A guide to doing business in other countries

We have created our Country Profiles in order to help you do business in other countries. Please select any area listed below to see which countries have profiles available for them.

Available country profiles

• Denmark

• Estonia

• Finland

• France

  Currency

  euro

  GDP per capita

  $32,800

  Population

  64m

  Time zone

  CET (UTC +1)

  Fiscal year

  calendar year

  Country credit rating

  AAA

• Germany

  Currency

  euro

  GDP per capita

  $35,900

  Population

  81.4m

  Time zone

  CET (UTC +1)

  Fiscal year

  calendar year

  Country credit rating

  AAA

• Iceland

• Iraq

  Currency

  Iraqi dinar (IQD)

  GDP per capita

  $3,900

  Population

  31m

  Time zone

  AST (UTC +3)

  Fiscal year

  calendar year

  Country credit rating

  N/A

• Kenya

  Currency

  Kenyan shilling

  GDP per capita

  $1,600

  Population

  39m

  Time zone

  EAT (UTC +3)

  Fiscal year

  calendar year

  Country credit rating

  B+/B

• Latvia

• Lithuania

• Nigeria

  Currency

  naira (NGN)

  GDP per capita

  $2,300

  Population

  149.2m

  Time zone

  WAT (UTC +1)

  Fiscal year

  calendar year

  Country credit rating

  AAA

• Norway

• Poland

  Currency

  Polish zloty (PLN)

  GDP per capita

  $13,798

  Population

  38.5m

  Time zone

  CET (UTC +1)

  Fiscal year

  calendar (or 12 month period of choice)

  Country credit rating

  A-

• Russia

  Currency

  rouble

  GDP per capita

  $11,905 (2011 forecast)

  Population

  138,082,178 (July 2012 est)

  Time zone

  UTC+3 to +12

  Fiscal year

  Calendar year

  Country credit rating

  BBB (stable)

• South Africa

  Currency

  South African rand (ZAR)

  GDP per capita

  $5,952

  Population

  48.8m

  Time zone

  SAST (UTC +2)

  Fiscal year

  1^st March

  Country credit rating

  BBB+

• Sweden

• Switzerland

  Currency

  Swiss franc

  GDP per capita

  $41,400

  Population

  7.6m

  Time zone

  CET (UTC +1)

  Fiscal year

  calendar year

  Country credit rating

  AAA

• Turkey

  Currency

  Turkish lira (TL)

  GDP per capita

  $10,206

  Population

  73.7m

  Time zone

  EET (UTC +2)

  Fiscal year

  calendar year

  Country credit rating

  BB+

• United Arab Emirates

  Currency

  emirati dirham (AED)

  GDP per capita

  $49,068

  Population

  5.15m

  Time zone

  GST (UTC +4)

  Fiscal year

  calendar year

  Country credit rating

  AA+

• United Kingdom

  Currency

  Pound sterling (GBP)

  GDP per capita

  £25,492

  Population

  63m

  Time zone

  GMT / CET-1

  Fiscal year

  6^th April

  Country credit rating

  AAA