Savills created this map predicting UK home price trends over the next five years. You can see the whole map here.

Home prices in Dubai rocketed up 22% in 2013, according to ArabianBusiness.com.

More Swiss banks agreed “to share information with US authorities” about American clients using their institutions to shelter wealth from taxes.

The Financial Times says we should keep an eye on Japan in 2014.

Russia has a new official currency symbol.

The South China Morning Post says Hong Kong will see an “IPO surge” this year.

The Wall Street Journal blog included a post highlighting “Five Things to Watch: Business in China in 2014.”

Forbes China announced its 2013 Businessman of the Year.

Savings by millionaires in Brazil have risen 160%.

Curbed featured several homes in locations around the world, including Australia; CanadaFrance;  Israel; and Turkey.

Google Translate now covers nine additional languages.

LinkedIn’s local language availability recently expanded in Southeast Asia to include Thai.