Archive of entries posted on March 2013

Saudi Arabia: The World’s Largest Petroleum Producer and Net Exporter in 2012

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The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) has a population of about 26.0 million. The government type is a monarchy run by King and Prime Minister Abdallah bin Abd al-Aziz Al Saud according to the CIA’s World Factbook. He belongs to the Al Saud family which controlled the country since it was created. In fact, the country …

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Mexico is Becoming More Attractive to U.S. Manufacturing Firms

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Mexico’s economy boomed when the country signed the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) nearly two decades ago. The manufacturing sector especially thrived as U.S. firms shifted their operations to Mexico to take advantage of the cheap labor costs. As a result Mexico’s share of U.S. manufactured goods import rose from slightly about 4% in 1994 to …

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The Largest US Companies By Revenue 2012

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The largest U.S. companies from the Fortune Global 500 list for last year are listed below. These firms were ranked based on their revenues:   Source: Fortune 500, Fortune Of the 500 firms in the list, 132 are from the U.S. Exxon Mobil(XOM) took the top rank followed by Walmart Stores(WMT), Chevron(CVX), ConocoPhillips (COP) and …

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