Two Moroccans are on the list of the 18 wealthiest people in Africa, according to Forbes. The American economic magazine has revised its list, which has gone from 20 at the beginning of 2020 to 18 in 2021 for a total fortune of $73.8 billion.
The wealth of billionaires in the Middle East and North Africa has increased in these times of Covid-19. This is indicated in a report by Oxfam entitled "A Decade of Hope, Not Austerity, in the Middle East and North Africa" by the NGO Oxfam.
The latest annual ranking of the world’s largest fortunes by Forbes magazine indicates that the number of billionaires has been reduced by 10% in 12 days, due to the global health crisis. What about the two richest men in Morocco?
The two Moroccan billionaires have decided to contribute to the fund to fight the coronavirus.
Two Moroccans are among the top 20 in the ranking of African billionaires, published by the famous American business magazine, Forbes.
With a fortune estimated at $2.1 billion, King Mohammed VI is one of the ten largest royal fortunes in the world, according to a ranking compiled by an American website.
The tax evasion known in the business world in Rabat means that several companies and Moroccan billionaires have avoided paying more than 1.2 billion dirhams in taxes, thus accumulating huge fortunes.
As every year, the American magazine Forbes unveils its annual ranking of billionaires, in which two Moroccan billionaires are once again found, including the quasi-immovable Minister of Agriculture Aziz Akhannouch.
With a fortune estimated at $2.1 billion, the businessman but also Minister of Agriculture Aziz Akhannouch is now the richest man in Morocco.