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Yang Huiyan
Net worth : $ 21.9bn
Yang Huiyan , the only female to make the list , is the richest woman in Asia . Having gained her $ 21.9bn worth in the property development industry , Yang owns 55 % of Country Garden Holdings and comes in at # 43 globally . Yang is the daughter of Country Garden ’ s founder Yang Guoqiang , and took on her share of the firm when the company debuted on the stock market in 2007 . Country Garden is headquartered in Guangdong and currently employs around 70,000 people . http :// en . bgy . com . cn
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