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International Marketing & Management
This guide links to databases with country profiles and provides information on business cultures around the world
Doing Business
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International Trade AdministrationThe U.S. Government portal to assist American businesses in planning their international sales strategies.
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Global EdgeCreated by the International Business Center at Michigan State University. A knowledge web-portal that connects international business professionals worldwide to a wealth of information, insights, and learning resources on global business activities. Create an account to access additional content. Includes video collections and tutorials "How to Do Business in..."
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Doing BusinessBy the World Bank. Provides measures of business regulations and their enforcement for small and medium-size companies across 190 economies and select cities at the subnational and regional level. In 2021, the World Bank announced that Doing Business reports would be discontinued.
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Enterprise Surveys, World BankProvides company-level data in emerging markets and developing economies for 130,000 firms in 135 countries based on face-to-face interviews with top managers and business owners. Topics include corruption, crime, finance, firm characteristics, gender, informality, infrastructure, innovation & technology, performance, regulations & taxes, trade, and workforce.
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PWC Doing Business guidesThe best way to locate a PWC guide on doing business in a specific country is to do a Google search for PWC doing business [country name].
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International Trade Census.govForeign trade guides, import and export statistics, international trade in goods and services, classifications of products, countries, and more.
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Explore Importing and ExportingUSA.gov provides a suite of tools for setting up an exporting business.
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International Business CenterA site of a non-profit organization with collections of articles on international business.
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Deloitte IAS PlusAccounting requirements by jurisdiction.
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Accounting by Country: ICAEWA collection of resources on accounting practices and standards by a global professional body for chartered accountants.
Business Environment
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Coface Risk & Economic ResearchCountry Risk, Sector and Business Climate ratings for 165 countries.
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Global Venture Capital and Private Equity Country Attractiveness IndexProduced by IESE Business School, sponsored by Ernst & Young
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World Bank Business Environment SnapshotsOne-stop guide to business environment indicators, ratings, laws, and World Bank Group project information for 183 countries. 2009-2013.