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About Global Insight

Global Insight provides the most comprehensive economic, financial, and political coverage of countries, regions, and industries available from any source—covering over 200 countries and spanning more than approximately 170 industries—using a unique combination of expertise, models, data, and software within a common analytical framework to support planning and decision making.

Recognized as the most consistently accurate forecasting company in the world, Global Insight has over 3,800 clients in industry, finance, and government with revenues in excess of $100 million, 700 employees, and 25 offices in 14 countries covering North and South America, Europe, Africa, the Middle East, and Asia.

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Overview

Global Insight's unique perspective and capabilities provide the most timely and comprehensive economic and financial coverage of countries, regions, and industries available from any source. On a continuous basis, we update our analyses and forecasts, taking into account political, economic, legal, tax, operational, and security factors. Our services are available through subscriptions or projects, and delivered though our Web site, printed publications, conferences, reports, and presentations.

Our 325+ professional analysts, researchers, and economists on our staff of 600 employees bring expertise spanning approximately 170 industries and over 200 countries. Every hour of every day, we collect and monitor data, provide forecasts and analysis, and offer consulting advice to our clients in business, financial, and government organizations around the world.

Through its predecessor companies, Global Insight founded the modern economic forecasting industry more than 40 years ago. Always a leader in modeling and forecasting, Global Insight has combined its analytical capabilities with the deep experience of industry professionals to provide unparalleled coverage in autos, energy, agriculture, steel, telecommunications, trade, tourism, healthcare, construction, and many others.

Our services are instrumental in assisting corporate executives, money managers, bankers, economists, planners, purchasing, marketing, resource managers, and government policy makers in over 3800 organizations around the world in developing strategies, controlling risks, and making key decisions.

Economic, Financial, and Industry Analysis

Our comprehensive and consistent analytical system provides the foundation for an expanding array of economic and market forecasting services, focused on the assessment of policy issues and business-related industry opportunities and risks. Our expertise, information, and models continuously analyze and project:
  • Developed countries: United States, Canada, Europe, and Japan
  • Emerging countries: Asia, Africa, Middle East, Latin America, and Eastern Europe
  • Regions: United States, Canada, Europe, and China
  • Financial Markets: Securities, interest rates, and currencies
  • Industries: approximately 170 industries with deep expertise and experienced staff in the major industries
In addition to our baseline forecasts, to assist in risk management, we regularly prepare and analyze alternative scenarios. These scenarios consider the effects of policy changes or unexpected "shocks" on countries, industries, and financial markets. We also provide daily updates of our comprehensive risk evaluation system for countries, sovereign debt, and industries.

Data and Software Solutions

We maintain one of the largest privately available data collections in the world, covering:
  • Macro and Regional Economics
  • Industries
  • Financial Markets and Securities
  • International Trade
Our software provides outstanding navigation, analytical tools, and presentation capabilities, helping you find information quickly, explore its implications, and convey results throughout your organization. Our enormous store of information is organized in over 90 separate databases that can be accessed individually or treated as a single comprehensive collection.

Consulting Services

Global Insight's consulting services leverage our wealth of business, financial, and economic information to analyze problems and provide solutions. We apply the insight and expertise of our forecasting and analytical services to advise you on specific issues that affect your competitive position, investment strategy, or policy positions by:
  • Investigating marketplace and global economic dynamics
  • Identifying the external market forces that will shape potential growth
  • Providing clear, concise recommendations to help you maximize opportunity and mitigate risk

More About Global Insight

Global Insight is a privately held company formed from the two most respected economic and financial information companies in the world, DRI (Data Resources, Inc.) and WEFA (Wharton Econometric Forecasting Associates).

With the integration of WMRC (World Markets Research Centre), Global Insight also provides the world's first same-day analysis and risk assessment service covering over 200 countries and four industries, providing insightful analysis of market conditions and key events around the world. With over 40 years of experience behind it, Global Insight provides the most comprehensive economic and financial coverage of countries, regions, industries, and markets available, using a unique combination of expertise, models, data, and software within a common analytical framework to support planning and decision making.



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