Publisher's Synopsis
This handbook of world business features more than 100 European companies, over 40 Japanese companies, more than a dozen Canadian companies, plus companies from such fast-growing economies as Brazil, Chile, Hong Kong, Korea, Malaysia, Mexico, Singapore and Taiwan. The book profiles 227 public, private and state-owned corporations which have their headquarters outside the US, including more than 200 of the world's largest non-US public companies.;The in-depth profiles include operations overviews and histories, up to ten years of key financial data, lists of products and key competitors, foreign and US executives' names and addresses, and phone and fax numbers for both foreign and US headquarters. Also included is an overview of the global economy and extensive business lists, including the world's 100 largest public companies and "FORTUNE's" list of the world's 500 largest industrial corporations. Data are indexed by industry, headquarters location, people, companies and brand names.
