LibGuides: Country, Company and Industry Research: Overseas companies

Overseas companies

Many of the ANU Library's databases have an Australian focus. While it is often quite easy to find information on large, public international companies, finding information on medium to small companies based overseas can be challenging. If you can't find any information on the company you're interested in on the following databases, try exploring Google to search for company websites that may have annual reports available.

Euromonitor (GMID) This link opens in a new window
This independent international business resource provides data on industries, countries and consumers. It features internationally comparable statistics, full text market reports, commentary from analysts, company profiles, country profiles and statistics, lifestyle analysis and lifestyle indicators. The material is continuously updated.

Click on the Companies tab at the top of the page to access information on the world's leading consumer goods and services companies.
Business Source Complete This link opens in a new window
Business Source Complete is a premium full-text content and peer-reviewed business journals. It covers all disciplines of business, including marketing, management, accounting, banking, finance and more.
ABI/INFORM Collection This link opens in a new window
The database features thousands of full-text journals, dissertations, working papers, key business and economics periodicals such as the Economist, country-and industry-focused reports, and downloadable data. Its international coverage gives researchers a complete picture of companies and business trends around the world.
Gale Business Insights
Explore the world's companies through expert analysis such as SWOT analyses, financial statements, case studies and articles from academic journals, trade magazines, news outlets and more.

Access company profile reports from Acquisdata; Canadean; Experian Commercial Risk Database; ICD Research Reports; and World Market Intelligence.

To search for company reports:

Click on the Advanced Search link. Enter the name of a company into the top search box e.g. "Rio Tinto"
Use the drop-down menu at the right of the page to limit your search to the Document title - TI of each report.
Scroll to the bottom of the page. Navigate to the Document type box. Place a tick in the checkbox next to Company Profile.

China Business Reference This link opens in a new window
Provides detailed information in both English and Chinese on nearly 200,000 companies in 96 industries including revenue; profit; contact information; executive officers; products and services, and patent filing history.

Search by company name, or browse company lists by selecting Company Lists from the left-hand menu.

Company Register Sites

Wikipedia provides a list of company registry websites from around the world.

Company Register Sites

When searching on Google for international companies, use the "Site:" tag to limit your search to a particular country domain, for example:

The United Kingdom - site: .co.uk
The Netherlands - site: .nl
Japan - site: .jp