Thursday, May 04, 2006

Fidel Castro: Communism Has Been Berry-Berry Good to Me......

Fidel Castro is worth $900 million per Forbes magazine. Reuters has the story:

Fidel Castro was furious when Forbes magazine estimated his fortune at $550 million last year. This year, the magazine upped its estimate of the communist leader's wealth to a cool $900 million...........................Castro, who says his net worth is nil, is likely the beneficiary of up to $900 million, based on his control of state-owned companies, the U.S. financial magazine said in its annual tally of "Kings, Queens & Dictators" fortunes on Thursday.......................


I could see how Castro could get use to those army issue greens, if he is raking in $900 million.........................However, I'd like to have Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid al-Maktoum as my state controlled investment advisers:

Perhaps the most industrious of the leaders listed is Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid al-Maktoum, ruler of Dubai, with a net worth of $14 billion. Forbes estimates the renowned racehorse breeder also helped raise Dubai's gross domestic product from about $8 billion to nearly $40 billion since 1994 by diversifying its industries outside of oil and making successful investments overseas..............................