Wealth and Power Lists

Arabian Business released its annual Power 500 list:

Most powerful Arabs in the world: in picturesFrom business leaders to sport stars and entertainers to activists Arabian Business takes a closer look at the most powerful Arabs in the…

Forbes identified the 40 wealthiest individuals in Taiwan:

Taiwan’s 40 Richest – ForbesTaiwan’s 40 Richest: FORBES ASIA ranks Taiwan’s wealthiest businessmen and women.

The Swiss business magazine BILAN listed the 100 wealthiest Europeans (in French):

Les 100 plus riches d’EuropePour la première fois, Bilan propose un classement des 100 plus grandes fortunes d’Europe. Il fournit une typologie de la richesse du Vie…

Business and Finance

Will Facebook be Trumped by Giant China IPO?Originally posted on Deal Journal: Facebook Inc.’s $16 billion initial public offering could pale in comparison to this upcoming one from…

Hong Kong In Transition: Elite Family Businesses Are Facing Change – Forbes(This is the second in a series of articles about changes unfolding in Hong Kong under new leader C.Y. Leung, who will take office on Jul…

Islamic finance sector ‘has big potential but…’ | The Jakarta PostEven as the world is headed for sluggish economic growth, the Islamic finance industry still has massive potential, a top Singapore centr…

Compensation

Brazil Oil and Gas Salaries Up 28%: DailyBy Stephen Eisenhammer, Senior Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – The average salary of workers in Brazil’s oil and gas indus…

Real Estate

Global Trends:

Housing Prices Up in India and Brazil; Down in Greece and IrelandAs expected, most of the world’s housing markets are struggling this year. Prices are up the most in India and Brazil; down the most in G…

Brazil:

Brazilian Modernism is a Steal on This Beautiful IslandWe can think of few places we’d rather sip caipirinhas than at this gorgeous property on Ilhabela, a "beautiful Island" floating about 10…

Russia:

Worried investors turn to housingNervous investors rushed to the primary real estate market in April in the wake of falling stock prices, driving new housing prices up 16…

Getting in on the ground floorAs expensive as Moscow residential real estate can be, the rates skyrocket when it comes to commercial property. Owners of first-f loor a…

Hong Kong:

Hong Kong Tycoons Propping Up Property StocksHong Kong’s billionaires have been doing their part to prop up their firms’ share prices, giving investors a reason to buy even amid all …

Kuwait:

Kuwait real estate deals surged 50% in Q1 – Real Estate – ArabianBusiness.comThe value of real estate transactions in Kuwait rose by nearly half year-on-year in Q1, according to a report released by Kuwait Internat…

UK:

$22 Million New Build In Surrey, UK " Homes of the Rich – The Web’s #1 Luxury Real Estate BlogThis new built brick country mansion is located on Bishopsgate Road in Englefield Green, Surrey, United Kingdom. Set behind large wrought…

Internet and search engines

Europe’s great exceptionON THE roof, where staff can smoke as well as work, is a big chess set. The names of meeting rooms are in the Cyrillic alphabet. Two side…