Find Answers Quickly: Business FAQ

Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU): Search for a country. In the country profile, hover over the Risk tab and choose Credit Risk. The overview section includes information on sovereign risk, currency risk, bank sector risk, political risk, and economic structure risk, as well as ratings for each. 

Political Risk Yearbook: Select Political Risk Yearbook under the "Title" heading. Use the "Country Report:" drop-down to select a country.

EMIS (for emerging market coverage): To access the database click Client Log In in the top right corner. Once in the database, hover over Countries and choose Risk Reports. Then browse for a specific country.

Nexis Uni: 

• Use the "Guided Search" tool. Select Country Info, then choose a country from the  "Which Country?" drop-down menu. In the "Choose a source" drop-down select Country Risk Overview or Political Risk Overview, and search.
• Or see the BMI Country Risk Reports. Use the "Guided Search" tool. Select A Publication, then type the name of a country in the "Search for something specific?" box. Next, in the "Find publication" box search for BMI Country Risk Report, and search. 

Fitch Connect: Choose Country risk & Industry Research from the top navigation menu. On the right side of the page see the “Country Risk Pages” section. Use the “Select a Country or Territory” drop-down to choose a country and view its risk page. Also see the “Country Risk Index” table. For more countries, and more detailed risk index information, click the “...” symbol above the table.

Business Source Complete: Search for articles/reports on country risk. Includes access to Country Risk Yearbook and BMI Country Risk Reports. 

Marketline Advantage: Search for a country. In the search results screen, scroll down to the Country Profiles section. Marketline produces PESTLE reports. Each section: Political, Economic, Social, Technological, Legal, and Environmental includes information on "Future Risks." 

Coface.com: Country risk and economic research. See the Economic Studies section. 

IMD World Competitiveness Yearbook

Bloomberg (available in the Business Library): Use the code CSDR

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