From unique infographics and photo essays to video interviews with Credit Suisse experts about economic trends, some of The Financialist’s most notable work this year has been in the multimedia realm. Here, we highlight our favorite multimedia stories from 2012.

The Developing World’s New Millionaires [Infographic] 

The Financialist tracked the ongoing rebalancing of global wealth in an infographic that shows how emerging markets — particularly Brazil and China — will account for an ever-growing portion of the world’s million-plus club in years to come.

See the original post, with the complete infographic at:

http://www.thefinancialist.com/the-developing-worlds-new-millionaires/

Private Jets: The No-Frill Option [Slideshow]

Here, we showed how a number of companies are implementing the same strategies that have turned low-cost airlines into success stories in the exclusive private jet business.

See the entire slideshow at:

http://www.thefinancialist.com/private-jets-the-no-frill-option/

The 7 Future Wonders of the World [Photo Essay]

The Financialist compiled a list of seven “Future Wonders of the World,” all completed after the year 2000. The seven structures on our list manage to push both technical and aesthetic boundaries.

See the entire photo essay at:

http://www.thefinancialist.com/the-seven-future-wonders-of-the-world/

The Fiscal Cliff: Waiting for a Compromise [Video]

In this exclusive video, Credit Suisse’s Ira Jersey sketched out the broad outlines of a two-part compromise that he expected to eventually come out of Washington, preventing a fall off the so-called “fiscal cliff.”

See the original post at:

http://www.thefinancialist.com/the-fiscal-cliff-waiting-for-a-compromise/

Will Greece Exit the Euro? [Video]

This summer, as Greece geared up for its second election in as many months, talk of a potential exit from the euro zone, once an unthinkable possibility, was rampant. But in this video, Credit Suisse Head of Global Research Giles Keating maintained that an outright exit was not in the interest of Greece or of its European partners.

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http://www.thefinancialist.com/will-greece-exit-the-euro/

Europe’s Monuments: What Are They Worth? [Infographic]

Number crunchers at the Monza Brianza Chamber of Commerce in Italy’s Lombardy region set out to pin a price tag on some of Europe’s most iconic monuments. The study used 10 factors, including objective measures, such as total number of visitors, and more nebulous standards, such as global recognition, to value Europe’s leading monuments. Leading the pack is Paris’ Eiffel Tower, which the study says is worth a whopping €434 billion, roughly 1/5 of France’s Gross Domestic Product.

See the original post, with the complete infographic at:

http://www.thefinancialist.com/europes-monuments-what-are-they-worth-an-infographic/

Retail Therapy for the U.S. Economy [Video]

Ahead of the  holidays, The Financialist spoke with Michael Exstein, a Credit Suisse retail analyst, to see how retailers might fare in this all-important shopping stretch between Thanksgiving and Christmas.

See the original post at:

http://www.thefinancialist.com/black-friday-time-again-for-some-retail-therapy/

Summer of Sports: Stadium that Work, Stadium that Fail  [Infographic]

This year’s exceptional summer of sports, which included the Euro 2012 soccer championship and the London 2012 Summer Olympics, revived the debate about the business rationale for hosting such global events. Our infographic demystified stadium economics and showed that, if well-managed, Olympic or European Cup soccer stadiums can be real money-makers long after the original events are over.

See the original post, with the complete infographic at:

http://www.thefinancialist.com/summer-of-sport-stadiums-that-work-stadium-that-fail-olympic/

Perfection on Two Wheels For Six Figures [Slideshow]

The Financialist took a look at the high-end bicycle market, where a single bike can cost more than a car.

See the entire slideshow at:

http://www.thefinancialist.com/high-end-bicycles/

The World’s Other Social Media Sites [Infographic]

In June, The Financialist noticed that Facebook’s 900 million users, a figure that has since jumped to more than 1 billion, were concentrated in just 10 countries. We highlighted some of the social media networks that hold court in other corners of the globe.

See the original post, with the complete infographic at:

http://www.thefinancialist.com/the-others-the-worlds-other-social-media-sites/

The European Debt Crisis: A Timeline  [Infographic]

We tracked the development of the European debt crisis, which spawned a flurry of meetings and summits this summer among leaders who hoped to end a situation that continues to rattle global markets.

See the original post, with the complete infographic at:

http://www.thefinancialist.com/making-the-european-debt-crisis-a-timeline/

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