In its 2013 Global Wealth Report, Credit Suisse asserts that Russia’s transition to capitalism failed the country’s people, creating an economy with the world’s highest level of wealth inequality. According to the report, 110 Russian billionaires command 35 percent of the nation’s wealth, while worldwide, billionaires account for 1 to 2 percent of total household wealth.
via Just How Rich Are Russia’s Billionaires? – Bloomberg.
