The richest man in France is Bernard Arnault, owner of the fashion corporation LVMH (Louis Vuitton Mowt Hennessy). He is estimated to have had a fortune of 27 billion euros last year, increasing his income by 2.7 billion euros.
The second is the owner of the cosmetics house L'Oreal, Liliane Bettencourt, who in 2013 had a fortune of 23.2 billion. This year she has increased her wealth to 26 billion.
For Swiss bankers, this is important news. A large part of these wealthy people have good contacts in Switzerland.
15 of the 100 richest people in Switzerland have a French passport, reports the Swiss business magazine "Bilanci".
In terms of the number of billionaires, France lags behind Great Britain, which this year counts 100 billionaires. /albinfo/
