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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The World’s Biggest 20 Dividend Payers in the first quarter of this year was published in the recently released Janus Henderson Global Dividend Index – June 2017 report by  Janus Henderson Investors, These giants alone paid out $57.81 billion in dividends. Sources:  Global growth boosts dividends in first quarter, CityWire UK Janus Henderson Global Dividend …

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The Top 15 US Pharmaceutical Companies by Revenue in 2016 is shown in the chart below. This ranking includes both pharma and biotech firms. Click to enlarge Source: RevenuesandProfits

The South Korean economy is dominated by a handful of Chaebols. One of these conglomerates is Samsung. The following chart shows the size and complexity of Samsung: Click to enlarge   Source: Why a horse named Vitana V might be good news for Korean equities, The Equities Forum, M&G Investments Update (Aug, 2017): Samsung Ownership Structure-2017 …

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The World’s Top 100 Non-Financial Trans-National Corporations (TNCs) ranked by Foreign Assets as of 2015 are listed in the table below: Source: UNCTAD A few observations: Oil and auto firms dominate the top 10 this ranking based on foreign assets with Royal Dutch Shell (RDS-A, RDS-B) taking the first spot. Apple(AAPL) which is ranked number …

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