Donbas mogul Akhmetov no longer among Bloomberg's 500 richest persons

SCM owner Akhmetov's assets shrank almost by US$200 million, to $3.5 billion from $3.66 billion, Bloomberg said.

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Businessmen whose assets exceed $3.61 billion are included in the rating.

It was reported that Akhmetov was the only Ukrainian who was included in the ranking of billionaires, which is compiled by Bloomberg.

Last year Akhmetov lost $4.6 billion, while Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko's assets expanded by $100 million.