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CountryWatch

PRODUCT OVERVIEW

CountryWatch Premium Online is an online subscription service that provides continuously updated geopolitical, economic, social, business and environmental information on 192 countries of the world. CountryWatch Premium delivers this content through the following features:

• Country Reviews™
  - Coverage of all 192 countries and non-sovereign nations
  - 100-150 page dynamically updated individual country reports
  - Chapters featuring geo-political, historic, economic, social, demographic, business and environmental information and data

• Country Wire™
  - Provides real-time, full-text news wire for each country
  - Articles from a dozen major international news services including EFE, Xinhua, United Press International, Panafrican and the Caribbean News Agency
  - One-year searchable archive with more than 180,000 articles

• CountryWatch Data
  - Provides over 200,000 data points at the touch of a finger
  - Offers eight years of statistical data for all 192 countries
  - Each of the 250 variables is searchable through five categories and 24 subcategories
  - Provides convenient access to current macroeconomic, economic sector, health, demographic and environmental statistical data, featuring functions for easy download and cross-tabulation

• CountryWatch Map Gallery
  - Online collection of over 170 maps
  - Utilizes GIS mapping software to provide over 100 thematic maps created from CountryWatch data
  - Political, physical, cultural, economic, macroeconomic, environmental and country risk maps

• CountryWatch@School
  - Social Studies curriculum material based on National Social Studies Standards
  - Quizzes, discussion questions and lesson plans

CountryWatch Macroeconomic Forecast is an essential tool for making key strategic decisions and for teaching advanced economic concepts. The CountryWatch Macroeconomic Forecasting Model is a five year long-run forecast that provides an Excel-based interactive method for developing global economic scenarios based on the information contained in the macroeconomic sub-models for each of the 194 countries in the world.

• Accuracy
  • Utilizes established Keynesian Theory to accurately forecast over 30 macroeconomic indicators
  • Model theory, equations, and solutions are fully documented with model
  • Provides written, world economic analysis with latest CountryWatch macroeconomic thesis
  • Includes 5 years of historical base data, updated quarterly

• Coverage
  • Provides an integrated and dynamic macroeconomic model for 194 countries
  • Generates 5-year projections for key variables for each country and region
  • Exchange Rate chart allows user to compare relative strengths of country currencies
  • Dynamically updated country charts depict past and future trends for key variables
  • Written, individual country economic analysis with concise assumption and forecast summaries
  • Incorporates currency blocs and exchange rate pegs
  • Regional and Euro bloc pages highlight key variables for the world’s regions

• Functionality
  • Country policy and behavioral assumptions can be modified by the user
  • Created in MS Excel to facilitate modification of Forecast Assumptions by users
  • Easily navigable with links and drop down menus
  • World Page with GDP projections can be modified by the user

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