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As of August 15, 2022, Jorge Paulo Lemann was the wealthiest man in Brazil, with an estimated net worth of 14.8 billion U.S. dollars, followed by Eduardo Saverin  (No. 2, $10.2 billion),  Marcel Herrmann Telles (No. 3, $10.1 billion); and Carlos Alberto Sicupira (No. 4, $8.3 billion). Safra Siblings is the fifth-richest person in Brazil, with...

As of August 15, 2022, with a net worth of roughly $265.7 billion, Elon Musk is the richest person in the world, followed by Bernard Arnault (No. 2, $172.2 billion), Jeff Bezos (No. 3, $168.0 billion); and Gautam Adani (No. 4, $131.1 billion). Bill Gates is the fifth-richest person globally,...

As of August 14, 2022, Barnard Arnault was the wealthiest man in France, with an estimated net worth of 172.2 billion U.S. dollars, followed by Francoise Bettencourt (No. 2, $74.0 billion), Rodolphe Saade (No. 3, $41.4 billion); and Francois Pinault (No. 4, $38.0 billion). Gerard  Wertheimer is the fifth-richest person in France, with a whopping $31.7 billion. Alain...

As of August 14, 2022, Dietrich Mateschitz was the wealthiest man in Austria, with an estimated net worth of 24.7 billion U.S. dollars, followed by Georg Stumpf (No. 2, $7.9 billion), Rene Benko (No. 3, $5.0 billion); and Helmut Sohmen  (No. 4, $4.8 billion). Johann Graf is the fifth-richest person in Austria, with a whopping...

A Look at CEE current and future Superclans: how does Old Money and New Money coexist in Central and Eastern Europe?  The Historical Context  The history of capitalism in Central and Eastern Europe differs markedly due to the rupture created by the communist period. As with most of the world,...

As of August 9, 2022, Amancio Ortega was the wealthiest man in Spain, with an estimated net worth of 61.7 billion U.S. dollars, followed by Sandra Ortega Mera (No. 2, $6.0 billion), Rafael Del Pino (No. 3, $4.0 billion); and Juan Roig (No. 4, $3.4 billion). Daniel Mate is the fifth-richest person in Spain, with a whopping $3.1...

Leadership matters - even in outer space. You have seen amazing images from NASA’s new James Webb Telescope, now orbiting the sun. The US Congress almost canceled the project several times as it drifted under poor leadership, and the budget grew from $1 billion to $10 billion. The Wall Street...

As of August 9, 2022, Michael Platt was the wealthiest man in the United Kingdom, with an estimated net worth of 15.2 billion U.S. dollars, followed by Hinduja brothers (No. 2, $13.4 billion), James Ratcliffe (No. 3, $12.7 billion); and Christopher Hohn (No. 4, $7.9 billion). Ian & Richard Livingstone is the fifth-richest person in...

Elliott Allan Hilsinger, who also goes by the name Allan Hilsinger, always looks for ways to help people. One of the greatest accomplishments in his life so far is founding his own identity theft protection firm. This company was founded in 2011 and was founded specifically to help provide identity...

The Republic of Costa Rica is a Central American country known for its stable democratic order and highly educated citizenry. Its progress can be gauged from its consistently better performances on the Human Development Index every year. In terms of other indices such as the Press Freedom Index or World...