Indonesia has 21 billionaires: Forbes
The Jakarta Post, Jakarta | Fri, 12/03/2010 1:47 PM
Indonesia
now has 21 billionaires - up from 12 in 2009, according to Forbes Indonesia
magazine.
Forbes Indonesia chief Justin Doebele said on Friday that the collective wealth
of Indonesia's 40 richest people topped US$71 billion, a significant increase
from $42 million last year.
"Indonesia has done well this year and so have the 40 richest. For
example, Indonesia’s stock market, one of the world's best performing this
year, boosted the wealth of many on the list," Doebele said.
Economic growth and a boom in commodity prices such as palm oil and coal also
led to the spike in billionaires, he added.
Brothers R. Budi Hartono and Michael Hartono, owners of Bank Central Asia and
clove cigarette maker PT Djarum, topped the list with a net worth US$11
billion, up from $7 billion last year.
Also on the top 10 list of the richest Indonesian were Susilo Wonowidjojo, Eka
Tjipta Widjaja, Martua Sitorus, Anthoni Salim, Sri Prakash Lohia, Low Tuck
Kwong, Peter Sondakh, Putera Sampoerna and Aburizal Bakrie. (lnd)
