INTERNATIONAL ACCOUNTING
INTERNATIONAL ACCOUNTING
5th Edition
ISBN: 9781307458879
Author: Doupnik
Publisher: MCG/CREATE
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Chapter 1, Problem 4EP

The London Stock Exchange (LSE) provides a list of companies listed on the exchange on its website (www.londonstockexchange.com) under “Statistics” and “Companies and Securities.”

Required:

  1. a. Determine the number of foreign companies listed on the LSE and the number of countries they represent.
  2. b. Determine the number of companies listed on the LSE from these countries: Australia, Brazil, Canada, France, Germany, Mexico, and the United States. Speculate as to why there are more companies listed on the LSE from Australia and Canada than from France and Germany.
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