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The above image is called the two-loop model. It is used extensively by the Berkana Institute but is based on work that has been around a long time.  The model suggests that the old industrial era model of doing business is dying and has been for several decades. Simultaneously, the...

Upstream Women: In popular culture, the Arab world is fundamentally associated with natural resources, often crude oil and natural gas. Indeed, they helped bring vast wealth to some parts of the Arab world – but most unevenly and sometimes temporarily. It’s easy to forget these days, but Yemen was once a...

As of February 1, 2024, Tadashi Yanai was the wealthiest person in Japan, with an estimated net worth of 38.7 billion U.S. dollars, followed by Masayoshi Son (No. 2, $23.6 billion), Takemitsu Takizaki (No. 3, $21.1 billion); and Takahisa Takahara (No. 4, $6.7 billion). Yasumitsu Shigeta is the fifth-richest person in...

As of February 1, 2024, Giovanni Ferrero was the wealthiest person in Italy, with an estimated net worth of 39.4 billion U.S. dollars, followed by Giorgio Armani (No. 2, $13.2 billion), Sergio Stevanato (No. 3, $7.6 billion); and  Massimiliana Landini Aleotti  (No. 4, $7.4 billion). Piero Ferrari is the fifth-richest person in...

As of February 1, 2024, Eyal Ofer was the wealthiest person in Israel, with an estimated net worth of 21.9 billion U.S. dollars, followed by Idan Ofer (No. 2, $14.6 billion), Igor Bukhman (No. 3, $6.8 billion); and Dmitri Bukhman (No. 4, $6.8 billion). Yuri Milner is the fifth-richest person in Israel, with...

As of February 1, 2024, Shapoor Mistry was the wealthiest person in Ireland, with an estimated net worth of 8.8 billion U.S. dollars, followed by John Grayken (No. 2, $6.3 billion), Patrick Collison (No. 3, $5.5 billion); and John Collison  (No. 4, $5.5 billion). Denis O’Brien is the fifth-richest person in Ireland, with a...

As of February 1, 2024, Prajogo Pangestu was the wealthiest person in Indonesia, with an estimated net worth of 37.1 billion U.S. dollars, followed by Low Tuck Kwong (No. 2, $27.4 billion), R. Budi Hartono (No. 3, $25.8 billion); and Michael Hartono (No. 4, $24.7 billion). Sri Prakash Lohia is the fifth-richest person in...

As of February 1, 2024, Mukesh Ambani was the wealthiest person in India, with an estimated net worth of 109.8 billion U.S. dollars, followed by Gautam Adani (No. 2, $78.6 billion), Shiv Nadar (No. 3, $35.2 billion) and Savitri Jindal (No. 4, $29.0 billion) Cyrus Poonawalla is the fifth-richest person in India, with a...

On January 30, OOX revealed that Negar Feher, with a background in management and technical positions at Lockheed Martin, Maxar Technologies, Momentus Space, and SpaceRyde, assumes the role of CEO at Silicon Valley's pioneering space technology startup Orbital Outpost X (OOX). Feher's decision to join OOX was influenced by the...

Rick Pedersen has been appointed as the new Chief Executive Officer of QualiTech LLC, succeeding Mike Hodgens, who served as the CEO and President of the company for a three-year tenure. Prior to his role at QualiTech, Pedersen served as the President of Ornua Ingredients North America. Preceding his time...