Resources for International Financial Markets
FIN 716
Updated October 2007
Compiled by Prof. Martha Cooney
mcooney@liu.edu, 516-299-2310
COUNTRY INFORMATION:
TAX INFORMATION:
This comprehensive publication summarizes the corporate tax systems in more than 140 countries. In
addition to the Ernst & Young guide, current tax information can be found in the ViewsWire, and
Country Commerce and Country Finance databases listed above.
ECONOMIC FORECASTS:
International Cyclical Outlook
(Economic Cycle Research Institute) (monthly) |
Available in print in Periodicals Dept. |
Earlier editions and other economic studies also available on the IMF website.
Also available in paper: (Bus HC 10 .W7979)
STATISTICAL DATA AND PERIODICALS:
In addition to the periodicals listed below, the full-text of many more magazines, journals
and newspapers are available online through library databases. Use current articles to
update financial information and find additional forecasted data. Comprehensive and
authoritative financial data is also available through foreign central bank websites listed
below under Additional Web Resources.
| International Financial Statistics Yearbook |
(Bus HG 61 .I57) |
| International Financial Statistics (monthly) |
(Periodicals Dept.) |
| Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook (2 vols.) |
(Bus HG 3882 .B34) |
| OECD Main Economic Indicators (monthly) |
(Periodicals Dept.) |
| Monthly Bulletin of Statistics (monthly) |
(Periodicals Dept.) |
| Direction of Trade Statistics (monthly) |
(Periodicals Dept.) |
| Economist |
(Periodicals Dept.) |
| Wall Street Journal |
(Periodicals Dept.) |
| Financial Times |
(Periodicals Dept.) |
ADDITIONAL WEB RESOURCES:
C.W. Post Library
Gateway Sites:
For comprehensive access to targeted international data:
Foreign Central Banks
LIBRARY DATABASES:
The following databases are available on campus and from home. A University I.D. card
with a barcode will provide access from off campus. Go to the Circulation Desk of the
Library to obtain a barcode.
These databases will provide many full-text articles about all business topics, and will be
especially useful for finding current economic, financial, and country news.
Business Source
Premier provides full text articles for over 8,000 scholarly business journals and
other sources, including full text for more than 1,100 scholarly business publications. Coverage
includes virtually all subject areas related to business. This database provides full text (PDF) for
more than 350 of the top scholarly journals dating as far back as 1922.
Also includes other sources of full text information such as country economic
reports from the EIU, Global Insight, ICON Group, and CountryWatch.
Use this database to find many current, full-text articles on a specific country or topic.
The Advanced Search feature is useful for locating targeted data such as company and
industry information, investment reports, company history, and rankings.
Produced by the same company as the Business & Company Resource Center, this
database provides similar information in a somewhat different format.
The ProQuest databases provide a wealth of information in full-text articles. Use the
Advanced Search to locate articles by specific country and/or subject heading.
This all full-text database provides many current and retrospective news and business articles.
Country Profiles provides business opportunities, risk reports, economic & polical
news, market research reports, and more. To access Walden's Country Reports, click on
the "Sources" tab; then choose the "Country & Region Reports" folder;
check the appropriate box(s); and click the "OK-Continue" button on the right. International
newspapers can be accessed by clicking the "News" tab and selecting "Major
World Newspapers" from the dropdown menu.
The Conference Board's Economic Research will be useful for data and trends in world economies.
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