Mbendi industry profiles
Mbendi provides an broad analysis of selected industry sectors in countries around the world.
Library of Congress country studies
The Library of Congress is one of the major online sources of research and information in the US and provides a fairly comprehensive country studies covering a whole host of topics, including the economy , trade, industry and business. This is one of the more comprehensive sources of information and should serve as one of your first ports of call.
The Economist country briefing
The Economist provides a more economic view of the country, but also includes recent economic, political and other news, economic data, a short history as well as a poltical overview. The Economist is a respected source of information and is an essential port of call in your secondary research efforts.
BBC country profile
The BBC provides an overview of the country, covering the following headings; overview, facts, leaders, and media view. The focus is more on "newsy" and political items rather than on hard economic information. Nevertheless, the information is concise and up-to-date. This is a good site to get an overall feel of what is happening in the country currently.
Country profile from NationsOnline
This site provides a gateway of links to other sites covering topics such as government, news, business, culture, education, etc. It is more focused on cultural, poltical and related information, rather than on economic or trade matters. It is worth a visit if you are trying to get a broader perspective of the country.
World Bank country profiles
The World Bank provides a range of information and data on the country, including a country briefing, data and statistics, news and events, publications and reports, programmes and projects, and links to related information. There is some interesting information on this site, but the focus is a World Bank one covering developmental and assistance matters. It remains worth a visit.
STAT-USA country commercial guides
This site links to documents covering a country overview that has been prepared by the U.S. Department of Commerce (STAT-USA). The guide is quite comprehensive, but has obviously been written from a US perspective.
