MGMT 361: Global Entrepreneurship

"What you need to know..." Reports published by the US Government for American businesses wanting to operate in a specific country.

Measures the regulatory environment of 181 countries that is conducive to the operation of business using the indicators:

Starting a business
Dealing with construction permits
Employing workers
Registering property
Getting credit
Protecting investors
Paying taxes
Trading across borders
Enforcing contracts
Closing a business

The methodology of this index has changed considerably over the years. The most recent index is based on 12 pillars of competitiveness, each of which is also ranked:

Institutions
Infrastructure
Macroeconomic Stability
Health and Primary Education
Higher Education and Training
Labour Market Efficiency
Financial Market Sophistication
Technological Readiness
Market Size
Business Sophistication
Innovation.

Includes information about foreign countries with reference maps. Also includes information about the United Nations and other Intergovernmental Organizations.

Reviews of member and non-member economies covering key economic challenges being faced and recommendations for dealing with the challenges.

Provides resident to non-resident trade in services and some related data series, broken down by EBOPS category and partner country, starting with the year 2000, on an
annual basis. Free resource (registration required)

(Source:National Statistical Offices, Central Banks and the Statistical Office of the European Communities.)

Provides the ability to generate customized reports on Canada's and U.S. trade in goods with over 200 countries. Users can search by product or by industry.

Covers transportation, telecommunications, finance and insurance.

Surveys significant foreign barriers to U.S. exports by country. Includes import tariffs and taxes, export subsidies, intellectual property rights protection, service and investment barriers, and other policies.

Official site of the Statistical Office of the European Union. Contains a great deal of data on the EU and other countries, including macroeconomics external trade, demographics and industrial data.

UN Economc Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) Data: 1950 to most recent

Most of the data is expressed on country-level, not industry. However, it is still a good resource for identify key trading partners.

The Globalization sections of their annual reports covers trade.