The fortunes of food and energy billionaires have grown by US$453 billion over the past two years owing to soaring energy and commodity prices during the pandemic and Vladimir Putin's stupid war in Ukraine. As the world's business and political elite meet for the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, Oxfam International says spiralling global food prices had helped create 62 new food billionaires in just 24 months. Oxfam International's report is a must read.
