Slim Makes Underwhelming Contribution to Mexico

“Each year, Forbes magazine publishes a list of the world’s billionaires. The 2007 list is headed up by Bill Gates, who is worth US$56 billion, followed up by investor Warren Buffet, at US$52 billion.

But do you know who the world’s third-richest man is? It’s none other than Mexican telecoms tycoon Carlos Slim, owner of Telmex and numerous other enterprises.

Carlos Slim is worth US$49 billion, which puts him just a scant US$3 billion behind Warren Buffet. By the time the 2008 list is published, Slim may be the world’s second-richest man.”

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