International Business

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Business culture and etiquette

ExecutivePlanet.com  guides to behavior, business culture and etiquette by country
Business Source Premier: BSI - restricted access Use Advanced tab, search "doing business in" or "career guide" in TI Title and country name in TI Title

 

Country studies/profiles

Business Source Premier: BSI - restricted access Click on Country Reports

LexisNexis - restricted access Choose Research Countries the bottom left search box.

BBC Country Profiles

Britannica - includes basic country data

CIA World Factbook

CIAO - restricted access click on Atlas

International Trade Administration

OECD Countries  

Minnesota Trade Office

US Dept of State browse Counties for background notes, or search the diplomatic list or look for the US Embassy in another country

World Atlas

World Bank Doing Business  business environment by country, economies compared

Organizations & Associations with news

Consumers International (CI)
Federation of International Trade Association (FITA)
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)
International Chamber of Commerce (ICC)
Peterson Institute for International Economics (IIE)

World Bank Group
World Health Organization

World Trade Organization

Other library resources and links

Doing Company Research on Foreign Companies Library of Congress
GlobalEdge Resource Desk's International Business Directory Michigan State University


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