Business'Obscene': 8 Men Own As Much Wealth As Half The World, Says Oxfam
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'Obscene': 8 Men Own As Much Wealth As Half The World, Says Oxfam
An analysis by Oxfam says just 8 men own as much wealth as 3.6bn people
Bill Gates is the richest man in the world with $75 billion wealth
Mark Zuckerberg and Warren Buffett are the other in the list
Bill Gates has seen his fortune rise by $25 billion since announcing plans to leave Microsoft in 2006.
Davos, Switzerland: Just eight individuals, all men, own as much wealth as the poorest half of the world's population, Oxfam said on Monday in a report calling for action to curtail rewards for those at the top.
As decision makers and many of the super-rich gather for this week's World Economic Forum (WEF) annual meeting in Davos, the charity's report suggests the wealth gap is wider than ever, with new data for China and India ind...