MNC

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MNC
Stands forMultinational corporation
CategoriesBusiness & Finance

MNC stands for Multinational corporation, a management & strategy abbreviation.

Company that owns or controls production, services or subsidiaries in more than one country, managed from a headquarters in its home country. MNCs account for a large share of world trade and foreign direct investment.

Example: Many MNCs run regional operations from Singapore or Dublin for tax and logistics reasons.

Usage notes

Also called a multinational enterprise (MNE), the term preferred by the OECD and UNCTAD, or a transnational corporation (TNC) in some UN reports. The OECD's global minimum tax of 15 percent (Pillar Two) applies to MNE groups with annual revenue of at least €750 million.

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