“Best Bet” Resources for Country, Industry & Company Information

Resources At Your Desktop

Betsy WareIFC KM Expo, Nov 2013

Resources at Your Desktop

Introduction

Overview of Library Website

Country Resources

Industry & Company Resources

Q&A

Access Databases

Go to : http://libraryClick Databases

Overview of Library Website• Databases

• Popular Databases Dropdown

• By Subject• Country Research Guides• Topic Research Guides

Country Research Guides

Desktop Resources for Finding Country & Industry Information

•Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU)•Business Monitor (BMI)•Institute of International Finance (IIF)•Fitch Research•Thomson One Analytics

EIUAccess EIU from http://libraryDatabases – Popular Databases – EIU

Includes:Country ReportsCountry Commerce ReportsEIU Statistical Data Servicesplus many other EIU resources

BMI – Country & Industry Resources

Available for IFC Staff only!

Quarterly in-depth country risk reports covering political risk, macroeconomic performance and outlook over 5 years, finance and the business operating environment

Quarterly industry reports

Compare & Export Datasets

Access from http://library select Databases – B – scroll to Business Monitor

Country Resources Institute of Int’l Finance (IIF)

IIF provides analysis and research to its members on emerging markets and other central issues in global finance

All WBG staff can have electronic access to the Institute's reports and analyses by registering individually at http://www.iif.com/register.

Fitch ResearchAvailable to all WBG staffRequires registration – see entry in Library’s

Database page for details and URL

The four sectors to which Bank Group and IMF staff currently have access via this service are Banks & Banking, Insurance, Sovereigns & Subnationals, and European & Int'l Structured Finance.

Thomson One AnalyticsThomson Analytic’s equity research services

electronically deliver over 6 million original, full-text broker research reports directly from top global firms.

Retrieve broker reports on selected companies or sectors

Available to IFC staff only!

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