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The PESTLE Framework
A PESTLE analysis is a common way of breaking down the contextual factors that affect businesses in a particular country and is used by companies as a basis for strategic decision making and marketing, among other things. While business decisions are often financially motivated, the six factors considered in a PESTLE (political, economic, sociocultural, technological, legal and environmental) consider the broader context in which the organization is operating, rather than focusing exclusively on the monetary.
Even if you are not interested in a PESTLE analysis, per se, the six areas still provide a useful framework for searching for information about a country; no matter what information you are trying to find about a country, it is likely to fall into one of these six categories. Different databases specialize in different kinds of data and analysis, so ask yourself which category the information you're looking for falls into and then search for databases below that fall under the corresponding letter.
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Databases Grouped by PESTLE Category Covered
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- MarketLine Advantage
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⦿ Country-specific Macroeconomic Outlook and In-depth PESTLE Insights Reports.
Choose Country Profiles from the dropdown next to the search box and then enter your country of interest in the search box.
- Business Source Complete
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⦿ Country Risk Reports/Political Risk Reports
Search [Your Country Name] country report and sort by date to find the most recent reports. e.g. Switzerland country report.
- Nexis Uni
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Includes articles from local, regional, national and international newspapers, magazines, online journals, television and radio broadcasts, newswires and blogs, transcripts, and legal research, as well as federal and state cases and statutes, including U.S. Supreme Court decisions since 1790. - Access World News
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Includes electronic editions of hundreds of large and small U.S. newspapers and titles worldwide.
P E S T L E
- OECD iLibrary
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Online portal for Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) publications and statistics. Source for internationally comparable statistical, environmental and socio-economic reports and data. OECD works with policy makers, governments and citizens to inform public decision-making.
P E S T L E
- Passport GMID: Global Market Information Database
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⦿ Country Profiles and Economy Finance and Trade reports for many countries.
At the top of the homepage, choose the Economy, Finance and Trade tab.Then, on the left, choose Country Report under Choose Analysis, then choose Economy, Finance and Trade under Choose Category, and, finally, choose your country from the list under Choose Geography and click go.
⦿ Economic Barometer.
Click GO in the Dashboards box on the right of the homepage. Scroll down to the block of reports listed uned Economies and click the Load More button to find the Economic Barometer. Click on the box, then choose your country of interest.
- Business Enabling Environment (BEE)
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Succeeds the World Bank Group’s Doing Business Project which was discontinued in 2021 because some of the data for 2018 and 2020 had been manipulated. The BEE website has links to several resources on the economic and business climate in many different countries and regions in the world. There are also links to legacy Doing Business reports from 2004 to 2020.
P E S T L E
- World Economic ForumSearch your country of interest to find a variety of reports and information.
P E S T L E
- ProQuest Statistical Abstracts of the World
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ProQuest Statistical Abstract of the World aggregates the statistical abstracts of approximately 70 countries and makes the content available through a single-search interface. - eHRAF World Cultures
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Searchable full-text ethnographies on hundreds of ethnic, cultural, religious, and national groups worldwide.
- globalEDGESelect "Global Insights" then country or industry.
P E S T L E
- Index to Foreign Legal Periodicals
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Access provided by the Jerome Hall Law Library. A multilingual index to articles and book reviews that appear in legal journals published worldwide. Excludes the U.S., the UK, Canada, and Australia.
- Transparency InternationalSurveys and reports on corruption at the government and industry levels. Search "Switzerland" in the upper right corner.