The combined bank hold company would control total assets of $524 billion.

He is also "widely believed to control huge financial assets".

The company also controls assets in banking, insurance, media, construction and agriculture.

"The dream come true is that you can control more assets with fewer dollars," one investment banker said.

All leading figures in finance, they help to control assets totalling £1.3 trillion.

A large portion of the assets controlled by the Government are loans that are not being paid back.

Banks cannot control assets in other countries.

The group is vertically integrated; that is, it controls assets used in all stages of the construction process.

One is that, even after a democratic constitution is in place, those who control the airlines, steel mills and other privatized assets will be white.

The group focuses on steel industry (particularly rolling), although indirectly controlling assets in various fields of industry, services and media.