Igor Makarov, founder of Itera, Russia’s first independent gas company, and chairman of the Areti international group refused From Russian citizenship in 2023, he follows from his profile on the broadcast portal forbes.
According to the magazine, Makarov’s fortune is $ 2.1 billion, he ranks 1468 in the list of billionaires.
The basis of his wealth is investments in Western markets. after starting special operations In Ukraine, the founder of Itera was included in the sanctions lists of Great Britain, Australia, Canada and New Zealand.
Mr. Makarov himself did not declare that he renounced his Russian citizenship, writes. “Kommersant”. At the same time, he remained a citizen of Cyprus, for which he received a “golden passport” in 2020.
Later, the name Makarov was included in the list of Russians and Ukrainians on suspicion of the Cypriot government due to the issue of a “golden passport” in exchange for investment in 2008-2012 – the previously classified list was published by the newspaper. Policy.
In the American Forbes ranking, Makarov is now listed as a Cypriot billionaire: he ranks fifth among the wealthiest Cypriots.
As of 2023 in Russia, the founder of Itera is the 57th billionaire in the country.
Born in Ashgabat in April 1962, Makarov graduated from Turkmen State University. In 1992 he founded the Itera company, which since 1998 has been developing its own gas production in the Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug.
Makarov sold Itera in 2013 and established Areti company registered in Cyprus in 2015. red blood cell.
after starting NWO Several current and former members of the Forbes list have announced that they are withdrawing their Russian citizenship. These include investor Timur Turlov, founder of Troika Dialog Ruben Vardanyan, investor Yuri Milner, founder of Revolut Nikolai Storonsky and Oleg Tinkov, founder of Tinkoff Bank.