London, home of the world's billionaires

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London, home of the world's billionaires

London Gets a new predicate after the data is collected weekly The Sunday Times shows a millionaires in the United Kingdom from 103, 72 of whom lived in the city.

Compared to other major cities in the world like Paris, New York or Tokyo, for example, the number of billionaires living in London is the highest.

Philip Beresford, the journalist who compiled a list of billionaires, said there are several factors that make super rich people choose London as a place to live.

"London is the financial center of the world ... have a clear tax regime and the rich people also feel safe here," said Beresford.

This all happened when the United Kingdom and Europe in General is still incurred a financial crisis.

But the conditions didn't have a major impact on the flagging London as the city ideal for doing business, as well as the cultural and entertainment center. Not surprising that the rich people still like to go to London.

Foreign entrepreneurs

"London is the financial center of the world ... have a clear tax regime and the rich people also feel safe here."

Philip Beresford

Of the 10 richest men, nine of whom did not come from the United Kingdom.

They include Hinduja brothers (Srichand and Gopinchand), a leading business group Hinduja, who has a fortune of £ 11.9 billion or about Rp228 trillion.

Hinduja brothers this year ranks as the top richest people in the United Kingdom, Russia, employers shifting Alisher Usmanov, who occupied the position number against him last year.

Usmanov-whose wealth, among others, known as the owner of a majority stake of the Club Premier League Arsenal-reached £ 10.65 billion.

There is also the owner of Chelsea, Roman Abramovich, in the top ten with wealth reached £ 8,52 billion.

This lists writers Beresford says although many top-tier filled by non-United Kingdom employers, more and more entrepreneurs in the land of the rising status of becoming millionaires in the last few years.

"This exciting and important development because businessmen in this country many create jobs," said Beresford.

"We certainly encourage entrepreneurs to become a billionaire. They will provide jobs for us, and at giliranya we will also become rich because of their salaries paid for us, "he added.

For entrepreneurs in the country, listed as the richest is the Duke of Westminster.

He engaged in the portfolio value reached poperti no less £ 8.5 billion, followed by Mike Ashley, the owner of a Sports store chain

SportsDirect.

His shop in various cities in the United Kingdom were visited, including tourists from Indonesia, which wants to buy jerseys-jerseys-Premier League soccer team with the prices.

Ashley's wealth at £ 3.7 billion recorded ' a little richer ' from Richard Branson's Virgin business group leader, who has a fortune of £ 3.6 billion.

When the wealth of billionaire in this United Kingdom 104 combined, then its worth through £ 301 million or equivalent to Rp 5.757 trillion.

Nilia corresponded to half of Indonesia'S GDP. BBC