Infographics

Switzerland is still the prime destination for private offshore wealth worldwide. According to the Boston Consulting Group, foreign private wealth parked in the alpine republic reached 2.4 trillion dollars in 2019 – a quarter of the global total. The biggest growth, …

When UEFA Euro 2020 (yes, still named 2020) kicks off on Friday at 9:00 PM Central European Time, European soccer fans won’t be the only ones looking forward to a month worth of competition at the elite level. Since Europe …

According to SIPRI data, China has increased its military expenditure by almost 800 percent since 1992. At around US$245 billion in 2020, The Chinese spent significantly more than the Russians (around US$67 billion), but their spending was still well below that …

Samsung, Apple, Huawei and Xiaomi were the largest smartphone manufacturers in the world in 2020, together reaching a global market share of almost 60 percent. While these brands are bought and used all over the world, they have still retained certain home …

While the European Union boasts many well established and regarded bike brands, companies have been increasingly outsourcing their production to other parts of the world in recent years, particularly Asia. Companies from outside the block have also been gaining traction within the …

The Asian Pacific and the Atlantic off the coast of West Africa are are the places where illegal fishing is causing the biggest revenue losses for local economies. Fish caught illegally and traded is estimated to account for annual gross revenue …

The largest sales of tea in the world are generated in China – followed by Brazil, India and Japan – as shown in this infographic based on a market analysis from the Statista Consumer Market Outlook. With an approximate volume of …

Scandinavia is still the world’s happy place, firmly holding on to the top 3 of the World Happiness Report in 2020. Finland, Iceland and Denmark were named as the world’s three happiest countries in the study that is based on surveys by Gallup as …

Australia is the second-largest exporter of coal in the world and shipped almost 400 million tons out of the country in 2019. This number is only beat by the world’s largest coal exporter, Indonesia, which was responsible for the export of more …

Published by The Mindaroo Foundation, The Plastic Waste Makers Index analyzed 1,000 factories to determine the companies producing the most single-use plastic waste. The research found that 20 companies were responsible for generating 55 percent of all single-use plastic waste in …

PetroChina and Sinopec Group lead the list of the world’s biggest oil and gas companies of 2020 with revenues between $270 billion and $280 billion, ahead of Saudi Aramco and BP. The two Chinese companies benefited from their country’s successful containment of …

According to the Forbes Global 2000 published Friday, the coronavirus pandemic has shaken up the list of the most profitable (public) companies in the world. Tech companies Apple and Microsoft, which benefited majorly from people working and socializing online, shot to …