For many years I have been wondering about the stock market participation rates across countries. At a high level we know that certain countries have high level of participation while in some countries the participate rate is negligible and in some it is average.For example, we can expect people in developed countries to participate more …
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The World’s Largest In-service Jet Fleets at the end of 2011 is shown below: Click to enlarge Source: Current Market Outlook 2012-3031, Boeing With over 6,000 jets, the U.S. has the largest jet fleet (with over 30 seats) followed by China. There are reasons for the high number of jets in-service in the U.S. …
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Yesterday we looked at the world’s busiest passenger airports in 2011. The chart below shows the world’s busiest cargo airports in the same year: Click to enlarge Source: Current Market Outlook 2012-3031, Boeing Hong Kong is the world’s top airport in handling cargo since it is the gateway to China. However some may wonder why Memphis, an …
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Here is an interesting chart showing the World’s Busiest Passenger Airports in 2011: Click to enlarge Source: Current Market Outlook 2012-3031, Boeing Atlanta is the world’s top airport with passenger volumes exceeding 90 million. It is surprising to see Beijing’s airport at number two with about 90 million. This shows the increasing air travel in China. In …
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Germany-based reinsurance company Munich Re (MURGY) maintains the world’s largest database on global catastrophes. The company operates in most countries and earns over half of its disaster insurance premiums from the U.S. In October last Munich Re published a research study on climate changes. From the report in Der Spiegel: Whether it’s hurricanes, thunderstorms or …
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