Insight speaks with Tomasz Tykierko, president of Wrocław- based Lower Silesia Agency of Economic Co-operation. Insight: What’s the secret of Lower Silesia’s economic success? Tomasz Tykierko :In a word – investors. Just look at the international corporations and companies that have settled in Lower…
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Bottom ups
Equity for Punks is, as the name suggests, an unconventional business model for raising capital where shareholding has never been so exciting, innovative and inclusive. In 2007, James Watt and Martin Dickie, spurred on by the saturation of mass-market beers and the absence of high-quality tipples on the market,…
The World’s Youngest Billionaires
Meet the world’s youngest billionaires. According to Forbes magazine, of the world’s 1,426 billionaires, there are 29 under the age of 40. These 29 young billionaires are worth a total of $119 billion. Ten of them have built their fortunes in the technology sector(four at social networking…
The Sochi Project
The world has long harboured a fascination with Russia: the vastness, the politics, the wealth, the poverty, its resources, diversity, monotony, and spirit. From Kaliningrad in the west across the Eurasian landmass to Ratmanov Island in the Baring Strait, the country is difficult enough to comprehend for it’s natives…
Candy and Candy – Sweetening London’s Top Property Deal
Candy aesthetic encompasses swimming pools that turn into ballrooms, fur fridges, Bond movie security: iris-recognition systems in the lifts, panic rooms and bullet-proof glass. The headlines scream SPENDING CUTS, the politicians espouse AUSTERITY, and consumer confidence has TANKED. But while the man/woman in the street is tightening their belts and…