Forbes Lists 5 Billionaires from Ukraine, Up from 4 in ‘09

As Ukraine is getting poorer (economy: -15%, hryvnia: -60%), the oligarchs are getting richer.

In 2010, The World’s Billionaires features five slots from Ukraine:

148. Rinat Akhmetov: $5.2
307. Viktor Pinchuk: $3.1B
488. Ihor Kolomoysky: $2.0B
582. Hennadiy Boholyubov: $1.7B
828. Kostyantyn Zhevago: $1.2B

MP Akhmetov regains his leading position, lost to Pinchuk last year. MP Zhevago (a businessman, not an oligarch, as Tymoshenko would argue) reenters the ranking.

Sources:
http://www.forbes.com/lists/2010/10/billionaires-2010_The-Worlds-Billionaires_CountryOfCitizen_23.html

Forbes: Pinchuk Tops Akhmetov As Ukraine's Richest Man

Times are tough.

Viktor Pinchuk, net worth $2.6B, has taken the lead in Ukraine, according to the The World’s Billionaires 2009, beating Rinat Akhmetov, net worth $1.8B.

Compared to last year’s rankings, Ukraine has lost three billionaire slots.

It’s even more of a cold shower if you compare it to the June 2008 rankings by Korrespondent/Dragon Capital.

Sources:
http://www.pravda.com.ua/news/2009/3/12/91196.htm
http://www.forbes.com/lists/2008/10/billionaires08_The-Worlds-Billionaires_CountryOfCitizen_25.html

http://www.forbes.com/lists/2009/10/billionaires-2009-richest-people_The-Worlds-Billionaires_CountryOfCitizen_16.html

http://www.forbes.com/lists/2009/10/billionaires-2009-richest-people_The-Worlds-Billionaires_CountryOfCitizen_17.html