Billionaire population shrank 3.1pc in 2016: Wealth-X
Posted BySarah JonesOn In Editor's Choice,Featured,Financial services,Industry sectors,Marketing,News,Research | No Comments{"ct":"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","iv":"8ddfd14a91d1916ec7ffd46c405c151b","s":"c778b2f68d5114b0"}