LibGuides: Country Research: Political Risk & PESTLE Analysis

Political Risk & PESTLE Analysis

Business Source Complete
BMI Research
Factiva
MarketLine
Websites

Contains the Political Risk Yearbook" and PESTLE analysis (political, economic, social, technological, legal, and environmental analysis) reports.

Business Source Complete
Updated monthly. A scholarly business database providing a collection of bibliographic and full text content in all disciplines of business, including marketing, management, MIS, POM, accounting, finance and economics. Indexing and abstracts for scholarly business journals back to 1886 are included.
Searchable cited references provided for more than 1,200 journals. Contains detailed author profiles for the 20,000 most-cited authors in the database.
Additional full text, non-journal content includes financial data, books, monographs, major reference works, book digests, conference proceedings, case studies, investment research reports, industry reports, market research reports, country reports, company profiles, and SWOT analyses.

Select "Country Risk" from the Services tab and then select a country, or go into the Data and Forecasting tab to see Country Risk charts.

BMI Research
Updated daily. Provides macroeconomic, financial and company news and analysis on emerging and key global markets. Covers 175 countries with quarterly forecasts and surveys in eleven key industry sectors for each country. Features latest-available data covering production, sales, imports and exports; 5-year industry forecasts; company rankings and competitive landscapes for multinational and local manufacturers and suppliers; and analysis of latest industry developments, trends and regulatory changes. New political, economical and business risk reports are added each month. New industry sector reports are loaded each quarter.

Search "EIU" and select "Economic Intelligence Unit - Risk Briefing" under Sources and select your country of interest under Region.

Factiva
Updated daily. A global information resource, providing full-text access to top national and international newspapers (including full text of the Wall Street Journal), newswires, business journals, market research reports, analysts reports and web sites. Contains over 8000 publications with content from 118 countries in 22 languages.
This database was formerly called Dow Jones Interactive.
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Select "Countries" from the drop-down box of the main search box and type in PESTLE to find a list of available reports. From there, you can limit by geography. These will always be the most current and will not include historical versions.

MarketLine Advantage
Updated regularly. Provides business news, opinion, and latest published reports help users to understand key trends and events, while qualitative and quantitative data and analysis support business research programs.
Access to this resource is partially funded by the McCombs School of Business at the University of Texas at Austin.

These websites, most of them run by the US government, have resources related to current political risk worldwide:

A.M. Best Rating Services - Country Risk
A.M. Best defines country risk (read the methodology) as the risk that country-specific factors could adversely affect an insurer's ability to meet its financial obligations. Country risk is evaluated and factored into all A.M. Best ratings. As part of evaluating country risk, A.M. Best identifies the various factors within a country that may directly or indirectly affect an insurance company.
CIA World Factbook
Click on your target country from the drop-down box. Read the "Government" and "Transnational Issues" sections.
Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency
This is the official site of the Multilateral Investment Guarantee Program. MIGA offers political risk insurance/guarantees in order to help developing countries attract and keep foreign investment. This site lists member countries and risk management products available to companies. Check your target country for eligibility.
Office of Foreign Assets Control
This site lists countries embargoed by the United States and provides an in-depth look at the sanctions.
Overseas Private Investment Corporation
This US government agency supplements the private sector in providing political risk insurance in developing countries. Check the site for eligibility criteria.
US Dept of State - Travel Warnings
This site will alert you to immediate concerns relating to political risk. It can be searched by country.

Additional Country Risk Information

These websites have resources related to current political risk worldwide, most are hosted by the U.S. Government.

A.M. Best Rating Services - Country Risk
A.M. Best defines country risk (read the methodology) as the risk that country-specific factors could adversely affect an insurer's ability to meet its financial obligations. Country risk is evaluated and factored into all A.M. Best ratings. As part of evaluating country risk, A.M. Best identifies the various factors within a country that may directly or indirectly affect an insurance company.
CIA World Factbook
Click on your target country from the drop-down box. Read the "Government" and "Transnational Issues" sections.
Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency
This is the official site of the Multilateral Investment Guarantee Program. MIGA offers political risk insurance/guarantees in order to help developing countries attract and keep foreign investment. This site lists member countries and risk management products available to companies. Check your target country for eligibility.
Office of Foreign Assets Control
This site lists countries embargoed by the United States and provides an in-depth look at the sanctions.
Overseas Private Investment Corporation
This US government agency supplements the private sector in providing political risk insurance in developing countries. Check the site for eligibility criteria.
US Dept of State - Travel Warnings
This site will alert you to immediate concerns relating to political risk. It can be searched by country.