Netherlands or Holland? Holland or Dutch? What do we know of this country? The Kingdom of the Netherlands is currently composed out of four countries: the Netherlands, Aruba, Curacao, and Sint Maarten (located in the Caribean). But that's not all - the Netherlands as a constituent country of the Kingdom is

When most people think about brands, they often picture iconic consumer marks like Coca-Cola or Apple. But in the realm of financial services, the importance of having a strong consumer brand is also rapidly growing. After all, with hundreds of new fintech entrants positioning themselves to be the “banks” of

Just like anything else, our brains tend to associate certain images and attributes with a given nations in order to form a unique mental perception. In a global marketplace, a country’s national image can be one of its most valued assets or a challenging liability. These perceptions help to forge a

The top of the 2017 Most valuable brand list was dominated by U.S. brands like Google, Amazon, Facebook, Visa, AT&T, and McDonald’s, but only one non-American brand (China’s Tencent) was able to crack the top 10 list. However, there was some changes in 2018 list. This infographic comes to us from

Finland this year celebrates 100 years of declaring independence on 6th December 1917. Below are five amazing facts about Finland on its 100th birthday, in selection of the WEF. 1. Baby Boxes inland has the second lowest infant mortality rate in the world (only Iceland does better). However, it wasn’t always this

onely Planet’s description of Paraguay is: “Paraguay is a country of remarkable contrasts: it’s rustic and sophisticated; it’s extremely poor and obscenely wealthy; it boasts exotic natural reserves and massive human-made dams; it is a place where horses and carts pull up alongside Mercedes-Benz vehicles, artisans’ workshops abut glitzy shopping centers,

The most powerful brands in the world or the last five years, Apple held on to the title of the world’s most valuable brand. Then this year, the iPhone maker lost the top spot to Google, according to consultancy Brand Finance’s Global 500 rankings. As Apple’s brand value tumbled 27% to