Databases:

• ABI/INFORM Complete
  The database covers more than 700 publications. It's designed to help researchers study and compare specific trades and industries, including telecommunications, computing, transportation, construction, petrochemicals, and many others.
• Business Source Premier
  The database contains 2,804 full text scholarly journals and business periodicals covering management, economics, finance, accounting, and international business.
• Mergent International Company Data
  More companies from more countries than any other international database, with global searching across databases
International Trade Data Network (ITDN)

Web Sites for Country Information & Country Commercial Guides:

• CIA World Factbook - Country information has been updated as of 17 April 2007
• The Library of Congress Country Studies - A continuing series of books prepared by the Federal Research Division of the Library of Congress under the Country Studies/Area Handbook Program sponsored by the Department of the Army. This online series presently contains studies of 100 countries.
• Country Commercial Guides - This site is provided by the U.S. Government and is free to use; however, you must register as student or researcher to use it. Click the "Register Now!" link when accessing the database to complete the registration process. "The Country Commercial Guides (CCG) are prepared by US Embassy Staff once a year and contain information on the business and economic situation of foreign countries and the political climate as it affects U.S. business.
• U.S. State Department- Background Notes - Background Notes provide information on geographic entities and international organizations and are updated periodically.
• Doing Business Map - Discover how easy or difficult it is to do business in 175 countries. Doing Business is a service of the World bank.
• Nations of the World Law Library of Congress legal information that could be useful for doing business in a specific country.

Web Sites for Statistical Data:

• International Trade Administration (from the U.S. Department of Commerce) - Provides global and U.S. trade statistics as well as State Export Data.
• Balance of Payments and International Investment Position Statistics - selected countries listed by the International Monetary Fund.
• The UNICEF report on living conditions around the world - country statistics.

Web Sites for General Information:

• International Monetary Fund
• Market Research from A-Z (from the U.S. Commercial Service of the U.S. Department of Commerce) - From Argentina to Zimbabwe, and everywhere in between, zero in on just the right markets with the world's best and most comprehensive market research.
• TradePort International Trade - TradePort is designed to be an easy-to-use tool offering one place to go for comprehensive trade information, trade leads, and company databases. It is an award-winning joint project of several California agencies and the United States Department of Commerce.
• U.S. Business Advisor - International Trade
• International Commerce & City-State-Province Directory
• Business and Sustainable Development: A Global Guide
  This site explains the strategies and tools that companies can draw on to translate an aspiration of sustainability into practical, effective solutions. Case studies from around the world are provided as an example of each measure.
• The World Bank Group