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The influence of leading Asian transnational corporations on the economies of countries in the world

Transnational corporations (TNCs) are now the leading players in international business. They contributed to the world economy transformation into international production, ensured the development of scientific and technological progress in all its areas: technical level and product quality; production efficiency; improving forms of management, enterprise management. They operate through their subsidiaries and branches in many countries around the world according to a single research and production and financial strategy. Issues related to the investigation of multinational corporations in the world are discussed in this paper. The essence of TNCs as a manifestation and driving force of transnationalization of the world economy is highlighted. The paper notes the impact of the covid-2019 pandemic on the world's leading TNCs. Based on the Fortune Global 500 rating and UNCTAD data, the activities of leading Asian multinationals (China, Japan, South Korea) are analyzed. The factors that contributed to the emergence and growth of Chinese companies on the world stage are identified. The sectors in which China's leading companies are concentrated and their influence is studied. The activities of the largest TNCs in China are considered: State Grid Corporation of China, Three Gorges, China National Petroleum Corporation, Ping An, Industrial and Commercial Bank of China, ICBC and others. The total cost of Chinese FDI operations in the EU is analyzed. It is found that FDI in Ukraine is relatively small, but Chinese contractors are actively involved in the technical modernization of the Ukrainian metallurgical sector. The contribution of Japan to the global economy is investigated and the leading Japanese car manufacturers in the world by market capitalization in 2021 is identified. The activity of one of the largest TNCs in Japan – Toyota is considered. The «Korean» type of multinational corporations (cheboli) and the largest South Korean corporations in 2021 are analyzed according to the main financial indicators. While examining the activities of Asia's leading TNCs, it can be argued that today they have become an integral parts of international economic relations, but there is another side to their activities. That is why the analysis of negative and positive impact of leading Asian TNCs on the world is conducted.