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Multinational companies are becoming increasingly common in 
developing countries. What are the advantages and disadvantages of 
this?
The multinational type of companies is increasing in the developed 
nations. While the advantages of such phenomenon are economical as 
these companies create large number of jobs and invest significant 
capitals for their operations, the effects on the environment and the over 
exploitation of natural resources are the disadvantages. 
The advantages of these companies are economical, and one of the 
benefits is creating job vacancies. Owing to the nature of these companies 
and their high standard, their operations are carried out under certain 
standards that require significant number of employees. As a result, they 
tend to employ many people from local communities. In addition, those 
Firms usually invest huge capital in order to establish their local presence 
and facilities such as headquarters and accommodation for their staff. For 
example, IBM, a computer manufacturer, invested hugely in China as part 
of their plan to establish their manufacturing plants there. 
On the other hand, one of the disadvantages of these companies are their 
bad effects on the environment. For those multinational firms, in most 
cases, making profit precedence over any other consideration including the 
nature and the environment. Their activities usually produce enormous 
amount of toxic chemicals and gases that cause global warming. In 
addition, in order to meet their large production capacity, they consume 
the natural resources in a sustainable way, cause irreversible damage to 
the nature. For instance, mutlinational mining companies seeking marble 
in the mountains of Italy have severely devastated the area and these 
highlands. 
To conclude, the benefits of multinational companies are economical as 
they create job vacancies and invest significant liquidity, whereas the 

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effects on the environment and the exhaustion of natural resources are the 
disadvantages resulting from such companies.