Trade and investment government organizations are tasked with the crucial job of navigating an increasingly complex and data-driven global economy.
Moody’s enables government officials and policymakers to make more confident and transparent decisions, but also provide deep insights into global market trends, investment opportunities, and potential trade risks.
With our data, tools, and insights, we help you understand trade and investments trends, assess supply chain risks, and identify investment opportunities.
Organizations use Moody’s data to understand macro and microeconomic investment trends, identify investment opportunities, industry dynamics, and risk factors, facilitating strategic planning and policy implementation to foster regional growth.
With Moody's data, agencies can analyze global investment trends, assess potential investment sectors, and evaluate risk-return trade-offs, aiding them in attracting and retaining domestic and foreign investments.
Agencies can utilize the data to identify market opportunities, track global trade flows, and predict economic trends, supporting businesses in expanding their export operations through loans.
Moody’s helps FDI organizations evaluate the impact and potential risks of foreign direct investments, ensuring alignment with national security and economic interests.
Research organizations use Moody's data for rigorous, data-driven research on a variety of economic and financial topics, contributing to a more informed public discourse and policy-making process.
Orbis is a data solution that provides comprehensive, standardized and up-to-date business information on millions of companies worldwide. The solution enhances decision-making processes in various business operations, including credit risk management, supplier evaluation, and market research, by providing crucial data like financials, ownership structure, and industry specifics.
Orbis Crossborder Investment (OCI) solution is a comprehensive tool that provides detailed information on foreign direct investments worldwide. It allows users to track, analyse, and compare data on thousands of greenfield investment projects and M&A deals, offering deep insights into global investment trends and enabling informed decision-making in international business strategy.
Orbis Intellectual Property solution is a comprehensive data and analytics platform designed to aid decision-making in the fields of intellectual property (IP) strategy, research, and development. It provides users with access to extensive global patent data to facilitate evaluations of technology landscapes, competitor insights, and potential partnership opportunities.
Moody's sustainability data is a rich dataset that provides comprehensive and standardized environmental, social, and governance metrics on a broad range of companies worldwide. This information helps investors, lenders, and other stakeholders assess risks and opportunities, enabling more informed decision-making in terms of sustainability.
Moody's solutions can help government organizations with export promotion lending by providing credit ratings, research, and risk assessment tools to help evaluate the creditworthiness of potential borrowers and mitigate the risks associated with lending to foreign buyers. This enables government organizations to make informed decisions and minimize the likelihood of defaults, thereby reducing the risks to their reputation and financial stability.
President Trump’s shocking tariff hike has sparked a global trade war and significantly raised the odds of a global recession. In this webinar, we will assess the current state of play and consider various scenarios of how the trade war will play out and what it means for the U.S. and global economies in the short and long run.
The seven indicators of shell company risk
Shell companies can be used to obscure tariff and customs fraud schemes. Read about the methods bad actors use to evade trade reviews.
Shifts in US–Canadian tariff policies in 2025 have affected Canadian businesses and catalyzed a need for trade diversification.
Learn about the latest statistics on foreign direct investment (FDI) in Latin American and the Caribbean and the actions needed to capitalize upon and sustain FDI.
Entities subject to new US export control requirements could jump by a factor of more than six following a shift to an ownership-based model. The rule, paused until November 2026, could open exporters to new compliance and operational risks.
Moody’s and SelectUSA provide a joint analysis of investment patterns, milestones, and macro-level sectoral shifts that have impacted FDI into U.S. manufacturing over a 10-year time horizon.
Financial crime poses a significant threat to government revenues, national security, and society more broadly, which makes it crucial for state departments and public sector teams to pursue swift and accurate investigations.
This year marks five years since many governments around the world began imposing lockdowns to manage the Covid-19 outbreak, which upended global supply chains and transformed supply chain risk management.
Discover how Moody’s and IBM PLI are enhancing FDI insights with the Orbis Crossborder Investment tool, offering advanced analytics and robust data.
Exploring nearshoring's impact in North America, this paper examines Mexico's role and the risk of trade triangulation amid evolving global dynamics.
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Welcome to Moody’s story of The Infinite Game told through a documentary series that spotlights why financial crime countermeasures can never become “set and forget” activities.
This report explores the contributions in innovation of top foreign direct investments (FDI) in the United States. It features comparisons between top investor patent performance in the United States and the rest of the world, details on the key sectors and geographies in the United States where the top FDI investors do business, and informative investor-specific experiences.
Third Annual Report on the screening of foreign direct investments into the Union.
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