Click on the Country Information and Reports tab for a list of resources providing background, introductory, and even advnaced country information and reports. Many of these resources are taken from the Statistics/Data Tab of the UCSD Library International Government Information Research Guide which poionts to resources to find great background information and statistics on countries around the world. Using such resources is a helpful place to start research on any Latin American country.
The Business Research Guide is also an excellent starting place.
Keyword searching in UC Library Search for these phrases/keywords may be effective, particularly for historical material:
These searches may lead you to the International directory of company histories -- a very useful resources which is part of Gale Business Insights
The following authors have produced useful serials and reports:
Industry and company news and reports covering technology, telecom, electric power, oil and gas, mining, infrastructure, banking, insurance, water, and privatization sectors across Latin America. **IMPORTANT ACCESS INFORMATION for BN AMERICAS: (1) The first time you login, you need to use the passwordless login – put in your email, and click on send magic link. (2) The magic link will probably go to your Junk Mail/Spam – and, if you have that set so that you get a daily digest, by the time you get it, it will probably have expired. Here’s how to get it more quickly and unblock it for the future. (3) Search your inbox or junk mail or deleted mail for: UCSD Spam Quarantine noreply@ucsd.edu (4) Click on “Request New End User Digest” – which will bring up a digest of your most recent spam alerts (5) Find the message from bnamericasnews.com (likely in your junk mail) and click on “Release and Allow Sender” – so that that this email will go into your inbox and, in the future, any emails from BNAmericas will not be blocked. Once you get in, you will be able to reset your password for continued use.
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Provides economic studies, company & industry reports, country risk, economic and industrial statistics, and political news with a focus on emerging market countries. Covers public & private companies & global industry reports. Includes interactive data analysis tools & news alerts. Excellent China coverage.
Country reports, risk ratings, industry analysis, daily alerts, and data. Includes country reports on automotive and health/pharmaceutical sectors. **When accessing this resource for the first time, please send email to michael.minor@spglobal.com and include “New User at UCSD” in the subject line. Once he sets up your account, you'll be able to click the “Login” button and enter your UCSD email address. Your email address will be recognized, and you'll be able to access the resource.
Provides detailed information about U.S. and International public companies. Content includes: links to SEC EDGAR filings, current and archived company profiles and annual reports, historical financial and stock price data, financial ratios, equity research reports, and industry reports.**This resource will be replaced by Mergent Market Atlas in June 2025.
Industry and company news and reports covering technology, telecom, electric power, oil and gas, mining, infrastructure, banking, insurance, water, and privatization sectors across Latin America. **IMPORTANT ACCESS INFORMATION for BN AMERICAS: (1) The first time you login, you need to use the passwordless login – put in your email, and click on send magic link. (2) The magic link will probably go to your Junk Mail/Spam – and, if you have that set so that you get a daily digest, by the time you get it, it will probably have expired. Here’s how to get it more quickly and unblock it for the future. (3) Search your inbox or junk mail or deleted mail for: UCSD Spam Quarantine noreply@ucsd.edu (4) Click on “Request New End User Digest” – which will bring up a digest of your most recent spam alerts (5) Find the message from bnamericasnews.com (likely in your junk mail) and click on “Release and Allow Sender” – so that that this email will go into your inbox and, in the future, any emails from BNAmericas will not be blocked. Once you get in, you will be able to reset your password for continued use.
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The News Sources on Latin America tab lists many general and regionally/subject specific news sources which are useful for historical and contemporary business research.
In addition, there are many important business-specific resources to be aware of. These include: