The Telegraph: former factory worker is world’s most generous donor in fight against Covid-19

The Telegraph has published an article about the world’s largest contributors to the fight against the coronavirus, among which Georgian businessman Bidzina Ivanishvili takes first place with $30 million (about €27,580,839) donation.

The 64-year-old industrialist, whose £ billion wealth equals one third of Georgia’s gross domestic product (GDP), has donated $30 million – representing $7.51 per capita in relation to the country’s 3.9 million population”, writes the author of an article, Camilla Tominey.

Tominey mentions that the father of four was son of a factory worker but made his fortune buying businesses during the Russian privatization era and selling them on at a vast profit.

Prime Minister of Georgia Giorgi Gakharia told the Telegraph that Bidzina Ivanishvili’s philanthropy has supported the Georgian state and institutions for several decades and the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic is no exception.

Second on the list, based on population estimates from the World Factbook of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) and donations from Forbes, is Australian businessman Andrew Forrest, who has donated $25.5 million.

Microsoft founder Bill Gates and co-founder of Facebook, Mark Zuckerberg are also one of the biggest contributors according to CIA World Factbook and Forbes.

Read the full article here.