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The Dangote Disconnect: Of Forbes Ratings And The Billionaire Vanity Game

FACTFILE with Lanre Alfred For decades, the high-priests of global capitalism have built an altar of metrics out of thin air. They charted human achievement by the nervous, digital ticking

  • Aliko Dangote rejects $38B Forbes valuation, preferring private valuations
  • IPO of Dangote Petroleum Refinery raises $1.6B, expanding capacity
  • Forbes rating fails to capture private wealth and unlisted assets

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