IASC Provides Statistics on Cross-Border Financing Transactions
The International Accounting Stanadards Committee (IASC) has long argued for a "single, uniform, globally applied and enforced set of standards in financial accounting and reporting." It has also posted some Statistics on Cross-border Financing Transactions in support of its case, including data on:
Number of Domestic and Foreign Companies With Shares Listed on Major Stock Exchanges
Number of Domestic and Foreign Bond Issuers With Bonds Listed on Selected Major Exchanges
Cross-Border Transactios in Bonds and Equities As a Percentage of GDP
Amount of Capital Raised in US Public Securities Marktets By Non-US Registrants
Number of New Non-US Issuers Registering With the SEC
Foreign Companies Listed on the London Stock Exchange
Equity, Debt and Options Trading on 8 German Stock Exchanges
Updated 5 June 1998
