  Samvel Karapetyan placed 394th on Bloomberg’s 500 richest people list March 6, 2017 - 18:25 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - A Russia-based businessman of Armenian origin Samvel Karapetyan, the founder and president of Tashir group of companies, was included in Bloomberg’s list of world’s 500 richest people. Samvel Karapetyan is ranked 394th with his fortune estimated at $4.36 billion. In 2016, Forbes named him the 28th richest businessman in Russia and the 549th richest person in the world. Bloomberg’s list was led by Microsoft founder Bill Gates with a fortune of $85.6 billion, followed by investor Warren Buffett with $78.9 billion and telecom magnate Carlos Slim with a fortune of $53 billion. The rating includes eight Russians.   Top stories Six total incidents have burned 19 old-growth trees. Friday night 8 trees were torched along the beautiful main entrance. The EU does not intend to conduct military exercises with Armenia, Lead Spokesperson for EU Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Peter Stano says. Hikmet Hajiyev has said that there is no place for USAID operation in Azerbaijan any longer. A telephone conversation between Putin and Pashinyan before the CSTO summit is not planned, Peskov says.   Partner news |  Latest news Czech-Armenian military cooperation discussed in Yerevan  A delegation led by the Director General for the Industrial Cooperation Division of the Ministry of Defence of the Czech Republic visited Armenia.Ex-Karabakh leader moved to solitary confinement cell in Baku, his son says David Vardanyan is the son of former Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan who who is currently imprisoned in Azerbaijan.Freedom House concerned by mounting reports of police violence in Armenia Freedom House urged Armenian authorities to investigate this pattern of excessive force and inhumane treatment.CSTO recognizes Armenia’s sovereign right to withdraw Tasmagambetov has said that if Armenia decides to leave the organization, “it will be the sovereign right of Armenia.” |
