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85 richest people as wealthy as poorest 3.5 billion: Jan. 2014

Reported January 2014.

"The extent to which so much global wealth has become corralled by a virtual handful of the so-called 'global elite' is exposed in a new report from Oxfam on Monday. It warned that those richest 85 people across the globe share a combined wealth of £1tn, as much as the poorest 3.5 billion of the world's population."
 
Oxfam: 85 richest people as wealthy as poorest half of the world.
The Guardian (UK). January 20 2014.
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