Samvel Karapetyan placed 394th on Bloomberg’s 500 richest people listMarch 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 | Armenia, Turkey discuss restoration of historic bridge The meeting took place on May 17 in Ashgabat on the sidelines of an international conference of ministers of culture. India wants Armenia’s proposals on use of Chabahar port India is expecting proposals from Armenia regarding the use of Chabahar port in Iran, Indian ambassador says. Mkhitaryan raises arrest of former Karabakh leaders in Azerbaijan Inter Milan star Henrikh Mkhitaryan has shared a news story about the extension of the arrest of former Karabakh leaders. Ucom Celebrates Telecommunication Day May 17 commemorates the founding of the International Telecommunication Union on May 17, 1865. |