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Country Descriptions & Profiles

Argentina Country Profile in Business Source Complete [About]BU logo
Provides quick access to country data points, trends and analysis including country's political and governmental make-up, economic performance, gross domestic product, the potential for economic development, and detailed market and industry analysis of the country's business environment.

Argentina Country Review in Business Source Complete [ About ] BU logo
Published annually by CountryWatch, these in-depth reports provide demographic, political, economic, business, cultural and environmental data. Includes key sector production, consumption and net exports, maps, country flag, Freedom Rankings for political rights and civil liberties, Human Development Index measuring quality of life and investment climate basic infrastructure information.

Background Notes on Countries of the World: Argentina in Business Source Complete [ About ] BU logo
Published by the U.S. government and includes facts about the land, people, history, government, political conditions, economy, foreign relations and travel/business information.

Finance,Trade & Commerce

Argentina Business Forecast Report in Business Source Complete[About]bu logo
By Business Monitor International, published quarterly, focuses on global emerging markets.  Provides SWOT analysis of a country's political, economic and business environment, includes overviews of the country's key economic sectors and scenario test analysis.  Forecasts key macroeconomic data 6 years out.

Argentina Country Monitor (Global Insight) in Business Source Complete [About]BU logo
Presents Analyses, Statistics, and Forecasts on the Economy. Includes information on Gross Domestic Product (GDP), Real GDP, Consumer Prices, Foreign Trade, Official Exchange Rate, etc. Also provides Import and Export Statistics as well as the names of important government officials.

Argentina Economic Competitiveness in Business Source Complete [About]bu logo
From the Icon Group, using vertical analysis or common-sized statements, provides estimates of the financial performance and labor productivity of countries compared to global benchmarks.  Financial analysis includes asset, liability and income structure, ratios, profitability ratios and key percentile rankings.  Labor productivity analysis includes asset-labor, liability-labor, and income-labor ratios.

BuyUSA.gov U.S. Commercial Services: Argentina
http://www.comerciousa.org/argentina/En/setenglish.asp
From the U.S. Department of Commerce, International Trade Administration. U.S. Commercial Service (USCS) Provides information to U.S. businesses exporting goods and services, including trade agreements, market research, trade event lists, industry specific information.

Corporate Strategies Under Structural Adjustment in Argentina tinybook
Pardee HC 175 C6677 2000

Desarrollo Economico tinybook
Mugar HC 171 D47M

Doing Business. Benchmarking Business Regulations.
http://www.doingbusiness.org/
Produced by the World Bank, this database provides information on business regulations and their enforcement in many countries. Countries are ranked according to ease of doing business. The Doing Business Indicators are comparable across 175 economies. These indicators include starting a business, dealing with licenses, employing workers, registering property, getting credit, protecting investors, paying taxes, enforcing contracts, and others.

Economist.com Country Briefings: Argentina
http://www.economist.com/countries/Argentina/
A Web resource highlighting recent articles and a country profile. Includes forecast, factsheet, economic data, political structure and forces, economic structure and more.

EIU: Economist Intelligence Unit: Argentina   [About]BU logo (works only with Firefox)
Indepth reports such as Country Finance, Country Commerce, Country Forecast, Country Monitor, etc which include economic indicators, political and business environment analysis, country risk assessment and financial and operating conditions for companies doing business globally.  Type of reports vary country by country.

Export Minnesota
http://www.exportminnesota.com/links/argentina.htm
A list of resources from the Minnesota Trade Office and the Department of Employment and Economic Development. Includes newspapers, government agencies, statistics, country profile, forecasts, travel tips, contacts, and trade shows.

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FITA: Argentina Country Profile
http://fita.org/countries/argentina.html
FITA, The Federation of International Trade Associations, website includes general information as well as information on market access, economic indicators, taxes, labor market, agriculture, media, and more.

Global Edge: Argentina
http://globaledge.msu.edu/ibrd/countryintro.asp?CountryID=98
Created by the Center for International Business Education and Research at Michigan State University ( MSU-CIBER ), globalEDGE contains country specific news, statistics, history, economics, and government data.

Index of Economic Freedom: Argentina
http://www.heritage.org/Index/Country/Argentina
A Web resource evaluating the following areas: Argentina's trade policy, fiscal burden of government, government intervention in the economy, monetary policy, capital flows and foreign investment, banking and finance, wages and prices, property rights, regulation, and black market.

Political Risk Yearbook: Argentina Country Forecast in Business Source Complete [About]bu logo
From PRS Group, published annually and includes the Political Risk Service rating system which assesses different political scenarios within a country, 18-month and five year forecasts based on a variety of political scenarios, the country's political framework, key political player as well as economic conditions, investment, taxation and environmental trends, foreign relations, defense forces and the country's history and geography.

News & Journals

Clarin through PressDisplay [About]BU logo from 60 days ago.

La Nacion through PressDisplay [About]BU logo from 60 days ago.

La Razon through PressDisplay [About]BU logo from 60 days ago.

Ole through PressDisplay [About]BU logo from 60 days ago.

Statistics & Government Resources

Argentina Embassy in Washington D.C.
http://www.embassyofargentina.us/espanol/home/home.htm
Information about business and investment in Argentina. Also contains information about flora and fauna, education, travel and tourism, visas, immigration, history, geography, people and culture.

Central Bank of Argentina
http://www.bcra.gov.ar/index_i.htm
The official Web site of the Central Bank of Argentina includes information on currency rates, monetary policy, statistics and much more.

National Institute of Statistics and Censuses: Argentina
http://www.indec.mecon.gov.ar/
A Web site from the National Institute of Statistics and Censuses of Argentina. Includes an abridged English version featuring a history of the institute and frequent queries.

Selected Internet Resources: Argentina-Portals to the world
http://www.loc.gov/rr/international/hispanic/argentina/argentina.html
"Links to electronic resources selected by Library of Congress subject experts."

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