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The wheel of fortune is turning for the Global Champions

Nicolas Véron looks at the evolution over recent years of the FT Global 500 ranking of the world’s largest listed companies. This analysis casts a dramatic light on emerging multinationals’ fast ascendency on the global stage. Click here   to download this comment. This comment was also published by La Tribune.

By: Date: May 3, 2008 Topic: Innovation & Competition Policy

Nicolas Véron looks at the evolution over recent years of the FT Global 500 ranking of the world’s largest listed companies. This analysis casts a dramatic light on emerging multinationals’ fast ascendency on the global stage.

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