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The Sexiest Companies You've Never Heard Of.(Business)

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| October 08, 2007 | Margolis, Mac; Foroohar, Rana; Contreras, Joseph; Krovatin, Quindlen | COPYRIGHT 2007 Newsweek, Inc. All rights reserved. Any reuse, distribution or alteration without express written permission of Newsweek is prohibited. For permission: www.newsweek.com. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

Byline: Mac Margolis and Rana Foroohar; With Joseph Contreras in Monterrey and Quindlen Krovatin in Beijing

Street-tough multinationals from poor nations are growing far faster than Western rivals, signaling a major shift in wealth and power.

Not so long ago, big companies from poor nations were generally dismissed as second-rate, run by fat family dynasties or profligate autocrats. Then from the shadows came Samsung, born when South Korea was still considered a poor nation, and now more famous than Sony of Japan -- and, since last year, when market cap surged to $103 billion, richer too. In 2004, a Chinese company called Lenovo surprised the world by ...

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