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Had disastrous effects on the world economy along with world trade. [18] [19] 2009 Dubai debt standstill: 27 Nov 2009 UAE: Dubai requested a debt deferment following its massive renovation and development projects, as well as the Great Recession. The announcement caused global stock markets to drop. [20] European sovereign debt crisis: 27 Apr ...
In October 1987, all major world markets crashed or declined substantially. The FTSE 100 Index lost 10.8% on that Monday and a further 12.2% the following day. The least affected was Austria (a fall of 11.4%) while the most affected was Hong Kong with a drop of 45.8%. Out of 23 major industrial countries, 19 had a decline greater than 20%. [10]
This huge early publicly listed multinational company founded in 1602 fell victim of declining markets in the late 18th century, internal corruption and excessive distribution of dividends (in excess of its profits), and finally Anglo-Dutch wars. It was nationalised by the Batavian Republic in 1796 but nevertheless closed down at the end of 1799.
This is the list of mobile phone brands sorted by the country from which the brands originate. The number of mobile phone brands peaked to more than 750 in 2017 before declining to nearly 250 brands in 2023.
Defunct companies of the United Arab Emirates (2 C, 3 P) Defunct companies of the United Kingdom (29 C, 112 P) Defunct companies of the United States (7 C, 11 P)
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Companies by industry and year of disestablishment (18 C) Defunct companies of Romania by industry (5 C) Defunct companies of the United States by industry (22 C)
This list comprises the world's largest companies by consolidated revenue, according to the Fortune Global 500 2024 rankings and other sources. [2] American retail corporation Walmart has been the world's largest company by revenue since 2014. [1] The list is limited to the largest 50 companies, all of which have annual revenues exceeding US ...