Source link Personal fortune of the former head of energy giant Lukoil, Vagit Alekperov, reportedly soared in 2023 The collective net worth of Russia’s richest persons has soared by $72 billion over the past year to $577 billion, despite unprecedented sanctions pressure, according to Forbes annual World’s Billionaires List. Vagit Alekperov, former president of Russian […]
Source link Kiev’s forces will inevitably lose some of their Abrams M1s once they’re deployed on the battlefield, the outlet acknowledged It’s “not clear” what Ukraine is doing with US-made Abrams M1 main battle tanks that had been provided to Kiev by Washington amid the conflict with Russia, Forbes has stressed. The US promised to […]
Source link According to average salary statistics, only 15% of Ukrainians would have qualified in 2023 Ukrainian authorities are entertaining the idea of exempting high earners from the draft if they pay their dues in taxes, Forbes has alleged, citing anonymous sources from President Vladimir Zelensky’s office. The monthly income threshold reportedly under consideration would […]
Source link Ursula von der Leyen’s backing of Ukraine saw her take the spot for a second year running European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has been named ‘The World’s Most Powerful Woman’ by Forbes magazine for the second year in a row. She beat off competition from European Central Bank chief Christine Lagarde […]
Source link Bhutan, a South Asian nation nested in the Himalayas, has secretly developed world’s largest state-owned cryptocurrency mines, Forbes has revealed. According to the magazine’s investigation released last week, the Bhutanese government has quietly spent millions of dollars to build its bitcoin-mining operation. Forbes used satellite imagery from Planet Labs, Satellite Vu, and Google […]