MODERN TRENDS OF INТERNATIONALIZATION OF THE ACTIVITIES OF TRANSNATIONAL CORPORATIONS

Abstract

The article discusses the directions of internationalization of the activities of the world's leading multinational companies. Based on the value of the transnationality index, companies with the highest internationalization rates are identified, which include companies from large and small highly developed countries. The reasons for their international expansion are substantiated. The reasons for increasing the activity of companies in the field of cross-border mergers and acquisitions, on the one hand, and getting rid of foreign branches, on the other, are analyzed. The forms of entry into the market of digital and high-tech TNCs, including transactions on cross-border mergers and acquisitions and greenfield investments, are being investigated. The article shows the problems of reducing the inflow of foreign direct investment into the Russian economy and the reasons for the departure of foreign companies from developed countries, including the United States and Europe, as well as options for replacing investments with investments of Russian entrepreneurs. It is concluded that in these conditions companies from friendly countries, primarily from China, can begin to expand their investments, which is especially important in the field of mechanical engineering.