Forbes magazine publishes the popular Forbes Global 500 list of firms each year. The following is the list for 2017: Source: Forbes Download: Forbes Global 500 list for 2017 (in Excel)

Dividend payout reached another record in 2017 according to a study by Janus Henderson. The trend is likely to continue and they predict dividend payouts to increase by 8% this year. The following firms were the top 10 dividend payers in 2017: Rank Company 1 Royal Dutch Shell 2 China Mobile 3 Exxon Mobil 4 Apple …

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The Top 25 Financial State-Owned Multinational Corporations (MNCs) ranked by Foreign Assets as of 2015 are listed in the table below: Click to enlarge Source: World Investment Report 2017, UNCTAD The Royal Bank of Scotland(RBS) is majority(72%) owned by the British state. The state is the largest shareholder in many of the top banks in emerging markets such …

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The Top 25 Non-Financial State-Owned Multinational Corporations (MNCs) ranked by Foreign Assets as of 2016 are listed in the table below: Click to enlarge Source: World Investment Report 2017, UNCTAD In the developed world, some of the top multinational firms especially from Europe have substantial state ownership. For example, the Norwegian state owns 67% of oil …

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