1. Macroeconomic Data            2. Regional Economic Data

3. Bank Health Data                 4. World Capital Market Data

5. Currency Data                      6. Country Credit Risk Ratings

7. Equity Market Data              8. Mutual Fund Data

9. Emerging Market Bonds
 

1. Macroeconomic Data

The World Bank News, press releases, data and publications

OECD: A good source for OECD member countries' economic data

World Economic Forum's Global Competitiveness Report 1998

IMF:  Quick access to IMF members' latest data

Foreign labor statistics home page : International data on wages and per capita incomes.

Official Economic Statistics (Interest Rates, Foreign Reserves, Balance of Payments)
 

2. Regional Economic Data

Asian Development Bank Download macro data on most Asian countries.

The South African Reserve Bank Download macro data on African countries.

European Bank for Reconstruction and  Development macro data on most Latin countries.

Inter American Development Bank Download macro data on most Latin countries.

Economic Data on Latin America: More than 1400 Links to Latin American Finances

IADB's economic, trade and social databases Comprehensive data on Latin America
 

3. Bank Health

Bank of International Settlements Full text BIS reports, data on countries' foreign assets and liabilities.

The BIS Consolidated International Banking Statistics

Joint BIS-IMF-OECD-World Bank statistics on external debt

Institute of International Finance: Capital Flows to Emerging Market Economies

The Maturity, Sectoral and Nationality Distribution of International Bank Lending

Statistics on External Indebtedness (BIS/OECD)
 

4. World Capital Market Data
 

GLOBAL FINANCIAL DATA: Long Historical Data

US Treasury Department WEB site: Data, speeches, reports

US Federal Reserve System: Interest rate data, speeches, and reports

Dr. Yardeni's Economics Network: Amazing amount of free information

Bakaert and Harvey's Site on important financial and economic development
 

5. Currency Data

"Currencies of the World" (current market data around the world)

Central Bank Survey of Foreign Exchange and Derivatives Market Activity

Merrill Lynch Currency & Bond Market Trends: ML Research Report & Forecasts
 

6. Country Credit Risk Ratings

Fitch IBCA Country Credit Risk Ratings

Moody's Investors Service  Country Credit Risk Ratings

Standard & Poor's Ratings Services  Country Credit Risk Ratings

Global Risk Assessments, Inc. Country risk Data

Political Risk Services  Country risk indices.

Euromoney Magazine Country risk indices.

Oxford Analytica Inc. Custom country risk services.

Transparency International Corruption Risk service.

Rabid Tiger Project  Political Risk Consulting and Related Research

Private and Official Sources of Political Risk Coverage

The Overseas Private Investment Corporation an independent U.S. Government agency that sells investment services to assist U.S. companies investing around the world

Country Risk Analysis Data by Campbell R. Harvey (Duke University)
 

7. Equity Market Data

Asian Equity Market Links with links to all Asia equity markets

African Equity market Links with links to all African equity markets

Eastern European Equity market Links with links to all European emerging equity markets

Middle-East Equity Market Links with links to all Middle East equity markets

Latin Equity Market Links with links to all Latin equity markets

IFC: Tracks daily and weekly performance of emerging market stock indexes
 

8. Mutual Fund Data

IBC Financial Data:Comprehensive data for money market funds

Morningstar: US mutual fund performance data.
 

9. Emerging Market Bonds

The Emerging Markets Companion: Very useful source for the global investor

Bradynet: Brady bond data base and analysis