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February 13, 2012
Two Swedes named on world rich list
Published: 11 Mar 10 07:34 CET | Double click on a word to get a translation
Online: http://www.thelocal.se/25458/20100311/
Two Swedes have been named among the richest people in the world, according to the latest Forbes ranking which ranks Mexican Carlos Slim in first place.
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Slim is worth a purported $53.5 billion while Gates has to make do with $53 billion, followed by US investor Warren Buffet on $47 billion.
The trio of well-heeled men have regained the combined $53.5 billion wiped off their fortunes in 2009.
The first Swede on the list is Ikea founder Ingvar Kamprad in 11th place. The Kamprad family fortune amounts to $23 billion. The richest Swedish resident is Stefan Persson of clothing chain H&M in 13th place with $22.4 billion.
Last year the Kamprads' then $22 billion fortune was enough to claim 5th place in the list. Persson has meanwhile expanded his wealth, from $14.5 billion last year, and climbed from 18th place as a result.
There are now 1,011 US dollar billionaires, in comparison to 793 in 2009 and 1,125 in 2008.
The net wealth of the world's billionaires has rebounded to $3.5 trillion, up $1.1 trillion on 2009 but still a way off 2008 levels of $4.4 trillion.
The number of women on the Forbes list of billionaires has increased from 72 in 2009 to 89.
"The global economy is recovering which can be seen reflected in the list this year," said the magazine's CEO Steve Forbes.
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I would expect the ppl writing in a news-in-english website to have at least an elementary grasp of syntax. Or perhaps someone's 5-year old son was helping dad out at work that morning like that air-traffic controller?
I would doubt if anyone would know the true figures,(as possibly with the others,mostly guesswork),
However I would hazard a guess he should really be in the top two or three.
Good to see new face on the top spot. Was getting tired of old Gates.
Historically competitive capitalism made some very rich but also raised the standard of living of the working people considerably. Under monopoly capitalism and globalization it is making a few too rich. That is why Warren Buffet and Bill Gates who clearly understood this contradiction are planning to give away most of their wealth at the time of their death.
Rank Name Citizenship Age Net Worth ($bil) Residence
1 Carlos Slim Helu & family Mexico 70 53.5 Mexico
2 William Gates III United States 54 53.0 United States
3 Warren Buffett United States 79 47.0 United States
4 Mukesh Ambani India 52 29.0 India
5 Lakshmi Mittal India 59 28.7 India(UK)
6 Lawrence Ellison United States 65 28.0 United States
7 Bernard Arnault France 61 27.5 France
8 Eike Batista Brazil 53 27.0 Brazil
9 Amancio Ortega Spain 74 25.0 Spain
10 Karl Albrecht Germany 90 23.5 Germany
if converted to cash would be hectares of pallets worth
this money is almost impossible to spend as it would grow faster than you could get rid of it!
Although I can read Swedish, can communicate my basic needs in shops, and can write a rudimentary form of it (I live in California, not Sweden), any attempt I might make to write a news article in Swedish would make the syntax in the article seem like something from the New York Review of Books.
Do you live in a glass house?
Excellent indicator of economic recovery.
It's no fun to have loads of money, and wealth. Unless you are a real John D. Rockefeller, you can have real pangs of conscience about how you distribute it, say whether you pay 5% or so in taxes.
While the rich can buy whatever and whoever they want, it's still hard work, keeping people from stealing it from you. Then one has to spend so much time and money, figuring out where one gets the best return on it. You know, it's no picnic, dealing with all those forms, grabbing relatives, and tax lawyers.
And whatever anyone says, they give about as much money to charities as the rest of us, say 6-8%.
Ranking them is a real pleasure to read, when all those jihads are trying to grab the headlines.
So, just lay off!