The 124 historical returns from 1900 to 2023 of the Australian stock market is shown in the chart below. The average annual return was 13.0%. In addition, for the majority of the years shown Aussie stocks earned a positive return. In 2023, the market had a return of 13%. For the latest chart click: Average …
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The top 29 global economies based on forecast 2017 GDP in terms of purchasing-power parity are listed in the graphic below: Click to enlarge Source: In the world’s GDP ‘trillionaire’s club,’ Canada is looking pretty feeble, Financial Post, June 1, 2017 China is projected to have the largest GDP this year followed by the EU and US. …
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The Top 20 Countries for Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) Inflows in 2016 are shown in the chart below: Click to enlarge Source: World Investment Report 2017, UNCTAD As usual, the US us the top country for FDI inflows. Last year $391 in FDI flowed into the country. The next two countries are UK and China …
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I posted the list of The World’s Top 100 Non-Financial MNEs by Foreign Assets 2016 yesterday from the World Investment Report 2017 published by UNCTAD. In this post, let us take a quick look at the top 100 MNE by foreign assets from transition and developing economies. The attached Excel below also shows how much revenue the top MNEs generate from …
The United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) released its annual World Investment Report 2017. This report includes a wealth of information on global trade. One section of the report that discusses about Multi-National Companies (MNCs) (or Multi-National Enterprises (MNEs)) is of interest to global investors. The attached Excel below also shows how much revenue the …
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