Real Estate
A “super penthouse” in Daniel Libeskind’s recently-completed Singapore apartment complex will cost more than US$25 million, according to Curbed.
The French paper Les Echos ran an article about where international buyers look for luxury property in and around Paris. The article, in French, includes a table of price ranges.
The Moscow News released some new stats on social media use in Russia.
Boats
Superyachts.com recently released its “Largest Yachts of 2012 Forecast.” The list is searchable by country, builder, and model. Owner information is available in some cases.
Lists
The Economist Intelligence Unit released the 2012 edition of its Worldwide Cost of Living report. A recent “Daily Chart” on The Economist website summarized the findings.
The French publication Challenges released a list of the 10 highest paid executives in France (in French). Although the list is new, it uses data from 2010.
Back in December (I fell behind on my reading…), the Swiss magazine BILAN released its annual list of the 300 wealthiest individuals in Switzerland (in French). You can view the whole list or select names by source of wealth. Results show a list of names with canton, estimated size of fortune, and change in fortune since last year. Clicking on the names of individuals will pull up short biographical profiles.
A final note…
For those of you reading in the United States, I hope you are having a happy, relaxing President’s Day!
