CHILE
FAMILES CONTROL US$71 BILLION.
The 82,000 Farming family’s that control the business and land of Chile, have a combined wealth of US$71 billion, according to a report published last week by Labrainvial, the international investment house.
The economy of Chile is booming and they are the only Latin American country, that has preferred to rely on business with the USA, as opposed to Venezuela, with the exception of Colombia.
The vast mineral wealth has boosted the economy. There are 8,500 of the families estimated to be worth between one and thirty million dollars.
The wealth of the families is inherited wealth in the main, also they traditionally control the majority of the farm land in the country.
