A round-up of recent news items for international prospect researchers
Business and Finance
The Economist ran an article and posted a video (above) about a wave of new tech start ups in the Middle East.
Russia Beyond the Headlines released its list of top 50 Russian start ups.
As noted by ResourceShelf, the Google Finance website now includes data from more international exchanges, including Brazil’s BM&F Bovespa, Borsa Istanbul, The Stock Exchange of Thailand, SIX Swiss Exchange, and Austria’s Wiener Borse.
Search Engines
Ilya Segalovich, the co-founder of the Russian search engine Yandex, died in London on Sunday. He was 48.
China’s major search engine, Baidu, is expanding into other parts of East Asia, including Taiwan and Singapore.
Real Estate
Saudi Arabia’s Prince Abdul Aziz bin Fahd has listed his home on London’s Billionaire’s Row for US$154 million.
On a related note, the real estate research arm of Savills will release a new report on London’s luxury homes on Wednesday.
Wealth Lists
The magazine Challenges released its annual ranking of the top 500 fortunes in France. The list is available online in French.
Art Collecting
Christie’s announced that it will hold its first auction in Mumbai this December.
