Economic and Political Risk

Business Librarian

Irene Weiner

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BMI (Business Monitor International) Country Risk Report
Provides analysis of global industries and research on leading companies in Emerging Markets. Covers all key global developments influencing company strategy, including country, regional, and global supply.
See alternative access to BMI under the ABI/Inform Collection tab.

The PRS Group International Country Risk Guide
IBC's International Country Risk Guide provides in-depth analysis of every factor that could affect business, trade or investments in countries around the world. Each report covers politics, economic policy, extensive analysis of economic trends, and an assessment of the country's financial condition. The Guide is useful for multinational business executives. bankers, importers and exporters and fund managers. More than 130 countries get the in-depth coverage every year. In addition, countries are monitored for changing conditions throughout the year.

Follow these steps to access either of these resource:

1. In the large Search area near the top of the page, type: publication and BMI in parenthesis.

eg: publication (bmi)
OR:
publication (PRS Group International Country Risk Guide)

2.Search
3. In the results page, use the column on the left to Narrow your results further.

4. If you are looking for country information, use the Geography link.

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5. If you want to narrow by industry, use the Industry link.

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6. Use as many limiters as possible to narrow your results further. For example, if you want to know about the Economy of the country, use the Subject link.

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7. If you need a specific company, type the company name in the Search Within Results box.

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Business Source Premier
Provides nearly 3,300 full text scholarly publications, including more than 1,000 peer-reviewed journals. Subject areas include: accounting, banking, finance, international business, marketing, sales, etc. Indexing and abstracting from 1965-present. Some cases indexing go back further than 1965. Updated daily.

Country Watch
Comprehensive and regularly updated reports on every recognized independent country. Robust reports include coverage of a given country's history, economy, government, political landscape including foreign policy orientation, business and investment climate, socio-cultural scene including key demographic features, and pertinent environmental issues.

In the first space, type: country review
In the second space, type: name of your country

Political Risk Yearbook
There are several ways to find information from this resource.

Method #1
1. In the first search box, type: Political Risk Yearbook.
2. Change the field label to: SO Publication Name
3. In the second search box, type: your country.

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Method #2 (for a broader search)
1. In the first search box, type: your country AND risk.
2. Change the field label to: SU Subject.

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Business Searching Interface
In addition, the following source types are included: academic journals, SWOT analyses, trade publications, industry profiles, company profiles, market research reports and product reviews.

1. From the opening screen, under Browse, select:Country Reports.
2. From the Publications screen, select the Country and Type: your country in the "Browse for" box,

ABI/INFORM Collection
Most scholarly and comprehensive way to explore and understand business research topics. Searches three ABI-INFORM databases: Dateline, Global, and Trade and Industry. Covers business and economic conditions, corporate strategies, management techniques, as well as competitive and product information. Its international coverage gives researchers a complete picture of companies and business trends around the world. Search nearly 8,000 publications worldwide, almost 80% available in full text. The database contains complete runs of key business and management journals, providing a unique historical perspective from 1923-present. Full text coverage of the Wall Street Journal is also included from 1984-present.

Embedded within this database, you'll find:
EIU Viewswire AND Business Monitor International (BMI) Industry Reports.

EIU Viewswire
Continuously updated political, economic, and financial risk analysis for 120 countries. In addition to social and economic indicators, includes summary measures of economic, market, and political risk

Follow these steps to access this resource:

1. From the dark green banner at the top of the page, select: Browse

2. Scroll down to: Country Reports and select: Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) Viewswire
ABI Complete Viewswire

3. In the next screen, you will have a choice to search by your country or by topics.

Business Monitor International (BMI) Industry Reports
In-depth market research reports on 175 global markets. Reports cover Country Risk, Industry Analysis, and Company Intelligence. Business Forecast Reports, Country SWOTs

1. From the dark green banner at the top of the page, select: Browse

2. Under Industry and Market Research, select: Business Monitor International (BMI) Industry Reports

3. In the next screen, you will have a choice to search by your country or by topics.