The concept test is a wonderful discovery in the field of education. The modern approach to teaching suggests that while exams and evaluation of the student's learning performance are vital, they should not exclude the opportunity someone has to continue to learn. In other words, when the learners take exams,...

Following his appointment as group CEO and president of the group executive board at UBS Group AG, Sergio P. Ermotti, Chairman of the Board of Directors of Swiss Re, will step down at the end of the company's Annual General Meeting scheduled for 12 April 2023. As of March 31,...

Ask any traveler about their first night in Paris and they are likely to smile. There may even be a twinkle in their eye.  I laugh because I am remembering my first night -- in jail. (My only night in jail!!!)  A Bold Beginning During my teenage years, when backpacking...

The dust from the Silicon Valley Bank collapse is nearly settled, but as we look at the new landscape, we need to take a hard look at what can be learned from it. For the good of us all, I want to shorten the learning curve and lay out the...

As of March 30, 2023, Vicky Safra was the wealthiest person in Brazil, with an estimated net worth of 16.7 billion U.S. dollars, followed by Jorge Paulo Lemann (No. 2, $16.6 billion), Eduardo Saverin (No. 3, $11.6 billion); and Marcel Herrmann Telles (No. 4, $11.0 billion). Carlos Alberto Sicupira is the...

As of  March 30, 2023, Mukesh Ambani was the wealthiest person in India, with an estimated net worth of 80.2 billion U.S. dollars, followed by Gautam Adani (No. 2, $47.3 billion), Shiv Nadar (No. 3, $24.5 billion); and Cyrus Poonawalla (No. 4, $22.5 billion). Lakshmi Mittal is the fifth-richest person in India, with a whopping...

As of  March 30, 2023, Li Ka-shing was the wealthiest person in Hong Kong, with an estimated net worth of 37.8 billion U.S. dollars, followed by Robin Zeng (No. 2, $33.4 billion), Lee Shau Kee (No. 3, $29.3 billion); and Peter Woo (No. 4, $16.1 billion). Xu Hang is the fifth-richest person...

As of March 30, 2023, Dieter Schwarz was the wealthiest person in Germany, with an estimated net worth of 43.5 billion U.S. dollars, followed by Klaus-Michael Kuehne (No. 2, $40.2 billion), Reinhold Wuerth  (No. 3, $30.1 billion); and Stefan Quandt (No. 4, $25.0 billion). Susanne Klatten.is the fifth-richest person in Germany,...

As of March 30, 2023, Barnard Arnault was the wealthiest person in France, with an estimated net worth of 219.3 billion U.S. dollars, followed by Francoise Bettencourt  Meyers (No. 2, $87.4 billion), Francois Pinault  (No. 3, $41.3 billion); and Gerard Wertheimer  (No. 4, $31.6 billion). Alain Wertheimer is the fifth-richest person...