Friday Flashback: Quick Run Through of Women's Special Week Know what happened in the APAC region over the past week

By Komal Nathani

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Here's a series on the big developments that took place in the APAC region over the past one week.

  • The makeup entrepreneur and reality star Kylie Jenner is officially the world's youngest self-made billionaire. At 21, Jenner owns Kylie Cosmetics, which is worth $900 million.
  • Women can help boost global economy by $6 trillion, says a research by PwC. It says if the world's biggest economies matched their workforces to Sweden, the total global GDP gain could be $6 trillion.
  • Singapore tops the list of safest place for women to work in the Asia Pacific region, said a study by ValueChampion. It ranked that Indonesia, Philippines & India at the bottom of the index.
Komal Nathani

Former Correspondent, Entrepreneur Asia Pacific

A firm believer of hard work and patience. Love to cover stories that hold a potential to change the momentum of business world. Currently, a part of all-women web team of Entrepreneur’s Asia Pacific edition to jig the wheel of business journalism!

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