Measuring approximately 1,850 kilometres in length and with a width varying between from 370 to 805 kilometres, the Scandinavian Peninsula is one of Europe’s largest. Covering Norway, Sweden and most of northern Finland, the Peninsula we see today has been shaped through history by the impact of various Ice Ages, events that have deepened its river valleys, created the famous fjords of Norway and left only a small percentage of the land arable.

The economy of Cyprus in recent years has largely depended on tourism and financial services. The fundamentals of these industries are still sound despite the well documented financial and banking crisis that affected the island in 2012 and Cyprus is now making every effort to restore its economic stability.

The announcement that Toyota will stop making cars in Australia in 2017, marks an end to the nation's car manufacturing sector. Last year, Ford and General Motors' Holden unit also announced plans to stop producing cars in Australia.

Around 2,500 Toyota workers will lose their jobs, while the loss of the wider automotive industry will put tens of thousands more jobs at risk.

Net income for the quarter ending on 28 December rose by 33 percent from a year earlier to $1.84 billion. The earnings, which beat analyst expectations, were driven by the performance of its film business which was responsible for the likes of Thor: The Dark World and Frozen, the 3D animated take on Hans Christian Andersen’s tale The Snow Queen. The film has taken more than $864 million in box office receipts around the world.

In the short space of five years since BevPak was established in Ibadan, Nigeria’s third largest city, the company has put down strong roots in Nigeria. In 2008, a group of entrepreneurs bought a small operation in the city and equipped it with modern machinery to produce the preforms from which PET bottles are blown. The Managing Director of this operation is Syd Carter, who has 18 years’ experience in the PET conversion industry in Africa.

10. New Doha Port Country: Qatar
Sector: Ports & Logistics
Sponsor: New Port Project Steering Committee
Stage: Under construction
Value: $8.2 billion

9. Canakkate Suspension Bridge
Country: USA
Sector: Highways & Bridges Sponsor: Texas DOT
Stage: Construction/procurement
Value: $9.7 billion

In a little over ten years, South Africa based airborne geophysical company, Xcalibur Airborne Geophysics has successfully collected over three million line kilometres of low level data for its client base of major mining companies and junior exploration businesses.

Discipline is a great virtue in the challenging price environment the gold mining industry finds itself in today: the players who can keep operating through the lean times will be the ones best place to take advantage of anticipated price rises. But though these struggled upward to the tune of some $60 over the course of January – and western economies are showing signs of growth allied to greater confidence – prospects for 2014 remain uncertain. Investors know that, and they continue to set a premium on discipline.