Use the globalEDGE™
site to complete the following exercises:
1. An important element of understanding the nature of
international trade is identifying the breadth of nonfinancial
transnational corporations (TNCs). Using the
Largest Transnational Corporations, a series of rankings
published by UNCTAD, locate a ranking of the
world’s largest 100 non-financial TNCs by foreign
assets. Then, identify the ten TNCs with the highest
Transnationality Index (TNI). What are the home
economies and industries of these TNCs? Also, where
do they rank in the overall survey?
2. The number of member-nations of the World Trade
Organization (WTO) has increased recently. In addition
to nations with full member status, some
non–member countries have observer status that
requires accession negotiations to begin within five
years of attaining this preliminary position. Identify the
current total number of WTO members. Also, prepare
a list of observer countries.
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