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Estimates for the assets of the family of Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi have been pegged at $80-150 billion, though no one knows for sure where
it is kept. Many countries are freezing the family’s assets and starting investigations into what may have been stashed in their country.

Where is Gadhafi’s money? Switzerland $0.7B

Libyan Investment Authority (LIA)
Some of Gadhafi’s known Austria $1.7B The umbrella body for Libya’s sovereign funds managing
The Swiss government has frozen any oil windfall revenues; Estimated to manage assets of
and supposed assets assets belonging Gadhafi and his entou-
Austria has frozen
assets of Libyan leader around $70B. It was established on August 28, 2006,
rage. MoammarGadhafi's with an estimated capital of $40B.
During a diplomatic row between Switzer- family and other LIA oversees and manages government
Canada $2.3B land and Libya in 2008 over the arrest of associates. investment funds in various areas including
Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi has one of Gadhafi’s sons in Geneva, billions of Around 1.2 billion euros agriculture, real estate, infrastructure, oil
stashed away more than $2.3B in Canadian francs were withdrawn from Swiss banks as ($1.7B) in Libyan assets and gas and in shares and bonds.
banks. Canada has now frozen any assets of part of Libyan retaliation. were deposited in In a rare annual report in 2009 it said it
the Gadhafi family. Only an estimated $680 million is left from Austrian institutions. had more than 78% in “short-term
Gadhafi tried to withdraw money from what were once holdings of about $6 billion. financial instruments abroad”.
Canada a few days ago, but the transactions
were blocked.
Russian Federation
U.K.
Germany Bosnia
France
Largest
seizure of China
LIA's primary investments Portugal Lebanon
foreign funds U.S. are thought to be in
in U.S. history London, in banking and
Australia $?
residential and commer- India Investigations are under
cial real estate. LIBYA way as to whether
U.S. $30B + The LIA owns several
Gadhafi's sons, Seif
al-Islam and Saadi
At least $30B in govern- properties in London’s Gadhafi, may have
ment of Libya assets financial district and stashed away millions
under U.S. jurisdiction other upscale locations, of dollars in oil money in
have been blocked. and has a stake in the Nigeria The family also
Colombia Australian investments
U.K.-based publishing hold important during a series of visits
According to a 2010
company Pearson PLC, investments in to the country over the
message obtained by Gabon Zimbabwe, Chad,
which own the past nine years.
WikiLeaks, the Gadhafi-
Financial Sudan, Sierra
controlled LIA holds
Times. Leone and
$32B in cash in several Brazil
American bank, each Liberia.
managing $300-500m.
Malta $?
S. Africa
Malta has frozen
U.N. Security Council Gadhafi’s assets.
The U.N. Security Council imposed Britain $1.6B-16B Earlier this year, a US
sanctions against Gadhafi, his About £1B ($1.6B) of assets, (which are thought to include diplomatic cable, issued
Italy $5B
children and top associates. billions of dollars in bank accounts, bonds and shares, by WikiLeaks, said that Among Libya’s Italian assets is a 7.2%
• freezes financial assets of his commercial property and a £10M mansion in London), one of the daughters of stake of UniCredit, Italy's largest bank,
family and inner circle held by Muammer Gadhafi, his daughter and four sons Libyan leader Moam- 14.7% of broadband telecommunica-
• arms embargo on Libya have been frozen. But that number may grow as high £1B mar Gadhafi — Aisha tions company Retelit; 2% of military
• mandates inspections of Libyan vessels ($16B) as an investigation into the family’s holdings Gadhafi — was reported contractor Finmeccanica; significant
• refers the case of apparent government continues. to have a financial shares in Italy’s Eni oil corporation
sanctioned attacks against unarmed Last week the UK foiled an attempt by Gadhafi to move interest in the Maltese- and Fiat.
civilians to the International Criminal Court. mint Libyan banknotes worth 900 million pounds ($1.4B) owned St James clinic In January 2002, Gadhafi purchased a
• travel ban against Gadhafi, his family and out of Britain before sanctions could be imposed. in Tripoli. 7.5% share of Italian football club
his top associates. Juventus for $21 million US, through
UN Security Council countries
Gadhafi reportedly transferred $3 billion to a Lafico (Libyan Arab Foreign Invest-
Sources: Wire services
London-based private wealth manager last week ment Company).
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