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| Company type | Business unit |
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| Founded | 1946 |
| Headquarters | , England |
| Products | Forecasting, economic research and analysis |
| Parent | Economist Group |
| Subsidiaries | Bazian, Clearstate,Canback Consulting |
| Website | www |
TheEconomist Intelligence Unit (EIU) is the research and analysis division ofthe Economist Group, providing forecasting and advisory services through research and analysis, such as monthly country reports, five-year country economic forecasts, country risk service reports, and industry reports.[1][2] The EIU provides country, industry, and management analysis worldwide and incorporates the formerBusiness International Corporation, a UK company acquired by its parent company in 1986. The EIU has its main offices in four cities—London,NYC,Hong Kong andDubai.[3]
The Managing Director of the EIU is Leon Calvert, who was appointed in April 2025.[4] The former MD was Robin Bew, formerly the Editorial Director and Chief Economist.
In December 2012, the Economist Intelligence Unit acquired Bazian, which specialises in the analysis and supply of clinical evidence on health services, treatment, and health technologies to assess clinical effectiveness and value for money. Headquartered inLondon, Bazian was founded by Vivek Muthu and Anna Donald in 1999.
In April 2012, the Economist Intelligence Unit acquired Clearstate, amarket intelligence firm offering customised strategic advisory and primary research specifically addressing the healthcare and life sciences domains within the Asia Pacific. Clearstate was founded in 2006 and is headquartered in Singapore.
In July 2015, the Economist Intelligence Unit acquired Canback & Company, a globalmanagement consulting firm serving primarily consumer-facing industries and leveragingpredictive analytics. It was founded in 2004 and was headquartered inBoston. It was folded into the EIU in 2020.
In November 2010, the Economist Intelligence Unit released the Access China White Paper profiling the economies of the top 20 emerging cities in China, directed by Stephen Dollard , China Forecasting, for the Economist Intelligence Unit. It was created to support a report conducted by the Economist Intelligence Unit's Access China Service, "CHAMPS: China’s fastest-growing cities". These cities are favoured for several reasons, including the breadth of business opportunities available, the ongoing construction boom, rising home and vehicle ownership and spending on personal appliances. The report coined the acronymCHAMPS (Chongqing,Hefei,Anshan,Maanshan,Pingdingshan andShenyang).[5]
In 2006 (with updates in 2008, 2010 and every year since), the Economist Intelligence Unit has released theDemocracy Index, an index compiled by examining the state of democracy in 167 countries, attempting to quantify this with an Index of Democracy focusing on five general categories—electoral process andpluralism,civil liberties, functioning of government,political participation andpolitical culture. TheDemocracy Index and theV-Dem Democracy Indices are two of the most widely useddemocracy indices worldwide.
In January 2011, the Unit released the Government Broadband Index (gBBi), which assesses countries on the basis of government planning, as opposed to currentbroadband capability. With ambitious targets for both the speed and coverage of next-generation broadband networks, the developed countries of Southeast Asia scored highest. According to the index,Greece is the worst-performing country measured, due to its relatively low coverage target and drawn-out deployment schedule. Greece also suffers due to the considerable size of its public-funding commitment as a percentage of overall government budget revenues, and because its plan does little to encourage competition.[6]
In November 2015, the Economist Intelligence Unit launched Market Explorer in collaboration with Canback. It is an online tool which was designed to scan markets in various countries and cities across the globe and find the best locations for a product or service.
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