Asia-Pac millionaires set to become world's richest: report
Meanwhile, two of South-east Asia's richest businessmen hit by dollar's strength
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ASIA-Pacific millionaires are set to become the world's richest next year, a report said on Wednesday, driven largely by wealthy individuals in India and China.
The combined wealth of Asia Pacific's super rich will surpass its 2014 total of US$15.8 trillion and overtake that of their North American counterparts - currently the world's richest group with a shared wealth of US$16.2 trillion last year, the study said.
The research by computer services consultancy Capgemini and RBC Wealth Management said the Asia Pacific region already had the largest number of high net worth individuals…
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