Egyptian billionaire Nassef Sawiris loses $840 million in 12 days as shares of OCI, Adidas fall
Sawiris’ stakes in Adidas and OCI N.V. are now worth $2.11 billion and $2.26 billion, respectively.
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Sawiris’ stakes in Adidas and OCI N.V. are now worth $2.11 billion and $2.26 billion, respectively.
Sawiris’ net worth reached $7.45 billion at the end of the month.
Sawiris owns 28.97 percent of Orascom Construction.
Nassef Sawiris owns 28.97 percent of the multinational construction group, or 33,825,323 shares.
Nassef Sawiris owns 28.97 percent of the multinational construction group, or 33,825,323 shares.
The billion-dollar bump in his net worth is due to the company’s year-to-date gains.
The billionaire’s net worth has risen by $738 million since the start of the year.
The loss is directly linked to the performance of the German sportswear behemoth Adidas.
Egypt’s seven billionaires account for $17.83 billion of Egypt’s $307 billion in private wealth.
Meanwhile, his stake in German sportswear behemoth Adidas is valued at $2.59 billion.
Sawiris’ net worth has recently risen due to a surge in the value of his industrial assets.
Despite losing $600 million in net worth, Sawiris remains the richest Arab billionaire on the Forbes list of the world’s richest people.
With a total net worth of over $6.6 billion, Sawiris remains the richest man in Egypt and the 389th richest man in the world.
The billionaire Sawiris family controls 51.8 percent of the Egypt-based contractor through OS Private Trust Company.
Sawiris’ net worth is still assessed at $5.93 billion.
Sawiris had a net worth of $6.5 billion at the start of February.