The world's richest diamond owners - 3. Dan Gertler, 39
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Net worth: $2.6 billion
Dan Gertler is an Israeli businessman, who made his fortune by investing in the Democratic Republic of Congo's (DRC) diamond and copper mines. At 39, he is the youngest person to make the list of the world's richest diamond owners.
Gertler is the founder and president of the Dan Gertler International Group (DGI) and heads his family's Gibraltar registered business - the Fleurette Group. Arriving in Congo in 1997, the billionaire took his family's fortune in diamonds and invested it in mining assets in the DRC, Forbes reported. He has become an influential figure in Congo's mining sector with close ties to the Kinshasa government. His Fleurette Group and its partners employ around 20,000 local workers, Reuters reported.
Wealth and investment have also come with controversy for Gertler, who has been accused of being involved in deals that have benefited unknown corrupt Congolese government officials, In December, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) stopped a $240 million loan to Congo for failing to publish mining contracts to a company reported to be linked to Gertler.
Dan Gertler is an Israeli businessman, who made his fortune by investing in the Democratic Republic of Congo's (DRC) diamond and copper mines. At 39, he is the youngest person to make the list of the world's richest diamond owners.
Gertler is the founder and president of the Dan Gertler International Group (DGI) and heads his family's Gibraltar registered business - the Fleurette Group. Arriving in Congo in 1997, the billionaire took his family's fortune in diamonds and invested it in mining assets in the DRC, Forbes reported. He has become an influential figure in Congo's mining sector with close ties to the Kinshasa government. His Fleurette Group and its partners employ around 20,000 local workers, Reuters reported.
Wealth and investment have also come with controversy for Gertler, who has been accused of being involved in deals that have benefited unknown corrupt Congolese government officials, In December, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) stopped a $240 million loan to Congo for failing to publish mining contracts to a company reported to be linked to Gertler.
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