Research Guides: MGT 9870: International Comparative Management: PEST Analysis

Economic Profiles and Risk Measures

FitchConnect
Industry profiles, country risk analysis, financial market reports, and company profiles with SWOT analysis. Covers 22 industry sectors in 70 global markets.
EMIS
News from emerging market countries along with company profiles and industry information from analysts, rating agencies, stock exchanges, government agencies and independent consulting firms.

World Bank. Enterprise Surveys
Country-level reports benchmark the quality of the business and investment climate. Survey data highlights the biggest obstacles experienced by private sector firms. Reports cover 135 emerging market and developing countries.
Coface Economic Studies and Country Risk
Coface publishes 160 country-level risk assessments based on macroeconomic, financial and political data. Reports are updated twice a year.

Passport (Euromonitor)
(Baruch & SPS users only) Global market research database covering over 200 countries and 17 economic regional groups. Provides statistics (including forecast data via the Interactive Statistical Database), strategic analysis, reports, profiles and breaking news on industries, countries, companies, and consumers worldwide.

ILOSTAT - Key Indicators of the Labour Market (KILM)
Build your own tables of country data on wages and hours, employment and unemployment, and labor costs with data from the International Labour Organization (ILO).

Social Indicators. United Nations
Tables of the latest indicators of social development for housing, health, education, illiteracy, income and economic activity, youth and elderly population, urban and rural population, and unemployment.
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
The UNESCO Institute provides statistical data and country profiles that focus on four themes: culture and communications, education, literacy, and science and technology.
United Nations Human Development Reports
The UN Human Development Index measures poverty, health, education, gender, environment and other factors. This website includes country reports, data and news.

OECD Science, Technology and Industry Scoreboard
Indicators of science, technology, globalisation and industrial performance in OECD and major non OECD countries including Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa. Includes government and business R&D expenditures. Both PDF and excel files. Updated every two years.

Nexis Uni
Search regional, national and international newspapers, law, legislation and court cases. Find company profiles and business and industry news. Formerly known as LexisNexis Academic.