AnatomyMoney Moves

For the world’s wealthiest, flows of money tend to stay secret —save for philanthropy, public service, and scandal. World Policy Journal looks at some of the richest people in countries around the globe, where their money came from, and how their wealth appears in the public sphere.

Compiled by John Kiehl and Helena Ong

Sources: Forbes “The World’s Billionaires,” 27 April 2018. I Li Ka-shing: “Li Ka-Shing, Hong Kong’s Richest Man, Will Retire, Ending an Era,” The New York Times, March 2018 I Pham Nhat Vuong: Forbes profile I Pony Ma: “Founder of China’s Tencent to Give $2 Billion in Shares to Charity,” Reuters, April 2016 I Charoen Sirivadhanabhakdi: “Pouring it on,” Forbes, March 2005 I Jeff Bezos: Forbes profile I Najib Mikati: “Lebanese PM announces resignation of his government,” The Daily Star, March 2013 I Robert Kuok: “Asian Magnate Robert Kuok, 89, Will Let Others Worry About Succession,” Washington Post, March 2013 I Binod Chaudhary: “Peak Tycoon,” The Economist, May 2016 I Susanne Klatten: “I Handed Over £6.2m to Gigolo Out of Love for Him,” The Daily Mail, October 2013 I Mukesh Ambani: Forbes profile I Vladimir Kim: “A Tale of Two Londons,” Vanity Fair, April 2013. I Isabel dos Santos: Forbes profile I Budi Hartono: Forbes profile I Luis Carlos Sarmiento: Forbes profile I Mikhail Fridman: Bloomberg profile

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