The pandemic created a new billionaire every 30 hours
Economy And Jobs,Billionaires,Inequality,Coronavirus,Davos,World Economic Forum
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In early 2020, the world counted 2,095 billionaires. Today—two years, half-a-billion covid cases, and at least 6 million covid deaths later—there are 2,668.
One of the biggest global crises in modern history was a boon for some, creating 573 new billionaires—or one every 30 hours—according to Oxfam’s newest report on inequality, presented today at the World Economic Forum in Davos (pdf).
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