Business/Finance
Ping An, one of the world’s largest insurance companies, is headquartered in this country
China
This intergovernmental organization whose mission is to maintain international peace and security was found in 1945 in San Francisco
United Nations
The Ottoman Empire was founded in Anatolia, located in this modern-day country
Turkey
This fried, savory pastry, often filled with peas, spices, and potatoes, is a common snack in South Asian countries
Samosa
What does ESG stand for?
Environment, Social, and Corporate Governance
Dayal Street is equivalent to Wall Street in this financial capital city
Mumbai
This country has, historically, had very weak ties with its neighbor, India
Pakistan
Caracas is the capital city of this South American country
Venezuela
Pink Venom is sung by this famous K-Pop band
BlackPink
In which country does the oil and gas industry account for 50% of its GDP and is one of the world’s biggest petroleum producers?
Saudi Arabia
This country, often excluded from being grouped with other Asian countries, has had negative/near 0 interest rates for the past 20+ years
Japan
Antonio Guterres, the UN Secretary General, is from this country
Portugal
Which traditional bread can be found in Ethiopia, Eritrea, and Sudan (or downtown at Hawi)?
Injera
Name two aspects of corporate governance
Independent board, shareholder activism/democracy, accountability and transparency standards, code of ethics, anti-corruption…
This private equity firm, which was recently acquired by EQT, used to call Singapore home
Barings
This finance minister was responsible for introducing liberalization policies in India that dramatically changed the country's global economic trajectory
Manmohan Singh
The Port of Durban is Africa's largest port and is located in this country
South Africa
228 different languages are spoken in just this one country
Brazil
This Indian industrialist recently lost nearly $120 bn USD after a report was issued criticizing the governance of his companies
Gautam Adani
This company, one of Nigeria’s largest, manufactures, imports, packages, and distributes cement
Dangote Cement
This country was the first country to recognize the US's independence in 1777
Morocco
Ecuador
Which country’s film industry is the second largest in the world, in terms of annual film output?
Nigeria
This Caribbean country had the highest CO2 emissions out of all Latin American/Caribbean countries in 2020
Trinidad and Tobago