KONTAN.CO.ID - JAKARTA. The combined wealth of Indonesia’s 40 richest people in 2017 reached Rp 1.62 quadrillion (US$119.2 billion), according to Megawati Institute executive director Arief Budimanta. “The wealth of the 40 Indonesians grew by 23 percent. The wealth of the richest Indonesian man increased by 39 percent. Meanwhile, [Indonesia’s] gross domestic product [GDP] grew by 6 percent, while GDP per capita grew by 4 percent,” he said in Jakarta on Wednesday at a discussion titled, “The Danger of Economic Oligarchy,” as reported by kompas.com. He said the wealth of the 40 richest Indonesians reached $92.91 billion in 2016, $95.7 billion in 2015 and $86.78 billion in 2014.
40 richest Indonesians control Rp 1.620T in assets
KONTAN.CO.ID - JAKARTA. The combined wealth of Indonesia’s 40 richest people in 2017 reached Rp 1.62 quadrillion (US$119.2 billion), according to Megawati Institute executive director Arief Budimanta. “The wealth of the 40 Indonesians grew by 23 percent. The wealth of the richest Indonesian man increased by 39 percent. Meanwhile, [Indonesia’s] gross domestic product [GDP] grew by 6 percent, while GDP per capita grew by 4 percent,” he said in Jakarta on Wednesday at a discussion titled, “The Danger of Economic Oligarchy,” as reported by kompas.com. He said the wealth of the 40 richest Indonesians reached $92.91 billion in 2016, $95.7 billion in 2015 and $86.78 billion in 2014.