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Did you know that if America’s billionaires were considered a country they would be the third richest nation in the world?

The 813 billionaires in the United States have a total wealth of US$5.7 trillion. If they were considered a country on their own, they would be the third richest nation after the US and China.

According to Forbes, there are 2781 billionaires in the world now worth a staggering US$14.2 trillion,  a combined GDP of 150 countries.

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Charles Rukuni

The Insider is a political and business bulletin about Zimbabwe, edited by Charles Rukuni. Founded in 1990, it was a printed 12-page subscription only newsletter until 2003 when Zimbabwe's hyper-inflation made it impossible to continue printing.

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