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As of December 27, 2023, Rafaela Aponte- Diamant  was the wealthiest person in Switzerland, with an estimated net worth of 30.9 billion U.S. dollars, followed by Gianluigi Aponte (No. 2, $30.9 billion), Ernesto Bertarelli (No. 3, $9.5 billion); and Ivan Glasenberg (No. 4, $9.2 billion). Guillaume Pousaz is the fifth-richest person in Switzerland,...

As of December 27, 2023, James Ratcliffe was the wealthiest person in the United Kingdom, with an estimated net worth of 23.3 billion U.S. dollars, followed by Michael Platt (No. 2, $16.0 billion), Alexander Gerko (No. 3, $11.5 billion) and James Dyson (No. 4, $9.7 billion). John Reece is the fifth-richest person...

A world beset with continued challenges.  According to the International Monetary Fund, global recovery remains subdued, with growing regional divergences and little room for economic policy mishaps. The baseline forecast expects global growth to slow from 3.5 percent in 2022 to 3.0 percent in 2023 and 2.9 percent in 2024,...

Motorists globally have left the pandemic in the rearview mirror and returned to the roads, marking a renewed era of traffic challenges for numerous cities worldwide. In assessing the severity of traffic congestion, we examined the annual Global Traffic Scorecard from INRIX, a global transportation analytics company. Our ranking considered...

As of December 22, 2023, Renata Kellnerova was the wealthiest person in the Czech Republic, with an estimated net worth of 16.8 billion U.S. dollars, followed by Daniel Kretinsky (No. 2, $9.4 billion), Karel Komarek (No. 3, $8.3 billion); and Pavel Tykac (No. 4, $8.0 billion). Radovan Vitek is the fifth-richest person in...

As of December 22, 2023, Vinod Adani  was the wealthiest person in Cyprus, with an estimated net worth of 19.1 billion U.S. dollars, followed by John Fredriksen (No. 2, $13.9 billion), Yakir Gabay (No. 3, $3.8 billion); and Sergey Dmitriev (No. 4, $2.5 billion). Igor Makarov is the fifth-richest person in Cyprus, with a...

As of December 22, 2023, Zhong Shanshan was the wealthiest person in China, with an estimated net worth of 65.3 billion U.S. dollars, followed by  Colin Zheng Huang (No. 2, $51.7 billion), Zhang Yiming (No. 3, $43.4 billion); and William Ding (No. 4, $33.1 billion). Ma Huateng is the fifth-richest person...

As of December 22, 2023, Iris Fontbona was the wealthiest person in Chile, with an estimated net worth of 24.9 billion U.S. dollars, followed by Jean Salata (No. 2, $6.3 billion), Horst Paulmann (No. 3, $3.5 billion); and Julio Ponce Lerou  (No. 4, $2.9 billion). Sebastian Pinera is the fifth-richest person in Chile, with a...

As of December 22, 2023, David Thomson was the wealthiest person in Canada, with an estimated net worth of 60.2 billion U.S. dollars, followed by  Changpeng Zhao  (No. 2, $15.0 billion), David Cheriton (No. 3, $12.3 billion); Jim Pattison and (No. 4, $9.9 billion). Anthony Von Mandl is the fifth-richest person...

Kelly Young has been appointed as the new CEO at Acadian Asset Management, effective December 20, as per an official news release. Taking over from Ross Dowd, Young will helm the company's daily operations, steer its long-term strategic endeavors, and guide Acadian into its forthcoming phase of growth. The news...