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Showing posts with label Forbes Rank. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Forbes Rank. Show all posts

Wednesday, February 10, 2016

Forbes: Top 10 Happiest Countries


Probably with all the turmoils, war, and even calamities going on, you are wondering which is the best country to live in. What are the things that really counts in order to for the residents of a country be happy? 
If you are planning to immigrate or find work overseas, this list that makes up the happiest countries in the world might help you make that decision where you should settle. 


10. Australia- Residents in this country are pretty satisfied with their lives, aside from that they also rank high in terms of life expectancy, support from friends and relatives, charitable giving and freedom.


9. Iceland- With its very small population, and close-knit society, residents in this country feel that they can count on their friends and neighbors for support.


8. Austria- The residents perception of their general well-being placed them on the 8th of the happiest countries in the world.


7. Finland- The citizens of Finland ranked their society favorably due to freedom from corruption and of course personal freedom to live life as they choose.

6. Canada- Majority of Canadians feel that they have great personal freedom and their perception of their well being placed them on 6th.


5. Sweden- Ranking second also in terms of healthy life expectancy, next to Japan, the residents in this country are happy because of their freedom to live life as they please and also freedom from corruption.


4. The Netherlands - known for its tulips and windmills, the residents in this beautiful country are found to be the fourth happiest  based on how they perceive their own well-being, and they also scored high in terms of GDP per capita, social support and charitable giving.


3. Switzerland- The country got in the top 10 of almost all categories, but charitable giving according to Forbes. 

2. Norway- Norway is ranked second due to the freedom of its residents to live as they please. 



1. Denmark- this country did not even make it to top 10 per capita GDP, but according to UN's World Happiness Report it topped the list. The reason behind are its strong social support system, freedom, and low government corruption.


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Tuesday, April 07, 2015

TOP 50 RICHEST ARABS 2015

With our interest in the stock market, our curiosity has brought us across an article summarizing the top 50 Arab billionaires. 



Here’s the complete list of top 50 richest Arabs on earth, with their respective wealth, according to Forbes’ research as well as their rank in the world. Please note that Forbes has only considered the "publicly held shares" recorded as of the 13th of February. :

1 Prince Al Waleed Bin Talal Al Saud, Saudi Arabia
$22.6b
Ranks #34 in the world Billionaires (2015). He has invested in Kingdom Holding Co., and diversified investment in the US, Europe, and Middle East. 



2 Joseph Safra, Syria/Brazil

$17.3b 

Ranks #52 in the world Billionaires (2015). He is known as the world's richest banker. His holdings are in banking(US, Europe and Brazil), agriculture, and commercial real estate in Brazil 


3 Mohammad Al Amoudi, Saudi Arabia/ Ethiopia

$10.8b

Ranks #116 in the world Billionaires (2015). His portfolio is in construction, gold mining, agricultural, oil and energy companies in Saudi and Ethiopia. 


4 Abdullah Bin Ahmad Al Ghurair & Family, UAE

$6.4b


Ranks #220 in the world Billionaires (2015). He and his brother are into banking, manufacturing, construction, retail and real estate business. The family's group of companies owns and manages Al Reef Mall and Burjurman Center in UAE. 


5 Nassef Sawiris, Egypt

$6.3b


Ranks #225 in the world Billionaires (2015). He is into oil and energy, as well as construction. He is Egypt's riches man. 





6 Majid Al Futtaim, UAE

$6.2b


Ranks #230 in the world Billionaires (2015). His eponymous holding company operates malls and Carrefour Hypermarkets in Middle East, North Africa, and Central Asia. 
7 Prince Sultan Bin Mohammad Bin Saud Al Kabeer, KSA
$4.1b
Ranks #405 in the world Billionaires (2015). He is a member of Saudi royal family and the one who founded Almarai dairy company. 


8 Mohammad Mansour, Egypt

$4b


Ranks #418 in the world Billionaires (2015) He overseas conglomerate Mansour Group. He is into automotive, telecom education and real estate businesses in Egypt and US. 
9 Mohammad Al Issa, KSA 
$3.5b
Ranks #497 in the world Billionaires (2015). He is the largest individual stock investor in Saudi stock market, with interests in real estate, hotels, food, oil and gas.
10 Saif Al Ghurair & Family, UAE 
$3.4b
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Ranks #512 in the world Billionaires (2015). He is the brother of our top 4 Abdullah Bin Ahmad and co-owns Al Ghurair Group of Companies. 

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For the complete list and details of the top 100  you may visit Forbes Middle East's website.


Information and photos courtesy of  Forbes.com

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