Three of the twelve most important millionaires in Central America are in Honduras

Tuesday, May 27, 2014 - 11:52

This group is not in Forbes' billionaire ranking, but its operations are so relevant that in the future any of its members could join the US$1 billion club.

Three of the twelve most important millionaires in Central America are in Honduras, according to a publication by the specialized Mexican magazine Forbes Latin America. "

"This select group is not in Forbes' ranking of billionaires, but its operations are so relevant that in the future any of its members could join the US$1 billion club," the publication begins on its digital site forbes.com.mx .

In addition to Honduras, with three members in the ranking, the list includes businessmen from Panama (1), Guatemala (4), Costa Rica (2) and El Salvador (2). Nicaragua is excluded from the select group.

The first of the three entrepreneurs based in Honduras that the publication mentions is Mohamad Yusuf Amdani Bai, who occupies fifth place on the list.

Amdani Bai is president of Grupo Karim's, which manages companies and sectors related to the textile, hotel and real estate industries; In addition, manufacturing for the JC Penney and Medline Industries brands. Its annual income is more than US$5.5 billion.

Sixth place on the list is occupied by businessman and politician Jaime Ronsenthal Oliva, president of Grupo Continental, which manages banking, insurance, real estate, technology, energy, newspapers, telecommunications and agribusiness. It has assets of US$1,173 million and its turnover was US$155.8 million in 2013.

The third Honduran is businessman Miguel Facussé Barjum, president of the Dinant Corporation, with investments in food, agribusiness, biodiesel, biogas and cleaning and home care products. Facussé occupies eleventh place on the list of the twelve most important millionaires in the isthmus.

According to the World Ultra Wealth Report 2013, Honduras ranks eleventh in countries with the highest number of millionaires, surpassed only by Guatemala in Central America.

The list of 12

1. Tanley Motta and Family (Panama)

2. Dionisio Gutiérrez and Family (Guatemala)

3. Ramón Mendiola (El Salvador)

4. Ricardo Poma (El Salvador)

5. Mohammad Yusuf Amdani Bai (Honduras)

6. Jaime Rosenthal Oliva (Honduras)

7. Roberto Kriete (El Salvador)

8. Mario López Estrada (Guatemala)

9. Carlos Enrique Mata Castillo (Guatemala)

10. José Miguel Torrebiarte Novella (Guatemala)

11. Miguel Facussé Barjum (Honduras)