Asia billionaire wealth up 36%; tech, healthcare players pull ahead of peers
Singapore
THE fortunes of Asia's wealthiest have grown more polarising, with billionaires in the booming tech and healthcare sectors pulling ahead of their peers as the Covid-19 crisis accelerates the divergence.
Total billionaire wealth in the region rebounded by 36 per cent to US$3.3 trillion from April to end-July this year, showing signs of a post-pandemic recovery, fresh data from UBS and PwC's annual billionaire report showed on Wednesday.
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