{"id":34272,"date":"2022-04-13T16:24:07","date_gmt":"2022-04-13T14:24:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/?p=34272"},"modified":"2022-04-13T16:24:27","modified_gmt":"2022-04-13T14:24:27","slug":"rich-became-600-million-usd-richer-compared-to-2020","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/rich-became-600-million-usd-richer-compared-to-2020\/","title":{"rendered":"Rich got $600 million USD richer compared to 2020"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>$6,460 billion USD in bank assets are owned by 109,192 individuals, which make up for only 6.6% of savings in Albania.<\/p>\n<p>Official data show that by the end of last year, the rich became even more wealthy, comprising 58% of the total deposits in the system.<\/p>\n<p>They became 600 million more wealthy compared to figures from the end of 2020.<\/p>\n<p>But also the number of people that have more than $25,000 USD in their bank accounts expanded by over 8,000.<\/p>\n<p>Despite all that, the inequality trend continues to deepen. A single individual owns more wealth than 20 others joined together. A year ago, the ratio was 1 for 19.<\/p>\n<p>Small deposits increased by 4.8% on an annual basis, while large deposits increased by 10.4%.<\/p>\n<p>Total bank deposits reached $12.86 billion USD, up 4.5% compared to 2020.<\/p>\n<p><strong>YOU MIGHT ALSO LIKE<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/albania\/2022\/03\/31\/rich-families-could-start-to-pay-more-for-electricity-warns-pm-rama\/\">Rich families could start to pay more for electricity, warns PM Rama<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/programs\/barometer\/2021\/11\/04\/85-5-of-albanians-think-that-politicians-protect-the-interests-of-the-rich-and-powerful\/\">85.5% of Albanians think that politicians protect the interests of the rich and powerful<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>$6,460 billion USD in bank assets are owned by 109,192 individuals, which make up for only 6.6% of savings in Albania. Official data show that by the end of last year, the rich became even more wealthy, comprising 58% of the total deposits in the system. 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