'World Forbes: Stories of entrepreneurial capitalism in our 41 international editions.'

Across the planet, our expansion of country snapshots unites six continents, 24 languages and 14 time zones. They all share the same mission: to celebrate entrepreneurial capitalism in all its forms.

"Success teaches you little and makes you believe you are better than you are." Sam Prince.

Entrepreneur Sam Prince incorporates the one-to-one charity model into his growing business portfolio, including a global chain of Mexican restaurants called Zambrero. He claims that since it opened in Canberra in 2005, more than 72 million meals have been donated for every burrito or bowl sold.

Laysa Peixoto. Forbes Brasil profiles three Brazilian young women in STEM fields,''growing demand for travel to the West African archipelago, says CEO Sarah Pires (left on cover).

Pierre Paolo Colonello. Advice to wear masks during the pandemic lifted Wild Lama's daily bandana sales sky-high. Today, the company, founded by Chilean-born Pier Paolo Colonello, makes socks, backpacks and other products using eco-friendly materials like organic cotton and recycled nylon.

Forbes Colombia highlights the top 15 information officers in the country. Among those on the cover are Alejandro Comissario of e-commerce startup Rappi and Biviana Bautista Orostegui of Accenture in Colombia.

With new commitments of more than $1 billion from chip maker Intel and''U.S. governments Costa Rica and Panama hope to become key players in high-tech by creating a "chip center in central america".

Roberta Metsola. European Parliament President Roberta Metsola hopes to reform migration policy before the end of her term in mid-2024. Cyprus has seen the highest per capita number of asylum seekers in recent years, as well as the emergence of years of delays in processing applications and granting about 3% of the 21,565 applications received in 2022.

Nina and Helena Gualinja. Sisters Nina (left on the cover) and Elena Gualinga advocate for the rights of indigenous communities in Ecuador and their village of Sarayaku. They denounce oil development, logging and mining''across the Amazon that disrupt their culture and access to food and clean water.

Mark Verrecchia.

Iraqli BourdilleYadze. In an interview with Forbes Georgia, Irakli Burikhladze, managing partner of Tbilisi-based BK Construction, says more than 9 million square feet of space is in the works. Two-thirds, approaching a $300 million investment, will come from a new emerging company, BK White Square.

Alex Blania. German entrepreneur Alex Blania (pictured) and OpenAI co-founder Sam''Altman believes Worldcoin's eye-scanning technology is the answer to human identity verification. The project caused alarm among data protectors when it launched in July; Worldcoin says it complies with all relevant regulations.

Nikos Lavidas. Nikos Lavidas, who joined Greek supermarket chain AB Vassilopoulos in 2022, hopes to make the business profitable again by the end of 2023. The company will invest $193 million in new stores, technology infrastructure and renovations to existing stores.

Forbes Hungary's tenth anniversary, Forbes Hungary collected votes from more than 31,000 people and a jury to choose the main cover theme. The winner: the co-founders of Munch, four university connections whose Budapest startup is being resold''1000+ gyms in four countries and growing.

The Inter-American Development Bank estimates that artificial intelligence could bring up to 14% additional wealth to developing countries in Latin America. Forbes Mexico profiles 20 CEOs, senators and professionals implementing the technology in the country.

Sylvia Vazquez-Lavade. In 2016, Silvia Vázquez-Lavado became the first Peruvian woman to reach the summit of Mount Everest. Today, the former eBay and PayPal executive leads Courageous Girls, a charity dedicated to healing and supporting young women suffering from sexual abuse.

The wealthy Polish businessman Arkadiusz Musz was an important sponsor of the democratic opposition that replaced the ruling''lippy tick-tock videos. The 21-year-old from Alicante admits she is only now beginning to understand the business side of her fame, which until now has been managed by her mother.

Tanai Bin Ahmed Al Zeyoudi, UAE Minister of Foreign Trade, emphasizes that the UAE, an oil and gas giant, must invest in renewable energy, anticipating infrastructure damage due to climate change. "We have to start, and if we don't start today, the bill will get higher and higher," he says.

Montevidean clothing brand Vopero recently raised $4 million with plans to expand its presence in Uruguay, Mexico, and soon Chile, including its own stores and pop-ups, as well as shopping centers.