BR Shetty, the businessman who turned USD 8 into USD 1 billion

 

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BR Shetty arrived in the capital with $8 in his pocket in 1973, and proceeded to build two successful business in the UAE: the hospitals and pharmacy group NMC Health, and the remittance chain UAE Exchange.

Now, with NMC listed on the London Stock Exchange and UAE Exchange about to clinch a takeover of the global foreign-exchange network Travelex, Mr. Shetty is an UHNWI estimated to be worth a cool $1 billion. Read more