Graeme Hart, Australasia’s Richest Man - Forbes
March 12th, 2009
New Zealand’s (and Australia’s) richest man, Graeme Hart has climbed up the annual Forbes rich list to number 110.
The list of billionaires has shrunk considerably from 1125 to 793 due to the current economic downturn.
Graeme Hart is worth about $4.5 Billion US, from is very sharp buying and selling of assets and currently runs a huge global packaging company.
Topping the list as the worlds richest man was once again Bill Gates, founder of Microsoft who is now worth an estimated $40 Billion US. Bill Gates’ worth has gone down from over $50 Million.
The average wealth of those fortunate enough to be on the list has dropped some 23% to $3 Billion.
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