Weak economic growth and turbulence on the stock markets did not prevent the richest Swiss from getting even richer this year, according to a report by the Swiss magazine Bilan.
In its annual analysis of the wealth of the 300 richest Swiss, the magazine states that this exclusive club, whose member is music legend Tina Turner, increased the total wealth by six billion Swiss francs (CHF) or 5,5 billion euros, to a record 595 billion CHF, reports Capital.ba.
At the top of the list for the 14th year in a row is the family of the founder of Ikea, Ingvar Kamprad, who this year was "heavy" between 44 and 45 billion CHF, two billion more than last year.
Although Kamprad (89) returned to his homeland Sweden in 2013, his two sons who head the company still live in Switzerland, where they are citizens.
In second place is the Swiss-Brazilian magnate from the food sector, Jorge Lemann, who this year increased his wealth by three billion CHF to 28 to 29 billion. His company 3G Kapital has brands such as Budweiser and Stella Artois and Burger King and Heinz under its umbrella.
Mining giant Glencore's chief executive Ivan Glasenberg's wealth has been reduced by CHF 3,5 billion in the past 12 months, in light of the problems his firm has faced due to the global collapse in commodity prices. His wealth now amounts to "only" two billion CHF, according to Bilan, who has been compiling the list of the richest since 1988.
The previous year was significantly better for Swiss millionaires and billionaires than this year, as their wealth increased by as much as CHF 25 billion.
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