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Growth in North America and Europe, Asia rebounds while Latin America slips: 2013 World Ultra Wealth Report

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  World’s ultra wealthy population reaches all-time record. During the past year, the world’s UHNW population reached an all-time high of 199,235 individuals and a combined wealth of US$27.8 trillion, according to latest Wealth-X and UBS World Ultra Wealth Report dedicated to the most commercially significant segment today – the ultra wealthy. The total wealth … Read more

Qatar, the world’s largest exporter of liquefied natural gas, now world’s richest nation

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Qatar now world’s richest nation, says IMF Qatar, the world’s largest exporter of liquefied natural gas, surpassed Luxembourg as the world’s richest nation in 2010, according to the latest estimates from the International Monetary Fund. The IMF estimates the Gulf nation will have the world’s fastest-growing economy for a second year. Qatar has a population … Read more