On September 7, Mr. Carlos Slim announced the establishment of Inbursa Foundation, which will jointly operate with its similar La Caixa of Barcelona. Carlos Slim Foundation and Grameen Trust have launched the Grameen Carso microfinancing program with 45 million dollars on September 24, Carlos Slim Domit, Telmex's executive board chairman, Mr. On March, the President of Lebanon, Mr. Michel Sleiman, did honor Mr.
On April, about two thousand million pesos will be invested in biodiversity projects and sustainable development in six priority regions of Mexico. Carlos Slim. Grupo Carso presents the Plan in where establish a investment program of 39 thousand million pesos in Carlos Slim is a member, met today in Mexico, to design new forms public-private partnership and support the overall objectives of access to energy and energy efficiency. On January 31, Mr. Carlos Slim announced that Grupo Carso will invest In August, increasing its share from 6.
The work benefits about 20 millions annual pilgrims and visitors. Carlos Slim participated in the Broad Band Leadership Summit, being organized by the International Telecommunications Union in Geneva, Switzerland, to discuss the current problems of the industry at a global level.
In February, Mr. In May, Mr. Carlos Slim was awarded the George Washington University Honoris Causa Degree because of both his philanthropic activities and contribution to business growth and community development in Mexico and Latin America. Carlos Slim Foundation donated 3 million dollars for expanding Broad Band service for the benefit of U. Latin family homes. In July, Mr. The Montevideo Circle is a forum for presidents, former presidents, diplomatic, businessmen, and global leaders.
After sixteen years of existence, that was the first time that the Montevideo Circle meeting was hosted by a businessman. Slim stands for the only one Latin American man with a seat in the advisory room for Latin America. Also in September, Mr. Slim was awarded the Gibran National Committee Prize because of his contribution in divulging the knowledge of Lebanese poet Gibran Khalil Gibran's poetry, philosophy and painting. On December 12, Mr. Carlos Slim was bestowed the Dwight D.
Also on December, Mr. In March Mr. Slim is co-chairman. Carlos Slim Foundation created in divulged its own health-care achievements. He was escaping from the yoke of the Ottoman Empire, which at the time conscripted young men into its army; mothers therefore sent their sons to exile before turning fifteen.
The partnership was formed with 25, pesos, each of them contributing 50 percent. During his leadership of the Chamber, he conducted a census of all Lebanese businessmen in Mexico and actively participated with them in the Nationalist Campaign of the s, whose objective was to promote Mexican industry by buying and consuming made-in-Mexico products, with the aim of benefiting trade, employment and national development.
During that period he requested and finally obtained Mexican nationality. Carlos was only 13 years old. In , when he was only 25 years old, he began to build the foundations of Grupo Carso. Inmobiliaria Carso was incorporated in January , three months before marrying Soumaya Domit Gemayel, hence the name Carso, which is a combination of the first three letters of Carlos and the first two letters of Soumaya.
Since the s he has been a noted businessman in various industrial, real estate and commercial fields. They made diverse investments and acquisitions during this period, one of which was Cigatam, which turned out to be the first and most important because of its cash flow, providing the Group with sufficient liquidity to capitalize on available opportunities and thereby increase itsacquisitions of big companies, including: Hulera el Centenario, Bimex, Hoteles Calinda today, OSTAR Grupo Hotelero and Reynolds Aluminio.
In Minera FRISCO and Empresas Nacobre were acquired, as well as their affiliates, and control of the Euzkadi tire company, the market leader at the time, was also acquired, as was a majority stake in General Tire some years later.
Over the course of 22 years, TELMEX has developed a world-class technological platform that has optimized its processes and strengthened the corporate culture. Since , it was a pioneer and global innovator of cellular prepayment systems. Slim continues to be active in business although his main effort and work is focused on education, health and employment in Mexico and Latin America, through the foundations he chairs and companies in infrastructure arena; his three sons, Carlos, Marco Antonio and Patrick Slim Domit, have taken over the reins of his businesses.
Slim has a passion for history, art and nature; he is also a great fan of baseball and has written several articles about the sport. On December 16th, , Engineer Carlos Slim Helu was nominated member of Research and Development Corporation Executive Board, a nonprofit research organization in the United States which offers assessment and solutions about commerce and politics, among other aspects, throughout the world. At the time Eng. With high-impact social programs, focusing on the most vulnerable population, in , Carlos Slim Foundation has directly benefited more than By acquiring Jarritos del Sur and incorporating Inmobiliaria Carso, he begins to establish the basis of what later becomes Grupo Carso, whose name combines the first syllables of Carlos and Soumaya.
Carlos Slim's father. Carlos Slim was recognized at the 4th Edition of the Ibero-American Patron of the Arts Awards, organized by the Callia Foundation, for his social commitment to the arts. Madrid, Spain. Source : Business Insider.
But the billionaire doesn't let criticism bother him: " When you live for others' opinions , you are dead," he said. His wealth has granted him political influence to the extent that, for the most part, t he Mexican government turns a blind eye to the dominance he has over the telecom industry.
Most of his money goes towards further investments in business or philanthropy, though he does reportedly have a set of hand-carved and blown Baccarat wine glasses that were owned by the previous president of Mexico. Tim Padgett, who interviewed Slim for Time magazine, said, "Just by looking at him, you would never know he is a billionaire. Source : Business Insider , Bloomberg , Curbed. But in , it was taken off the market with no sale recorded. She passed away in due to renal failure. The couple has six children, who will inherit Slim's empire.
At one point, it housed the largest private Rodin collection in the world. Both Soumaya and Queen Noor's husband, King Hussein, passed away within one day of one another in Ten years later, newspaper outlets reported that Slim and the Queen of Jordan had formed a close relationship that included jet-setting around the globe and dining in secret at friends' houses. Every Monday he has dinner with his children and their spouses to discuss business, and every Wednesday he has lunch with his grandchildren, he said in a Forbes interview.
Two of his grandchildren also sit on boards of his companies. Source : Wealth-X , Forbes. Source: Forbes. Source : Forbes. For you. World globe An icon of the world globe, indicating different international options. Get the Insider App. Click here to learn more. A leading-edge research firm focused on digital transformation. Good Subscriber Account active since Shortcuts. Account icon An icon in the shape of a person's head and shoulders.
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