Newspaper front pages are currently dominated by the global financial crisis. Countless articles and opinion pieces have been published about it in recent weeks. The effects of the breakdown are increasingly being felt in the real economy across the globe. The crisis is affecting most countries and economic sectors, not to mention millions of people throughout the world. Some economists say that we are living through the most uncertain period of the last 30 years. To help you get to grips with what is happening in the collapsing global economy we recommend below some useful information resources. By keeping well informed, one can learn how best to cope with it.

Keeping Up to Date on the Web:

FT: Global Financial Crisis
Provides in-depth coverage of the global financial crisis. The site features articles on, among other things, the credit squeeze, the fall of the Lehman Brothers, the AIG buyout and the rapidly-unfolding events on Wall Street. It also includes interesting interactive graphics.

Bloomberg.com: The Global Financial Crisis
Includes a Bloomberg Special Report about the global financial crisis. The site is updated continuously with latest news and videos with experts’ views

BBC: Global Financial Crisis
A BBC special report about the Global Financial Crisis. It features breaking news, explainers and in-depth analysis of the global turmoil.

Latest news in major news and business publications: Factiva

Latest articles published in business and management journals: Business Source Complete

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Use Thomson One Banker and click on Deals Analysis. It includes in-depth and authoritative intelligence on more than 400,000 global corporate transactions since 1977.

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Economic terminology can sometimes be difficult to understand. Below we propose three interesting resources for definitions and explanations of economic terms.

Bureau of Economic Analysis Glossary
This glossary, compiled by the Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA), explains terms used in economic analysis. It allows you to search for economic terms or to browse alphabetically.

Created by Prof. Byrns of the University of North Carolina’s Department of Economics, this site provides definitions of fundamental terms in economics. In addition to definitions, you can also learn about famous economists.

Former IESE Prof. Leopoldo Abadia’s blog contains plain definitions and explanations of hot economic terms in Spanish.

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