International Business Databases:

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International Business Databases

• Economist Intelligence Unit and U.S. Department
  of Commerce

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Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU)

• Part of the Economist Group
• World wide coverage
• Well researched, professionally presented
  information

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Information provided by EIU

• Economic information
• Political issues
• Maps of countries
• Risk of doing business in countries

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• Archive of country information going back several
  years
• Industry analysis
• Information on top MBA programs, worldwide

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Searching EIU is straightforward
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Keyword search orpoint and click
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To locate EIU

• At Queens Library homepage, click on Access
  Research Databases by Name
• Scroll down almost to the bottom of the page.
• On the right side, note category In-Library Use
  Only
• Click on any link with EIU

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ViewsWire

• Covers 201 countries
• Daily updates

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Risk Briefing

• Analysis of risk in 60 markets
• Daily updates

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Industry Briefing

• Five-year forecasts and news analysis for eight
  key industries
• Covers the 60 major economies that account for
  more than 95 of world output and trade.
• Daily updates
• On ViewsWire page, left side

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Country Report

• Covers 200 countries
• Covers politics, economic policy, domestic
  economy, sectoral trends, and foreign trade and
  payments for each country.
• 2-year forecasts
• Each countrys information updated quarterly

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Country Profile

• Covers 200 countries
• Covers each country's economic and political
  status and background
• Updated annually

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Country Commerce

• Covers 55 countries
• Covers the specific operating conditions,
  commercial laws and business regulations in each
  country.
• Updated annually for most countries at least one
  (Ireland) with dated information.

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Which MBA online

• Covers information and advice on the world's best
  MBAs
• Rankings and descriptions of the worlds 100 top
  MBA programs.

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U.S. Department of Commerce

• STAT-USA (www.stat-usa.gov)
• USATradeOnline (www.usatradeonline.gov)
• EuroTradeOnline (www.eurotradeonline.gov)

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