Well, contrary to popular belief, I do have a multi-national company to run.

Furthermore, the arrival on the global scene of powerful non-state actors, such as multi-national companies, large non-governmental organizations and foundations, has altered the political system within which governments have traditionally operated.

(i) Accelerating the replacement of CFC-MDIs with hydrofluoroalkane-MDIs and/or other non-CFC alternatives (i.e. dry powder inhalers) by multi-national companies that had already introduced those products in other Article 5 Parties;

(s) Presentation on the UNCITRAL Legislative Guide on Insolvency Law for the New York Bar Association Continuing Legal Education Program “International Insolvency: What you need to know about representing multi-national companies” (New York, United States of America, 28 October 2005);

Although it has acquired preferential terms, Arab financial aid to Africa has contributed to supporting and expanding the activities of multi-lateral financial organizations in the countries of the South generally, under the slogan of international development. All these transactions and relations take place within the framework of economies subordinate to a global economy in which multi-national companies play a key role and cooperation has sometimes moved in a direction contrary to that of realizing the principal of collective self-reliance.

Drawing slum dwellers into the formal economy contributes to both economic productivity and responsible citizenship; Governments should seek to create regulatory frameworks for public services which stimulate the private sector to operate in a way that benefits all citizens; Governments should seek to promote the provision of basic services by a range of providers, including multi-national and national companies, small-scale vendors and community-led initiatives, in order to meet the needs of a wide variety of users.