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| | [[Image:Carlos Slim D.jpg|left|frame|Carlos Slim]] | | [[Image:Carlos Slim D.jpg|left|frame|Carlos Slim]] |
| − | '''Carlos Slim Helú''' ([[Mexico City]] 1940 - ) [[Mexican]] [[business|businessman]]; according to [[Forbes]] one of the ''World's Richest Man''. His biggest holding is wireless operator [[America Movil]]; He also has the holding [[Carso Global Telecom]], [[Grupo Financiero Inbursa]] and [[US Commercial Corp]]. Grupo Carso is involved in a wide variety of [[economics|economic]] activities, ranging from [[telecommunications]] to retail sales. | + | '''Carlos Slim Helú''' ([[Mexico City]] 1940 - ) [[Mexican]] [[business]]man; according to [[Forbes]] one of the ''World's Richest Man''. His biggest holding is wireless operator [[America Movil]]; He also has the holding [[Carso Global Telecom]], [[Grupo Financiero Inbursa]] and [[US Commercial Corp]]. Grupo Carso is involved in a wide variety of [[economics|economic]] activities, ranging from [[telecommunications]] to retail sales. |
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| | Slim gained notoriety when in 1990 he led a group of investors in buying the state-owned [[Telmex]], a [[telephone]] company in Mexico. | | Slim gained notoriety when in 1990 he led a group of investors in buying the state-owned [[Telmex]], a [[telephone]] company in Mexico. |
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| | Carlos Slim opened a public museum, Museo Soumaya, for his $100 million [[art]] collection. At present he devotes more time to the charitable foundations that he created. | | Carlos Slim opened a public museum, Museo Soumaya, for his $100 million [[art]] collection. At present he devotes more time to the charitable foundations that he created. |
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| − | == See Also == | + | == See also == |
| | * [[Debate:Does "free trade" increase wealth rather than simply redistribute it?]] | | * [[Debate:Does "free trade" increase wealth rather than simply redistribute it?]] |
| | * [[Economics Lecture Ten]] Antitrust Laws. | | * [[Economics Lecture Ten]] Antitrust Laws. |
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| | {{reflist|2}} | | {{reflist|2}} |
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| − | == External Links == | + | == External links == |
| | *[http://www.telmex.com/mx/esto/relInversion_ev.html TELMEX] | | *[http://www.telmex.com/mx/esto/relInversion_ev.html TELMEX] |
| | *[http://www.salondelempresario.com/galardonados_05_slim.html Slim] in Spanish. | | *[http://www.salondelempresario.com/galardonados_05_slim.html Slim] in Spanish. |
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| | [[Category:Mexico]] | | [[Category:Mexico]] |
| | [[Category:Billionaires]] | | [[Category:Billionaires]] |
| | [[Category:Business]] | | [[Category:Business]] |
| | [[Category:Business People]] | | [[Category:Business People]] |