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Forbes have released the list of the richest people on the planet – there are now 1,426 billionaires with a net worth of $5.4tn
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Ventures Africa’s rich list underlines Nigeria’s economic dominance in the continent – and South Africa’s fall from the top
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Jack Ma saw the value of his wealth increase by $22.3bn in 2014, up to $25.9bn, to rank 49th in Bloomberg list topped by Bill Gates
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Number of billionaires on Earth has more than doubled since the financial crisis, according to a new report from Oxfam
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Report by charity contrasts devastating effects of deep recession alongside wealth of richest elite increasing by $0.5m a minute
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Kwasi Kwarteng enjoys John Kampfner’s sweeping, salutary survey of the wealthy down the ages
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Diary: Match of the day? Wembley's all set for a Michael Gove-Jeremy Browne love-in