Financial services
October 8, 2020
The rich of Europe are enduring a COVID-19 battering Image credit: Pexels
By Ellen Kelleher
The economic impact of the coronavirus pandemic has dramatically thinned the ranks of the world’s ultra wealthy, despite a rebound triggered by government financial aid, according to this year’s Wealth-X Ultra Wealth report.
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