| What these Statistics Show |
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The various sets of statistics that you can download from the links below provide clear evidence of the globalisation of the world's capital markets and of the need for global financial reporting standards.
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| Data on Cross-Border Capital Markets | File Name | Website Source |
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| Number of Companies Listed on 51 Major World Stock Exchanges
With domestic and foreign split, at 31 December 2007. These 51 exchanges have over 45,000 companies listed of which about 3,200 are foreign (cross-border) listings. | wfeintl.pdf (470k)
wfeintl.xls (76k) | World Federation of Exchanges (WFE) |
| Non-US Companies Listed on New York Stock Exchange: |
- 424 companies from 45 jurisdictions at 20 December 2007
| nyseintl.pdf (121k) | New York Stock Exchange |
- Non-US Additions to New York Stock Exchange 2000-2007
| nysenonusadditions.pdf (40k) | New York Stock Exchange |
| Non-US Companies Listed on NASDAQ Market
313 companies from 35 jurisdictions at 21 December 2007. | nasdintl.pdf (17k) | NASDAQ |
Non-US Companies Registered with the SEC –
1,145 companies from 53 countries at 31 December 2006
(compares with 1,236 companies from 53 jurisdictions at 31 December 2005 and
1,240 companies from 55 jurisdictions at 31 December 2004): |
- Alphabetical Listing of Companies
| secforeignalpha2006.pdf (390k) | SEC Website |
- Geographic Listing of Companies
| secforeigngeographic2006.pdf (394k) | SEC Website |
- Listing by US Trading Market
| secforeignmarket2006.pdf (44k) | SEC Website |
- Geographic Summary by Jurisdiction of Incorporation
| secforeignsummary2006.pdf (46k) | SEC Website |
- Additional 684 foreign companies whose securities trade in the US claiming exemption from SEC registration because they are registered in, and file comparable information in, their home jurisdiciton or another jurisdiction, at 21 June 2005
| secforeignexempt2005june.pdf (399k) | SEC Website |
| Non-UK Companies Listed on London Stock Exchange
Main Board and AIM, 708 companies from 67 jurisdictions at 30 November 2007. | lonintl.pdf (85k) | London Stock Exchange |
| Accounting standards by Prime Standard companies listed on Deutsche-Boerse
Accounting standards applied as of 30 June 2006 (based on the annual reports 2005) | 0606deutscheboerese.xls (57k) | Deutsche Boerse |
| Cross Border Lending in OECD Member Jurisdictions:
2000-2003 averages (source BIS and IMF)
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Foreign Share of Cross Border Loans (GIF 14k)
Foreign Banks Penetration in Domestic Loan Market (GIF 12k)
| OECD Website |
| Data on Global Business Enterprises | File Name | Website Source |
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| Fortune 2007 Global 500 | Website Link Only | Fortune |
| International Trade Statistics 2007 | Website Link Only | World Trade Organization |
World Investment Report 2007
United Nations Conference on Trade and Development
Includes data on foreign direct investment, cross-border mergers, large transnational companies | worldinv2007.pdf (4,926k) | UNCTAD |
| Global Statistics on Transnational Corporations, Trade, Finance, etc. | Website Link | UNCTAD Globstat |
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