Transnational Corporations

• The World's 100 Largest Corporations
  These tables show Fortune Magazine's annual rankings of the world's biggest corporations. The table ranks corporations in terms of their revenue in $millions. In 2008, for the second consecutive year, Wal-Mart ranked No. 1 with nearly $379 billion in revenue. Wal-Mart was also the highest employer. Other rankings show that ExxonMobil was the most profitable and Tata Steel (an Indian company) had the highest growth with a 353 percent increase in revenues from 2006.
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• Comparison of the World's 25 Largest Corporations with the GDP of Selected Countries
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  Mergers and Acquisitions

   

• Value of Mergers and Acquisitions by Industry
  Table and Graph 1988 - 2004

   

• Sales and Purchases of Mergers & Acquisitions by Region: 1987-2004
  Value in US$ Million and Number of Deals

   

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  Financial Offshore Centers

   

• International Banking Activities in Offshore Centers (2003-2005)
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  Export Processing Zones

   

• Type of Export Processing Zones by Country, 2006
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