Number of Israeli millionaires increases by 42% in 2009
The number of millionaires in Israel grew last year by 42.7%, from 5,900 in 2008 to 8,419 in 2009, according to the 14th Meryl Lynch Capgemini World Wealth Report.
According to the report, the number of millionaires in the world rose in 2009 by 17.1%, to some 10 million, despite the economic downturn. Israel takes third place in the increase of millionaires after Hong Kong and India, in which the number of millionaires grew by 104% and 50.9% respectively. (Yair Hasson)
