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This year has been a pretty tough year for most companies in the world. Even with times as tough as they have been, BusinessWeek was able to compile a list of the best companies of the year. The companies in the list have shown progress in innovation, portfolios that have been diversified enough to outlast huge losses in the market, aggressive expansion plans, and strong leadership that has a good and precise vision for the future of the company.

This is the List from BusinessWeek of the Best Companies of 2009

1 Nintendo Electronics Japan

2 Google Internet Services U.S.

3 Apple Electronics U.S.

4 Doosan Heavy Industries Construction Products & Services Korea (South)

5 Hyundai Heavy Industries Shipbuilding Korea (South)

6 GDF Suez Utilities France

7 MTN Telecommunications South Africa

8 Monsanto Chemicals U.S.

9 Inditex Apparel Spain

10 BHP Billiton Mining & Metals Australia

11 Reliance Industries Chemicals India

12 Jacobs Engineering Engineering & Contracting U.S.

13 World Fuel Services Oil & Gas Services U.S.

14 Fluor Engineering & Contracting U.S.

15 ABB Industrial Machinery Switzerland

16 CNOOC Oil & Gas China

17 Amazon.com Online Retail U.S.

18 America Movil Telecommunications Mexico

19 Occidental Petroleum Oil & Gas U.S.

20 Teva Pharmaceutical Pharmaceuticals Israel

21 Mapfre Insurance Spain

22 Petrobras Oil & Gas Brazil

23 Kühne + Nagel Transportation Switzerland

24 Sasol Chemicals South Africa

25 Komatsu Construction Machinery & Equipment Japan

26 Tenaris Oil & Gas Services Luxembourg

27 Li & Fung Trading Company Hong Kong

28 Schlumberger Oil & Gas Services U.S.

29 Saipem Engineering & Contracting Italy

30 Apache Oil & Gas U.S.

31 Oracle Software U.S.

32 Telefónica Telecommunications Spain

33 Bilfinger Berger Engineering & Contracting Germany

34 Anheuser-Busch InBev Beverages Belgium

35 ConocoPhillips Oil & Gas U.S.

36 Praxair Industrial Gas Supplier U.S.

37 Bidvest Group Trading Company South Africa

38 ExxonMobil Oil & Gas U.S.

39 Fresenius Medical Devices & Services Germany

40 Kao Cosmetics & Toiletries Japan

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