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Tycoon William Tewiah's $338 million ZEN Petroleum stake makes him the richest stockholder on the Ghana Stock Exchange
William Tewiah's 80% stake in ZEN Petroleum is worth GHS 3.87 billion, making him Ghana's wealthiest individual stockholder, overthrowing Daniel Ofori.
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Tycoon William Tewiah's $338 million ZEN Petroleum stake makes him the richest stockholder on the Ghana Stock Exchange
William Tewiah's 80% stake in ZEN Petroleum is worth GHS 3.87 billion, making him Ghana's wealthiest individual stockholder, overthrowing Daniel Ofori.
How tycoon William Tewiah built a $420 million energy empire in Ghana with no oil experience and one contract
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