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Monday, April 20, 2009

Oligarchs Falling On Hard Times

The number of Russian billionaires has shrunk to just 32 from the 110 (2008) and the collective asset total reduced to around $140bn (£100bn) from $520bn (£350bn). This represents a drop of 75%, according to Forbes Russia. Oligarch
  1. Mikhail Khodorkovsky
  2. Roman Abramovich 8.5 (24.3)
  3. Viktor Vekselberg
  4. Mikhail Prokhorov 9.5 (19.5)
  5. Vladimir Potanin
  6. Mikhail Fridman 6.3 (20.8)
  7. Vladimir Lisin 5.2 (20.3)
  8. Oleg Deripaska 3.5 (28.0) Profile
  9. Alexei Mordashov 4.3 (21.2)
  10. Vagit Alekperov 7.8 (13.0)