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Number of female billionaires increases sevenfold in 20 years

Posted online December 15, 2015 | 11:39 am

The number of female billionaires worldwide has increased nearly sevenfold in the past 20 years to 145.

That's up from 22 in 1995, according to a study published by Swiss bank UBS and professional services firm PricewaterhouseCoopers.

The driving force, according to the report, has been Asia’s fast-growing young economies.

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