> Return to the #69 Newsletter If an image is worth a thousand words, then the gallery of National Geographic’s 52 best images of the year — curated from 91 photographers, 107 stories, and 2,290,225 photographs – is almost priceless. It includes a dramatic shot of an evening storm lighting up the sky near Wood River, Nebraska, and a breathtaking sunset over Taipei.
Mª José Castell
Looking for Ownership Data?
> Return to the #69 Newsletter ORBIS and SABI are reliable sources for owner and subsidiary links worldwide. The databases are continually growing and updating the information contained. The main difference between the two databases is that ORBIS covers very large and large international companies while SABI focus on all companies located in Spain. You can either search for ownership data by: Displaying a specific company – From the initial search page,…
100 Family Enterprises That Changed the World
> Return to the #69 Newsletter The myth that family business is a thing of the past is dispelled by the authors of the book “Families that Changed the World: Family Business and Industrialization.” Prof. Josep Tàpies, holder of IESE’s Family-Owned Business Chair, and coauthors Águeda Gil and Elena San Román examine 100 family business success stories that shaped important chapters in the history of industrialization. Against the stereotype that family businesses…
List of Lists
> Return to the #69 Newsletter In our increasingly globalized world measuring and benchmarking have become an indispensable part of our lives. Recent years have seen a surge of interest in rankings – of all kinds, from the best places to work to the most competitive countries and the best tourist destinations. Although rankings can be considered simplistic tools, they can also offer useful comparative data that is difficult to obtain by other…
Passport Macroeconomic Tools
> Return to the #68 Newsletter Passport has recently launched two macroeconomic tools: Economic Barometer and Passport Connector. You can find these new tools in Economics> Economy, Finance and Trade tab. Economic Barometer provides a new way to explore and make the most of regularly updated monthly and quarterly macroeconomic data in a single, easy-to-use location. Use Economic Barometer to regularly track the latest global economic trends in a very convenient and…