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History 1998
- The search covered a total of 18 European countries (EU, plus Iceland, Norway and Switzerland). All but Luxembourg were represented on the list.
- This year's 500 companies created 181,371 jobs.
- The average employment per company grew from 212 in 1992 to 575 in 1997, with an average of 363 new jobs created per company.
- The total turnover grew from €11,488,568,000 (11.5 billion) in 1992 to €34,003,837,000 (34 billion) in 1997, increasing cumulatively by 195.9% over the five years or at an annual average compounded rate of 24%.
| Top 3: |
FINELIST GROUP PLC |
UNITED KINGDOM |
77199* |
| TELE PIZZA SA |
SPAIN |
49964* |
| HIGHFIELD GROUP LIMITED |
UNITED KINGDOM |
44136* |
* Birch Index