Elon Musk becomes first person with a net worth over $400 billion
Tengrinews.kz - Elon Musk has become the first person in history to amass a fortune exceeding $400 billion, according to Bloomberg.
Elon Musk broke his own world record
Tengrinews.kz - American billionaire Elon Musk, owner of the social media platform X and CEO of SpaceX and Tesla, has broken his own record
Kazakhstan's richest female rentier renounced Russian citizenship
Tengrinews.kz - Aidan Suleimenova, Kazakhstan's wealthiest female rentier, has renounced her Russian passport.
Weakest return for Norway sovereign wealth fund since 2011
The world's biggest sovereign wealth fund, Norway's public pension fund, posted a 2.7-percent return in 2015 owing to real estate and the global stock market recovery.
Brazil magnate Batista sells Lamborghini that adorned home
Brazilian millionaire Eike Batista has sold the prized Lamborghini that once adorned his living room.
Rinehart still Australia's richest despite losing Aus$2 bn
Mining magnate Gina Rinehart had Aus$2.01 billion (US$1.89 billion) wiped off her fortune in the past year but remains Australia's wealthiest person, an annual rich list showed.
London tops super-rich city list, survey shows
London has more billionaires than any other city in the world, and Britain has more billionaires per head of population than any other country, new data showed.
Nazarbayev signs bill raising taxes
Nursultan Nazarbayev, President of Kazakhstan, has signed the bill raising taxes.
Crisis what crisis? Portugal's richest get richer
Portugal may be mired in a debt crisis, but its 25 richest people got 16 percent wealthier in 2013, with fortunes equivalent to nearly 10 percent of the country's GDP, rankings published Thursday showed.
Czech party leader haunted by ghosts of communist past
Unwelcome spectres are coming back to haunt Czech billionaire Andrej Babis, who emerged as a power broker in recent elections but is facing allegations he collaborated with the communist-era secret police.
Chinese man gives future bride 8.88 mn in cash
A Chinese suitor who gave his future bride an auspicious 8.88 million yuan ($1.5 million) in cash drew ire Thursday for the extravagant display of wealth in the still-developing country.
Five Kazakhstan citizens on Forbes richest list
Forbes magazine included 5 Kazakhstan citizens in the updated list of the richest people on the planet.
Kazakhstan leads Central Asia by number of multi-millionaires
Kazakhstan is rankedf irst among Central Asian countries by the number of people with fortunes exceeding $30 million.
Liao slams Chinese politicians' 'dirty wealth'
Chinese dissident writer Liao Yiwu accused China's political elite of accumulating "dirty wealth" on Thursday, saying it had turned his country into "one of the biggest landfills in the world."
Three Kazakhstan citizens got into Forbes list of richest people
Three Kazakhstan citizens made it into the Forbes list of richest people on the planet.
Palatial properties of Mukhtar Ablyazov revealed
Ablyazov cannot be trusted. An asset the size of Canary Wharf can hardly have slipped Mr Ablyazov's mind: High Court judge Mr Justice Teare