AFRICA IN A GLOBAL CONTEXT Some globally important companies are listed on africa stock exchanges, but even #phb billiton an sabmiller, with market capitalisation of $72bn an $52bn respectively in our survey, are just a fraction of the size of the worlds biggest corporations. The biggest companies on the planet are apple an exxonmobil, both of the united states, which are valued at $416bn and $400bn. Eight of the ten biggest companies are based in the us and two in china, while the uk and particularly switzerland are disproportionally represented among the ranks of the worlds 50 biggest firms.
Posted on: Wed, 08 Oct 2014 09:27:35 +0000