As I settle back in my homeland Nigeria ( west Africa) since retiring as the President of the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) in March this year, I am reminded of a local saying that when you go to the stream to fetch water, your bucket will only be filled with the water that is yours. No one can ...

Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos made waves this week when he briefly unseated Bill Gates as the wealthiest person on earth, according to Bloomberg’s tracker. The two U.S. tech titans are jockeying for the lead at around $90 billion each. But according to Hermitage Capital Management CEO Bill Browder, they’re nothing compared to Russian President Vladimir Putin, whose personal fortune Browder “believes” to ...

Ahead of its earnings later today, Amazon stock hit an all-time high during intraday trading and with it CEO Jeff Bezos ’ estimated wealth hit $90.9 billion, Bloomberg reports. Check also: World’s Richest Man, Bill Gates Says These 3 Things Will Help You Get Rich This number pushes the net worth of the Amazon founder past that of Microsoft founder Bill Gates, still ...

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China’s tech companies are among the country’s most attractive employers, with graduates often naming Alibaba, Baidu, Huawei and Tencent as their top choices. Check also: Apple Is Secretly Fighting To Keep You From Repairing Your Phone “The appeal: Good payment, great upward mobility,” says Michael Li, partner of Rupro, a Shanghai-based tech recruitment firm. “Local companies have been growing very fast ...