1706, 2013

Your passport to global market information- try it now!

By Victoria Bird|June 17, 2013|Development Studies, Economics, Financial and Management Studies|0 comments

Passport, provided by Euromonitor International offers global, regional and country level online market research, monitors industry trends and gives you strategic analysis and a market size and market share database for products. Subscribers use the system to support a wide range of academic research projects: · Global Trend monitoring · Cultural change in the 21st century · Economic development in developed and developing countries · Market and Company analysis ·

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0205, 2013

Webinar week at UK Data Service: Five free online sessions

By Victoria Bird|May 2, 2013|Development Studies, Economics, Financial and Management Studies, Politics and International Relations|0 comments

Social scientists from all sectors are invited to participate in a series of webinars designed to introduce the data and resources available through the newly formed UK Data Service. All webinars are free of charge and open to anyone in the UK and overseas. Spaces are limited and available on a first-come, first-served basis. Please reserve your spot by booking at the links below. An introduction to data available from

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2003, 2013

EIU Country Data

By Victoria Bird|March 20, 2013|Economics, Financial and Management Studies, Politics and International Relations|0 comments

You can now access the Economist Intelligence Unit’s CountryData database to find detailed financial information for 50 countries, from 1980 to the present- and with forecasts for up to 2030 for some key variables. It’s also possible to obtain summary information of the EIU Country Outlook reports. EIU CountryData contains over 280 variables, divided into the following major categories: Gross domestic product, Fiscal and monetary indicators, Demographics and income, Foreign payments, External debt stock,

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0703, 2013

Off-campus access to Bankscope, Oriana, Zephyr and EIU CountryData

By Victoria Bird|March 7, 2013|Development Studies, Economics, Financial and Management Studies, Politics and International Relations|0 comments

It is now possible for SOAS students and staff to access Bankscope, Oriana, Zephyr and EIU CountryData off campus, via Shibboleth, and without the need of an extra password. To access, either click the links below, or for more information on what each database contains, access from the Data and Statistics section of the Library Website. Bankscope: detailed financial information for more than 29,000 banks worldwide Zephyr: M&A, IPO and venture capital

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