Bill Gates

What is the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation?

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The $43.5bn trust is the largest philanthropic organisation in the world and is committed to the eradication of malaria and polio, and controlling the spread of tuberculosis and HIV

Bill Gates urges China’s wealthiest to give to charity

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Businessman makes plea in People’s Daily for country to improve bad philanthropic record by investing in the poor

Asia – fastest growing region with 18 new billionaires in 2013

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First Global Census Shows Record of 2,170 Billionaires Worldwide.   The global billionaire population reached a record 2,170 individuals in 2013 and total billionaire wealth in Asia surged nearly 13 percent, making it the fastest-growing region, according to the inaugural Wealth-X and UBS Billionaire Census 2013. At current growth rates, the Wealth-X and UBS Billionaire … Read more

Asia – home of the largest proportion of super-rich

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Asia has the world’s most billionaires Carlos Slim (73) – ranked as the “Richest Man on the Planet” On its 2013 list, Hurun Report, a monthly magazine best known for its “China Rich List“, a ranking of the wealthiest individuals in China, has ranked 1453 individuals with personal wealth of US$1 billion or more. Real … Read more

World’s billionaires in 2012 – U.S. is still home to more billionaires than any other country

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Forbes began the pursuit of the world’s billionaires 25 years ago. The first cut yielded 140 names. This year the magazine have counted an all-time high 1,226 billionaires worth a record $4.6 trillion. Carlos Slim tops Forbes billionaires list at $69 billion. There are now billionaires from 58 countries. The U.S. is still home to … Read more

Aristotle Onassis’s island wanted by the Prince of Qatar and Bill Gates

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  Greece issues are reviving the sale of famous Greek islands. One of the sellers is Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani, Emir of Qatar, who has shown willingness to buy two islands in the Ionian Sea, including the island of Scorpios, owned by Aristotle Onassis. Scorpios Island, the island where took place the wedding … Read more