by Roman on April 6, 2010
Each year the Heritage Foundation and the Wall Street Journal compile a list of the top 10 countries with the freest economies in the world.
This year over 10 different categories of freedom were measured. Things like trade freedom, business freedom, investment freedom, property rights and so on.
The freer the economy the easier and better it [...]
by Roman on February 6, 2009
Once a year most of the worlds influential businessmen, politicians, investors and economists meet in Davos, Switzerland to discuss the current state of world economy. This yearly gathering is known as the World Economic Forum.
To give you an idea of how high-level Davos is, you should know that in addition to presidents and prime ministers, [...]
by Roman on May 27, 2008
Here is a list of TOP 10 happiest countries in the world. The basis of this list is research done by professor Ruut Veenhoven who runs the World Database of Happiness at Erasmus University Rotterdam.
How is happiness measured?
Happiness can be very subjective. Some people are happy when it rains, others are happy when the sun [...]
by Roman on May 23, 2008
Here is a top 10 list of worlds richest countries according to CIA World Factbook and Wikipedia measured by GDP per capita. For those in the dark – GDP or Gross Domestic Product – is the value of all the goods that a country produces. GDP per capita stands for the value an average person [...]