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Business Research @ EFSC

Sources for Financial, Social, and Political Data

Business Source Complete - Select the company information tab at top

Export.gov
Brings together resources from across the U.S. Government to assist American businesses in planning international sales strategies to succeed in the global marketplace. Country Commercial Guides will be most helpful.

International Monetary Fund - Data Portal
Data Includes exchange rates, direction of trade, economic outlook, national accounts and many other topics.

International Monetary Fund - Country Reports

Investment Climate - U. S. Department of State
Country-specific information and assessments prepared by U.S. embassies and diplomatic missions abroad on investment laws and practices. 

National Trade Estimate Reports - annual reports on significant, foreign-trade barriers

2017 National Trade Estimate Report on Foreign Trade Barriers

2018 National Trade Estimate Report on Foreign Trade Barriers

2019 National Trade Estimate Report on Foreign Trade Barriers

2020 National Trade Estimate Report on Foreign Trade Barriers

UNdata
A unified portal to a diverse group of United Nations statistical sources. In addition to keyword searching for data, look under "more" for country profiles and an advanced search screen.

World Integrated Trade Solution
WITS gives access and allows users to retrieve information on trade and tariffs compiled by various international organizations.