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Carlos Slim Helú (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈkaɾlos esˈlin eˈlu;-esˈlim-]; [1] born 28 January 1940) is a Mexican business magnate, investor, and philanthropist. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] From 2010 to 2013, Slim was ranked as the richest person in the world by Forbes business magazine.
Grupo Carso is a Mexican global conglomerate company owned by Carlos Slim. It was formed in 1990 after the merger of Corporación Industrial Carso and Grupo Inbursa. The name Carso stands for Carlos Slim and Soumaya Domit de Slim, his wife. In May 2014, the conglomerate had a stock market capitalisation of over $12 billion US dollars. [2]
[10] 2007 was also the year América Movil's owner Carlos Slim became the richest person on the planet. [11] In 2008, América Móvil launched the iPhone in Latin America. [12] In 2009, América Móvil partnered with Nokia to use Nokia maps as its location-based service in Latin America. [13] The group also launched the first Android phone in ...
In 2010, Carlos Slim became the first non-U.S. resident to top Forbes' list of the world's richest people in 16 years, knocking Bill Gates from the top of the list.About Carlos Slim: Forbes now ...
It is owned by the Carlos Slim Foundation (Fundación Carlos Slim), located in Chimalistac, south of Mexico City. It was founded in 1965 by Condumex. It was founded in 1965 by Condumex. The center is one of the founding members of UNESCO 's World Digital Library . [ 2 ]
A television company controlled by Mexican billionaire Carlos Slim has canceled a project with real estate developer and TV personality Donald Trump after his comments insulting Mexicans, Slim's ...
Forbes just released its annual ranking of the world's richest people and, to a few readers, the list may come as a shock. The top slot isn't taken up by its perennial inhabitants Bill Gates or ...
The company was headquartered in Brisbane, California in the Dakin Building in the early 1990s and subsequently in Alameda, California until it was bought in late 2003 by Mexican businessman Carlos Slim, who also purchased CompUSA, OfficeMax, Barnes & Noble, Office Depot, Borders, and Circuit City.