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Home > Web Directory > Business Statistics This page offers information to help any enterprise expand into international markets. Global Business StatisticsU.S. Department of State - Country background notesThese publications include facts about the land, people, history, government, political conditions, economy, and foreign relations of independent states, some dependencies, and areas of special sovereignty. The Background Notes are updated/revised by the Office of Electronic Information and Publications of the Bureau of Public Affairs. Index of Economic Freedom Covers 183 countries across 10 specific freedoms such as trade freedom, business freedom, investment freedom, and property rights. MSU Global Access: Commerce and Economic Issues Provides links to international business resources searchable by region, country, constituency group, resource type and language. Economist Country Briefings: News, country profiles, forecasts, statistics and more. The World Bank The World Bank is a vital source of financial and technical assistance to developing countries around the world. United Nations The Business link provides resources for International businesses. The World Economic Forum An independent international organization committed to improving the state of the world by engaging leaders in partnerships to shape global, regional and industry agendas. Rankings include Global Competitiveness Report, Global Information Technology Report, Travel and Tourism Competitiveness Report, Gender Gap Report, Financial Development Report and several regional-specific reports. COFACE Country Risk and Economic Studies Department Country and Sectorial Risk Information U.S. Commercial Service - Market Research Library Containing more than 100,000 industry and country-specific market reports, authored by specialists working in overseas posts. AllRefer.com Includes a Country Studies Guide link with 100's of pages for each country covered. Includes brief information on various subjects. Country Profiles from World Trade Press Publishes a wide variety of in-depth travel and trade information products in print and online. globalEDGE - Source for Global Business Knowledge A knowledge web-portal that connects international business professionals worldwide to a wealth of information, insights, and learning resources on global business activities. Carleton Univ. - Country Indicators for Foreign Policy Identifying the causes of state fragility and providing a framework that can enable policy makers and development practitioners to engage in fragile environments. Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development This statistical profile, updated yearly, is a snapshot of data selected from more than 40 statistical databases available on the SourceOECD online library. NationMaster Central Data Source NationMaster is a massive central data source and a handy way to graphically compare nations. NationMaster is a vast compilation of data from such sources as the CIA World Factbook, UN, and OECD. Using the form above, you can generate maps and graphs on all kinds of statistics with ease. Stockholm International Peace Research Institute Facts on International Relations and Security Trends. Country indicators and statistics. Child and elderly populations ... Political terror scale. Worldwide press freedom index. The FIRST system offers researchers, politicians and the media an authoritative and structured factual reference system on international relations and security trends. European Commission - eurostat Provides the European Union with statistics at European level that enables comparisons between countries and regions. AM Best - Country Risk Criteria Countries are placed into one of five tiers, ranging from Country Risk Tier 1 (CRT-1), denoting a stable environment with the least amount of risk, to Country Risk Tier 5 (CRT-5) for countries that pose the most risk and, therefore, the greatest challenge to an insurer's financial stability, strength and performance. CIA The World Fact Book Provides information on the history, people, government, economy, geography, communications, transportation, military, and transnational issues for 266 world entities. Our Reference tab includes: maps of the major world regions, as well as Flags of the World, a Physical Map of the World, a Political Map of the World, and a Standard Time Zones of the World map. On the menu select Llibrary/Publications/The World Factbook. Worldwide-Tax.com The extensive review presented on each country includes a general and economic survey. More exhaustive information is offered on all the various taxes adopted in that particular country. The site include "tips" for investors who are not residents of that counter and lists any investment benefits available. The site has around 3,000 links to providers of supporting services such as CPA's, lawyers, banks, government sites, as well as a complete and comprehensive section on the embassies in that country. A comparative tax table presents details on most countries in the world. In addition, a separate, far - reaching section offers you a basic bookkeeping course. Tax Rates Around the World - Wikipedia Tax laws in most countries are extremely complex, and tax burden falls differently on different groups in each country and sub-national unit. The lists give an indication by rank of some raw indicators. European Free Trade Association (EFTA) An intergovernmental organisation set up for the promotion of free trade and economic integration to the benefit of its four Member States: Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway and Switzerland. U.S. Department of Agriculture - Foreign Agricultural Service To create economic opportunity for American agriculture by expanding global markets. U.S. Department of State - Travel International travel information - Apply for a Passport or a Passport Card, Tax Info for Americans Overseas, Travel Warning and Alerts |