Seal of Good Local Governance (SGLG) 2024Final.pptx
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1. Country Research:
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2. Today’s Agenda
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3. Looking for Country Information?
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5. Country Analysis
Oxford Analytica
Analytical commentaries relating to major political, economic or business
developments
SourceOECD Economic Surveys
OECD assessment and recommendations on main economic challenges
EIU Country Reports
Quarterly analysis and forecasts of political, economic, and business environment
In 200 countries
ISI Emerging Markets
News, company and financial data from more than 70 countries in Asia, Latin
America, Central and Eastern Europe
Roubini.com
Produces daily analysis of the global economy in the form of Critical Issue and
Briefings, as well as regular analysis and strategy outlooks each month.
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6. Oxford Analytica
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7. Oxford Analytica
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15. Country Risk and Forecast Services
EIU Services
Country Risk Service
Analysis of the risks of financial exposure in 100 countries covering sovereign, currency,
banking risks
Risk Briefing
Daily risk analysis for companies doing business worldwide
Country Risk Model
Interactive database analyzing and modeling country risks
Country Forecast Report
Five-year macroeconomic projections for 82 of the world's largest economies
and a forward-looking assessment of their political, policy, and business
environments as well as regional overviews
World Investment Service
Database containing flows of investment by country and industry, overseas mergers and
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16. Country Risk and Forecast Services
International Country Risk Guide
Assessment and data covering political, financial, and economic
risks for 140 countries
Consensus Forecasts
Monthly surveys covering estimates for principal macroeconomic
variables
ISI Emerging Markets
Comparative forecasts from several agencies
News, company and financial data from more than 70 emerging countries
Sovereign Ratings
Standard & Poor’s (S&P), Moody’s, Fitch - evaluate country and company
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17. ICRG
Rates 140 countries according to
financial, economic, and political risk
Current and regional tables
CountryData wizard for historical
data, forecasts, multiple countries
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20. Fitch Research
• Global credit ratings & research
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21. Country Economic Data Sources
EIU Country Data
Interactive database, source of macroeconomic indicators and
Forecasts
Data Development Platform - DDP
Web resource for retrieving and reporting development-related data
CIS Statistics
Statistical portal incorporating 27 databases covering 30 member countries
and BRICS Group
Concensus Forecasts
Monthly surveys covering estimates for principal macroeconomic
variables
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22. EIU Country Data
Is an analytical database of national economic
indicators and forecasts, providing series for
201 countries
• Series from 1980 present
• Forecasts up to 25 years
• Up to 320 series per country
• Automatic graphic tools
• Excel? downloadable tables
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23. DDP: Intl Finance Statistics (IMF)
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24. Energy & Metals Consensus Forecasts
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25. WBG Internal Resources on Risk and Forecasting
Doing Business In… Database http://www.doingbusiness.org/
Guide for evaluating regulations that directly impact economic growth,
downloading underlying laws, making cross-country comparisons, and
identifying good practice reforms.
Data & Reference Tab on the WB Intranet
Category for Prospects/Forecasting
DEC Development Prospects
Regional and Country Developments
IFC Country Risk Ratings
Internal use only in iDesk
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