People Of Power

Zhang Yin

"Richest woman becomes richer(Xinhua)Updated: 2006-10-13 10:35
Zhang Yin, who became a household name Wednesday morning for topping a recent list of China's richest people, is a billion yuan wealthier by the afternoon. Reports of her massive wealth were printed in morning newspapers yesterday and before markets closed that afternoon, share prices of Zhang's Guangdong-based Nine Dragons Paper Industries Co., Ltd. jumped 2.77 percent, adding an extra 1.1 billion yuan (139 million U.S. dollars) to her assets.................(http://www2.chinadaily.com.cn/bizchina/2006-10/13/content_707587.htm)

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Ratan Tata


Ratan Tata grew up in the lap of luxury at a villa in the centre of Mumbai, parts of which went on to become Sterling Cinema and Deutsche Bank. In comparison, his current lifestyle is almost spartan. (http://www.rediff.com/money/2007/feb/05tata.htm)

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Carlos Salim Helu

Carlos Slim Helu is a Mexican entrepreneur and businessman involved in a varied group of companies that include telecommunications, retail, banking and insurance, technology, and auto parts manufacturing businesses. He is the wealthiest Mexican man, the richest Latin American, and one of the top ten richest men in the world. (http://www.woopidoo.com/biography/carlos-slim-helu/index.htm)

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