(Numbers are for directional reference only. Data and charts from various sources on the internet) Coal is a fossil fuel formed by the combined effect of pressure and heat on the vegetation of over 200-350 million years ago. It has been mined for thousands of years in shallow surface mines around the world, but in
Kitakyushu, Japan (Photo Source: https://kitaqmeeting.jp/trans-city) Lets begin with this photograph. “The City of Kitakyushu in Fukuoka Prefecture is the 13th largest city in Japan. Located on Kyushu island just south of the Japanese main island, it is regarded as a gateway to Asian economies. The city was developed by the steel industry in the modern
A few unrelated pointers to better understand the dimensions of our world. Please note that all numbers are rough estimates collected from different sources. Please refer to them for directional purposes only. #1 Paying subscribers | By far the largest number of paying subscribers is owned by Apple. Apple ecosystem has over 1 billion
This post dives into agriculture in the global context with the help of a few interesting charts from the internet. The sources are noted where not part of the chart itself. The numbers throughout the post are from various sources – please refer to these for directional purposes only. Some charts might require a browser
Summary: The following write-up jots down some notes about capital, the size of the global market, about allocators of capital, both the largest asset managers and asset owners. Followed by the changing role of capital – modern day vs the original purpose of capital as funding growth, both in terms of valuation expansion as well
Another way of living Beginning a series exploring a few wonderful ideas/ initiatives from the market and the real world, which show another, better way to solve the same difficult problems that the rest of the world faces. Ideas that are commercially viable as well as long-term sustainable and seem to build something positive for
Thirty-six sketches of the world, through the brush-strokes of Japan. We took a holiday in Japan in November. Our first family trip to Japan – much awaited destination and much awaited vacation. Inspired by Hokusai’s Thirty-Six views of Mt. Fuji and my general curiosity and keenness to understand Japan through numbers, here are thirty -six
Newspapers began life in Europe in the early 1600s. Although centuries before the printing press, an idea of a daily paper circulated in Rome, and China had imperial bulletins for bureaucrats in 200 BC. Soon, this idea of newspapers reached England and then the colonies, US. Over time, with the growth of newspapers, the larger
Around the world, who are the largest asset owners? Generally, the large ones are Pension Funds, Sovereign Wealth Funds, OCIOs (Outsourced Chief Investment Office), University Endowments, Charitable Foundations. The top 100 Funds/Asset owners have USD 23.4 trillion under management. For quick context, global wealth is ~ USD 454 trillion. And global GDP is USD 96
A few threads for macro context: Global Wealth: Thread Pension Assets/ Australia: Thread Top 10 stock exchanges: Thread Sovereign Wealth Funds: Thread Sustainable Development Goals: Thread 1 (Goals 1 -10), Thread 2 (Goals 11-17) Top few economies: Top few African economies: Thread Top few South American economies: Thread Top few European economies: Thread Top few Asian economies: Thread
