‘The Netherlands in fourth place wealthiest people in the world’ – Parool.nl

'The Netherlands in fourth place wealthiest people in the world' – Parool.nl

23-09-14 12:25 PM – Source: Reuters

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A banner with a picture of the new ten euro banknote on the façade of the Dutch Bank. © anp

Netherlands is the fourth richest country in the world, according to today’s Global Wealth Report published by the German insurer Allianz.

The ranking Allianz is based on the net assets per capita. For Dutch was that in 2013 an average of 71,430 euros, 3.8 percent more than in the previous year.

Only in Switzerland, the United States and Belgium have the lake dwellers. Compared to the previous rankings Netherlands has risen a place from 5 to 4.

The whole world has become richer in 2013. The total power of private households worldwide grew by nearly 10 percent to a record high of 118 billion euros.

According to Allianz is due to well-performing stock exchanges in Japan, USA and Europe. (Edited by: Editorial)