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Billionaire no more: Ukraine president's fortune fades with war

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Published Fri, May 8, 2015 · 09:50 PM

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    AT the November 2013 World Economic Forum in Kiev's Intercontinental Hotel, billionaire Petro Poroshenko predicted a European Union (EU) trade pact would kick-start Ukraine's economy and enrich his Roshen Confectionery Corp by dramatically increasing EU-bound chocolate exports.

    Eighteen months later, Mr Poroshenko - now Ukraine's president - has seen his wealth head in the other direction.

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