Our crony-capitalism index offers a window into Russia’s billionaire wealth
Rich folk in autocratic countries remain vulnerable to the whims of dictators
ALTHOUGH BILLIONAIRES have been getting a bad rap for years, the sanctions levied at Russian oligarchs have intensified scrutiny on the origins of tycoons’ wealth. On March 1st President Joe Biden announced that his government was setting up a “klepto capture” task force to “go after the crimes of Russian oligarchs”.
This article appeared in the Finance & economics section of the print edition under the headline “The makers and the takers”
Finance & economics March 12th 2022
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- Our crony-capitalism index offers a window into Russia’s billionaire wealth
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