Country List (Trading Economics)Current S&P, Moody's, Fitch and T(rading)E(conomics) ratings.
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Fitch ConnectFrom the Search menu, select Entities and then use the Sector (Sovereigns & Supranationals) and Geography tabs to view ratings by country.
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Bloomberg ProfessionalCurrently unavailable
Access restricted to current UA faculty, staff and students.
Doing Business
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Fitch Connectprovides business information on global markets. The BMI database includes a range of information that Provides business information on global markets. The database includes analysis of political risk, finance, macroeconomic performance, outlook and forecasting, industry sectors and the business operating environment.
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Economist Intelligence UnitThe EIU database includes Viewswire service provides economic, business, political, regulatory information by country, including forecasts. And, includes Country Reports that examines in depth the issues that shape nations: the politics, economic policy, domestic economy, sectoral trends, and foreign trade and payments.
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Country Commercial Guides (US Department of Commerce)Provides practical information on doing business (distribution & sales channels, etc.) as well as trade regulations
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IMD World Competitiveness OnlineAlso known as: |World Competitiveness Online| Online version of The World Competitiveness Yearbook (WCY), an annual report on the competitiveness of nations, ranking and analyzing how a nations environment creates and sustains the competitiveness of enterprises.
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EMISEMIS includes country profiles, macroeconomic statistics, economic forecasts and analysis, industry market research reports from various sources like Mira Inform and Renub Research, company and financial market reports, analyst reports and business news.
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globalEDGE (Michigan State University)Site which covers international information, statistics, links, trade research by country and trading block.
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Global Competitiveness Report (World Economic Forum)Competitiveness of 140+ economies. Search the site for "global competitiveness".
Risk
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globalEDGE (International Business Center. Michigan State University)Country profiles include risk assessments.
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Transparency InternationalGlobal organization that seeks to eliminate corruption world-wide; corruption indicators by region.
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Fitch ConnectPublishes frequently updated Political Risk Analyses.
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EDC Country Risk QuarterlyRegistration required.
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World Bank: Enterprise SurveysIndicators reveal the major challenges facing emerging companies from corruption to infrastructure.