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The value of Helsinki's start-up ecosystem tripled in six years  Photo: Jussi Hellsten The Helsinki region is a larger area than its size when comparing European start-up ecosystems. The value of Helsinki's start-up ecosystem has tripled since 2015, and the combined value of start-up companies exceeds EUR 25 billion. This can be seen in a recent report published by NewCo Helsinki, the city of Helsinki's new entrepreneurship centre, and Dealroom, a Dutch start-up. Dealroom is a leading provider of startup data with some of the world's most important cities and investment companies as customers. Attractive Helsinki draws venture capitalists In...

Crypto Crash: Bitcoin bashers and crypto cynics are wrong – here’s why Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies have experienced a major sell-off this week following China’s crackdown on the sector, but the “crypto haters” are wrong to dismiss the digital assets, according to the CEO of one of the world’s largest independent financial advisory and fintech organisations. The bullish message from Nigel Green, chief executive and founder of deVere Group comes during a turbulent week for cryptocurrencies.  Around $400 billion in value has been wiped from the total digital currency market since Friday, when a major Bitcoin mining hub ordered miners...

Ranked: THESE industries have the MOST millennial billionaires Becoming a billionaire is no easy feat and that is why only a limited number of people in the world reach billionaire status. From those that do, not much is made about millennial billionaires, given their extraordinary ability to accumulate such a huge amount of wealth at a relatively young age. Interested in personal wealth, PhysicalGold.com analysed the latest data from Forbes to establish which industries in the world have the most millennial (23 – 38 years old) billionaires. The Industries with the Most Millennial Billionaires Rank Industry No. of Millennial Billionaires...

The Least and Most Stressful Cities Index 2021   Data study determines the most, and least, stressful cities in the world, analysing a variety of indicators across governance, environment, finance and health to compare how stressful the living conditions are for citizens.   The least stressful city is Reykjavik, Iceland, ahead of Bern, Switzerland and Helsinki, Finland. Mumbai, India, ranks as the most stressful city in the study, followed by Lagos, Nigeria and Manila, the Philippines. Manila is the most densely populated city in the study, ahead of Doha, Qatar and Kabul, Afghanistan. People living in Reykjavik, Iceland have the best air quality, followed by Edinburgh, United Kingdom and Wellington, New Zealand. The worst air...

OXFORD BUSINESS GROUP CREATES NEW SUSTAINABILITY DIRECTOR ROLE FOR THE AMERICAS Helene Alvarez-Vieitez to lead new phase of regional information provision   The Americas, June 2021: Oxford Business Group (OBG) has named Helene Alvarez-Vieitez as its first Sustainability Director for the Americas. The new post in the company’s Advisory Division is a reflection of the way in which environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors are increasingly shaping the global corporate agenda. A longstanding employee of OBG, Alvarez-Vieitez joined the company in 2008, working initially across the Americas, based in Mexico, Colombia, Panama and Peru, as well as others in the...