19/02/2022 GMT
Inequality is on the rise, but are billionaires part of the problem - or the solution - that's the question we're asking on this edition.
Inequality is on the rise, but are billionaires part of the problem - or the solution - that's the question we're asking on this edition of Talking Business weekly. According to Forbes there were an unprecedented 2,755 billionaires in 2021 that's almost a 25% rise on the previous year. At the same time those at the other end of the scale have been hit hard. A recent Oxfam report found that the pandemic has led to 160 million more people living on less than $5.50 a day. So what's the most effective way for those at the top to help those at the bottom? We drill down into the numbers and get the thoughts of John Caudwell, a British billionaire investor and philanthropist.
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