After all business have been through in the global financial crisis, it’s quite important to recognize those companies that have made the most in the downturn. We do agree with the logic that the companies that have displayed much grace under pressure are the ones most likely to be able to seek out new opportunities.
BusinessWeek names the World’s Best Companies:
1 Nintendo (Japan) Electronics
2 Google (U.S.) Internet Services
3 Apple (U.S.) Electronics
4 Doosan Heavy Industries (Korea (South)) Construction Products & Services
5 Hyundai Heavy Industries (Korea (South)) Shipbuilding
6 GDF Suez (France) Utilities
7 MTN (South Africa) Telecommunications
8 Monsanto (U.S.) Chemicals
9 Inditex (Spain) Apparel
10 BHP Billiton (Australia) Mining & Metals
11 Reliance Industries (India) Chemicals
12 Jacobs Engineering (U.S.) Engineering & Contracting
13 World Fuel Services (U.S.) Oil & Gas Services
14 Fluor (U.S.) Engineering & Contracting
15 ABB (Switzerland) Industrial Machinery
16 CNOOC (China) Oil & Gas
17 Amazon.com (U.S.) Online Retail
18 America Movil (Mexico) Telecommunications
19 Occidental Petroleum (U.S.) Oil & Gas
20 Teva Pharmaceutical (Israel) Pharmaceuticals
21 Mapfre (Spain) Insurance
22 Petrobras (Brazil) Oil & Gas
23 Kühne + Nagel (Switzerland) Transportation
24 Sasol (South Africa) Chemicals
25 Komatsu (Japan) Construction Machinery & Equipment
26 Tenaris (Luxembourg) Oil & Gas Services
27 Li & Fung (Hong Kong) Trading Company
28 Schlumberger (U.S.) Oil & Gas Services
29 Saipem (Italy) Engineering & Contracting
30 Apache (U.S.) Oil & Gas
31 Oracle (U.S.) Software
32 Telefónica (Spain) Telecommunications
33 Bilfinger Berger (Germany) Engineering & Contracting
34 Anheuser-Busch InBev (Belgium) Beverages
35 ConocoPhillips (U.S.) Oil & Gas
36 Praxair (U.S.) Industrial Gas Supplier
37 Bidvest Group (South Africa) Trading Company
38 ExxonMobil (U.S.) Oil & Gas
39 Fresenius (Germany) Medical Devices & Services
40 Kao (Japan) Cosmetics & Toiletries
Source: BusinessWeek
