This directory of American firms, all of which do a substancial portion of their business in foreign nations, can be searched by country, keyword, and industry code

Find firms based in other countries with locations in the United States.
Up-to-date multinational business contact information with listings in over 200 countries.

International business web portal created by Michigan State University. Includes country information, global industry and market data, and international business and trade information for U.S. states and foreign countries.

Provides information on 40,000 global companies.

In-depth market research reports on 175 global markets. Reports cover Country Risk, Industry Analysis, and Company Intelligence. Business Forecast Reports, Country SWOTs

The CIA (Central Intelligence Agency) provides short profiles for 266 world entities. Profiles include economic, social, political, and demographic information.

Short guides to the history, politics, and economic background of countries and territories. Key international organizations are also profiled.

The Doing Business project provides objective measures of business regulations for local firms in 189 economies and selected cities at the subnational level.

Analysis of business, economic, financial, political, and regulatory environments of countries.
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Annual survey of top executives regarding preferred locations for foreign direct investment.

International business web portal created by Michigan State University. Includes country information, global industry and market data, and international business and trade information for U.S. states and foreign countries.

The mission of the Human Development Report Office (HDRO) is to advance human development. The goal is to contribute towards the expansion of opportunities, choice and freedom. The office works towards this goal by promoting innovative new ideas, advocating practical policy changes, and constructively challenging policies and approaches that constrain human development.

The Heritage Foundation's rankings of countries' economic freedom, based on variables in ten categories. The site provides analysis for each country and scores from previous years.

The U.S. Census Bureau provides an extensive list of links to statistical gathering agencies in foreign countries.

Demographic and socioeconomic statistics for 227 countries and areas of the world. The site ranks countries by population and provides world population information.

Collection of resources gathered by Mississippi State University as a United Nations (UN) depository. Lists UN websites, UN databases, statistical sources, and other resources.
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International business web portal created by Michigan State University. Includes country information, global industry and market data, and international business and trade information for U.S. states and foreign countries.

Offers industry reports covering North America, Europe, Asia Pacific and Latin America.

Offers research reports covering UK and US consumer markets. The reports analyse market drivers, sizes and trends, market segmentation, along with consumer attitudes and purchasing habits. Formerly Mintel Reports.

The Federation of International Trade Associations provides international import export trade leads, events, and links to 8,000 international trade (export import) related sites.

International business web portal created by Michigan State University. Includes country information, global industry and market data, and international business and trade information for U.S. states and foreign countries.

International trade statistics and U.S. tariff data from 1989 to the present. Data from the U.S. International Trade Commission, the U.S. Department of Commerce, and the U.S. Treasury.

NAFTA resources assembled by the University of Texas, Austin.

Use U.S. Department of Commerce data to create and view color-coded graphical representations of import/export and trade-balance data.

A searchable database of international chambers of commerce and industry with links to each organization's website.

Over 100,000 searchable and browsable documents of the WTO, including the legal texts of agreements dating back to 1995, updated daily.