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Business Asia, Oct, 2000

THE FOLLOWING ARE SOME SIGNIFICANT NUMBERS OR STATISTICS RELATING TO ASIA-PACIFIC NATIONS

73 The percentage share of market capital held by ethnic Chinese in Indonesia. They make up just 3 to 4 per cent of the population.

500 The amount in local dollars (about US$290) being offered to couples having a second child in Singapore to encourage the birth rate.

18 The net worth in US$ billion, based on market capitalisation, of Japan's

Softbank CEO Masayoshi Son. He's Asia's richest, with the Sultan of Brunei second with a mere US$15 billion.

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