Publisher's Synopsis
This annual provides an overview of world business with lists, rankings and charts of major players and data. Hoover's own ratings of each company's strength, from A+ to F, are included along with their pick of the top ten world companies for 1992. The annual is completely indexed with over 6000 entries.;Each of the 156 profiles of key non-US companies provides: a background summary; key personnel and contact details; figures and tables for sales, earnings and dividends over the last ten years; areas of operation; a guide to tradenames, products divisions and subsidaries; and a list of primary competitors.;There are also 67 economic/business profiles of key countries and regions, from Argentina to Zimbabwe, containing maps, concise economic histories, and 6 years of economic data from GNP to inflation rates.