Asia and Pacific
Global and Regional
EIU Online
Licensed for UHM use only
Includes Country Profiles, Country Reports, Country Commerce, Country Finance, Business Asia, Business China, and much more.
Descriptions from the publisher
Country Profiles (annual publication)
"...outline a country’s economic and political status and background [and] map out the infrastructure and the major industrial sectors of the economy...statistical tables give a five-year run of data on issues such as manufacturing, fiscal policy and unemployment which, together with the text, provide a detailed insight into the structure and functioning of each country."
Country Reports (quarterly with monthly updates online)
"...Coverage includes the political scene, economic policy, the domestic economy, sectoral trends, and foreign trade and payments. An outlook section gives two-year forecasts, assessing how issues currently affecting the political scene and the economy will influence future developments."
Country Commerce
"...outlines the business regulations that are unique to each country." [55 countries covered]
Country Finance
"...comprehensive guide to the changing financial operating conditions, tax laws, investment opportunities, banking and other financial services in 45 countries."
Business Asia
"...up-to-date intelligence...on the commercial markets of Asia. It helps you identify commercial opportunities and alerts you to structural weaknesses that still exist."
Business China
"...briefing every two weeks which guides you on operating a business in China.
Includes company case studies, implications of political and economic developments for business, industry trends and infrastructure developments.
Covers implications of the latest regulatory changes in China's different investment zones."
GDF (Global Development Finance) Online
Licensed for UHM use only
Provides external debt and financial flow data for the 135 countries that report public and publicly-guaranteed debt to the World Bank's Debtor Reporting System. The time series for 216 indicators run from 1970 to current, with contractual obligations data out seven years. The indicators include external debt stocks and flows, major economic aggregates, and key debt ratios as well as average terms of new commitments, currency composition of long-term debt, debt restructurings, and scheduled debt service projections.
Global Market Information Database (GMID)
Licensed for UHM use only
Euromonitor International's GMID is an integrated product for business intelligence on countries, consumers and industries. Includes hard-to-find demographic, economic and marketing statistics, as well as lifestyle and market analysis.
NOTE: This resource is restricted for use by UH Manoa students, faculty and staff. You will be prompted to log in to your Library account before proceeding to the resource. Once you have connected to GMID, you will need to create a personal account with Euromonitor. Your personal Euromonitor account will be used each time you access GMID.
International Financial Statistics Online
Licensed for UHM use only
Current and historical financial and economic data for IMF member countries. Time series data from 1948. Includes data on exchange rates, international liquidity, international banking, interest rates, prices, production, international transactions, government accounts, and national accounts.
Mergent Online (U.S. and international company data)
Licensed for UHM use only
Also provides Mergent Country Profiles with detailed information on the country's history, geography, people, government, economy, stock exchange and corporate filing practices.
Country Commercial Guides (via STAT-USA)
Licensed for UHM use only
Prepared annually by U.S. embassies with the assistance of several U.S. government agencies. These reports present a comprehensive look at countries' commercial environments, using economic, political and market analysis. Coverage includes principle growth sectors, trade regulations and standards, investment climates, market research, labor, and much more.
Access STAT-USA
>> Select Globus & NTDB
>> Select Country Commercial Guides
Country Guides from Harvard's Baker Library
Guides provide links to overviews, statistics, investment information, news, etc. Note: Some links are to subscription services that may not be accessible via UH Manoa Library.
Doing Business International Finance Corporation, World Bank Group
"The Doing Business database provides indicators of the cost of doing business by identifying specific regulations that enhance or constrain business investment, productivity, and growth."
Exporters' Encyclopaedia (Dun & Bradstreet)
Hamilton Main Reference HF54 .E82
International Financial Statistics Yearbook (IMF)
Country by country economic and financial statistics going back 20+ years. (Most current edition is kept at the Reference Desk)
International Monetary Fund Country Information
IMF and related announcements, reports, statistics, overviews, etc.
UH Manoa Library Asia Collection
Detailed pages for countries of East, South and Southeast Asia. Separate collections pages for China, Japan, Korea and Philippines.
WDI (World Development Indicators) Online
Licensed for UHM use only
Provides direct access to more than 550 development indicators, with time series data (1960 to present) for more than 200 countries and 18 country groupings. Data includes social, economic, financial, natural resources, and environmental indicators. Updated monthly. Export to Excel and CSV.
World News Connection
Licensed for UHM use only
A foreign news service provided by the National Technical Information Service of the U.S. Department of Commerce. It contains translations and English-language news and information gathered by the Foreign Broadcast Information Service (FBIS) from non-U.S. media sources in various regions of the world: Central Eurasia, China, East Asia, Near East and South Asia, East Europe, West Europe, the Americas, and Sub-Saharan Africa.
Last modified: March 3, 2009 (David Flynn david.flynn@hawaii.edu)
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