MIAMI, July 23, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Seventeen people
made it back to the Latin Trade Top 100 Billionaire ranking, a sign
of the region's slow but steady recovery, and of stronger
currencies.
Among them are Brazil's
Nevaldo Rocha, founder of Grupo
Guararapes, one of the region's largest textile and garment
companies.
Joining Rocha back in the ranking is Mexico's Rufino Vigil González, chairman of
steel firm Industrias CH. The company has seen positive results
through its subsidiary Simec and its operations in Brazil.
A few of the business moguls in the ranking saw triple-digit
growth in their fortunes from last year. One such case is Maria
Helena Moraes Scriptilliti, co-owner of Brazilian conglomerate
Votorantim Group.
Another notable case is the 121 percent growth in the fortune of
Julio Ponce Lerou, principal
shareholder of Sociedad Química y Minera de Chile, SQM.
But it wasn't good news for everyone. One of the notable losses
in the fortunes are Ricardo Salinas
Pliego, founder and chairman of Grupo Salinas in Mexico (Elektra, TV Azteca). His fortune
dropped 16 percent.
For his part, Bolivian-Brazilian entrepreneur Miguel Krigsner, president of cosmetic company O
Boticário, lost 25 percent of his fortune.
The full ranking includes the names, fortunes and percentage
changes from last year, plus new features including average age,
rankings by country and sources of wealth.
To view and download the Top 100 Latin American Billionaires,
visit:
http://latintrade.com/latin-trades-top-100-billionaires-ranking-2017/
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