Musings on Markets

OCTOBER 6, 2023

While companies that were listed for much of the twentieth century waited until they had established business models to go public, the dot-com boom saw the listing of young companies with growth potential but unformed business models (translating into operating losses), and that trend has continued and accelerated in this century.

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Valuation Profit and Loss Accounting Investments 106

CFO Talks

SEPTEMBER 13, 2024

A big part of our work is ensuring compliance with International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS). Another major contributor to the economy is a US-based company called Conco, which produces the concentrate for Coca-Cola. Conco chose Eswatini as its base, and its second-largest manufacturing facility is in China.

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Finance Auditing CFO Leadership 97

Musings on Markets

JANUARY 9, 2021

While the universe of companies is diverse, with approximately half of all firms from emerging markets, it is more concentrated in market capitalization, with the US accounting for 40% of global market capitalization at the start of the year.

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