I suspect that his $30 billion fortune a couple of years ago was hugely inflated due to mark-to-market accounting. The joke is on people who worship one single number (the "net worth" of an individual) rather than analyze carefully what assets and liabilities he has.
By the way, if you have an hour, watch Charlie Rose interviewing Eike in 2010.
By the way, if you have an hour, watch Charlie Rose interviewing Eike in 2010.
"The great secret of happiness in love is to be glad that the other fellow married her." – H.L. Mencken