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Useful links

Bundesanzeiger
Turnover review companies located in Germany
We Are Social - Digital 2022 Global Overview Report
New Digital 2022 Global Overview Report published in partnership between We Are Social and Hootsuite
Coface
Market Research Reports, with clickable country risk assessment map
The World Factbook
The World Factbook provides basic intelligence on the history, people, government, economy, energy, geography, environment, communications, transportation, military,terrorism, and transnational issues for 266 world entities.
UK Department for International Trade
UK Trade and Investment ( UKTI) helps businesses export and grow into global markets. It also helps overseas companies locate and grow in the UK.
Benchmarking with Grips
Diagnose the state of your store’s sales performance and see where to improve.
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Links to country statistics & business information

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United Nations Statistics Devision The United Nations Statistics Division, in its mission to promote the development of national statistical systems, has developed a central repository of country profiles of statistical systems. The country profiles include, among others, a brief history of the country's statistical system, legal basis, the statistical programme and much more. Country profiles of statistical systems are updated by National Statistical Offices worldwide.
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Also check http://data.un.org/ for population, statistical tables, country (area) and regional profiles
Eurostat Eurostat is the statistical office of the European Union.
Unesco Institute for Statistics Data for the Sustainable Development Goals
World Trade Organization WTO allows access to business statistics, economic research, news and publications
European Central Bank News, publications, statistics and links to central banks of the European Union
Doing Business
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The Doing Business project provides objective measures of business regulations for local firms in 190 economies and selected cities at the subnational level.

Euromoney Euromoney is your one source of information for many markets. We know the financial markets are interconnected. Our specialist journalists bring you an authoritative round up of banking, capital markets, investment, foreign exchange & treasury, and regional markets including Asia, Latin America, and EMEA. Our benchmark surveys and awards will tell you how you and your competitors are rated by the industry, help you find the institutions best placed to handle your business, and can give you the edge you need when pitching to clients.
RFE: Resources for Economists on the Internet This guide is sponsored by the American Economic Association. It lists more than 2,000 resources in 97 sections and sub-sections available on the Internet of interest to academic and practicing economists, and those interested in economics. Almost all resources are also described.
American Economic Association Over 2000 resources from American Economic Association
Deloitte Link to news and insights on industries from one of the major consultancy agencies in the world. Deloitte is a leading global provider of audit and assurance, consulting, financial advisory, risk advisory, tax, and related services.
Europages The largest international B2B companies marketplace for strategic sourcing. Find the products of more than 3 million companies in all B2B sectors. Choose and contact the best suppliers for free.

International newspapers

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The Guardian British newspaper
The New Yorker Reporting, Profiles, breaking news, cultural coverage, podcasts, videos, and cartoons from The New Yorker.
The Washington Post American newspaper
The Wall Street Journal The Wall Street Journal coverage of breaking news and current headlines from the US and around the world.
The Globe & Mail Canada Reward winning Canadian News website
Die Zeit Online German News website.
Financial Times The Financial Times is one of the world’s leading news organisations, recognised internationally for its authority, integrity and accuracy. It is part of Nikkei Inc., which provides a broad range of information, news and services for the global business community.
The Times British newspaper

Magazines via BrowZine

BrowZine BrowZine enables you to read your favorite scientific journals on your tablet, smartphone or PC. It holds journals of the larger international publishers and open access journals. With BrowZine you can browse, share and store articles. You can compose your own magazine rack and always have access to the latest numbers.

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The Economist

The Economist
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The New Yorker - The Magazine

The New Yorker - The Magazine A collection of articles about Magazine from The New Yorker, including news, in-depth reporting, commentary, and analysis.

Follow the Money (Dutch)

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Follow the Money is a Dutch platform for independent research journalism, with themes like: healthcare, the housing market and politics
Note: information in Dutch