Something significant is being built in the fields of West Java. Rising from the Karawang International Industrial City, a 48-megawatt facility under construction will soon become one of Microsoft’s newest data centers in Asia , part of a USD 1.7 billion commitment to Indonesia that the technology giant has described as a long-term, multi-decade investment. […]
The richest people on the planet could buy any home outright and never think twice about the cost. So why do they take out mortgages instead? The answer reveals a financial philosophy that turns conventional thinking upside down — and contains lessons that apply far beyond the billionaire bracket. Contents The counterintuitive truth about billionaire […]
Scattered across an enormous stretch of the South Pacific between Hawaii and New Zealand, the Cook Islands are one of those destinations that genuinely live up to the hype. Fifteen islands, each with its own character, surrounded by water so clear and layered with colour that photographs of it look like they’ve been edited. They […]
Germany is in the middle of a ground-mounted solar boom — but a quirk in its inheritance tax code is threatening to slow it down before it reaches its potential. The country’s leading energy trade body has raised the alarm, and the stakes extend far beyond individual farmers’ tax bills. The solar boom hiding a […]