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Unemployment, corruption, inflation and taxation are the biggest worries of the wealthy Indian entrepreneurs. However, three out of four (75 per cent) feel supported by the government

Updated On: 26 Nov 2024 | 11:27 PM IST

Fortunes of five richest men have more than doubled since 2020 and the world could have its first-ever trillionaire in just a decade while it would take more than two centuries to end poverty, rights group Oxfam said on Monday. Releasing its annual inequality report on the first day of the World Economic Forum (WEF) Annual Meeting here, Oxfam said seven of 10 of the world's biggest corporations have a billionaire as a CEO, or principal shareholder. It further said that 148 top corporations made USD 1.8 trillion in profits, 52 per cent up on three-year average, and dished out huge payouts to rich shareholders, while hundreds of millions faced cuts in real-term pay. Oxfam called for a new era of public action, including public services, corporate regulation, breaking up monopolies and enacting permanent wealth and excess profit taxes. The world's five richest men have more than doubled their fortunes from USD 405 billion to USD 869 billion since 2020 "at a rate of USD 14 million per

Updated On: 15 Jan 2024 | 11:00 PM IST

The company said Krishnamurthy's key responsibilities will include identifying new business opportunities, distribution footprint, product stack, and developing financial strategies

Updated On: 23 Nov 2023 | 6:21 PM IST

Overall individual wealth is currently estimated to be Rs 430 trillion

Updated On: 16 Oct 2019 | 10:19 PM IST

Markets like Raipur and Mangaluru, where people are more cash-rich, offer opportunities that bigger cities don't

Updated On: 11 Sep 2019 | 12:24 AM IST

From fixing the demand slump to unleashing a micro-loan revolution in the country and Vodafone's India woes, here's a selection of Business Standard Opinion pieces for the day

Updated On: 22 Aug 2019 | 6:47 AM IST

Inequality between the very richest and the rest correlates with greater innovation. But we mustn't let the top level become a closed shop

Updated On: 15 Jul 2019 | 1:36 PM IST

Wealth per adult flat at $7,020; Global wealth grew by 4.6% to $137 trillion

Updated On: 19 Oct 2018 | 12:15 AM IST

China, Mauritius, Sri Lanka and Vietnam will also remain at the top, the report said

Updated On: 22 Feb 2017 | 4:49 PM IST