Are Western companies becoming less global?
Being a multinational in a nationalist world
Twelve months ago Russia joined the ignominious list of countries—alongside North Korea and Cuba—where consumers are denied the joys of a Coca-Cola. The American beverage giant had halted its operations there following the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Thirty years before, when Coca-Cola expanded in Russia after the collapse of the Soviet Union, barriers to global commerce were being torn down. Today they are being re-erected—and not just around Russia.
This article appeared in the Business section of the print edition under the headline “The multipolar company”
Business March 18th 2023
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