Conley
03-07-2012, 04:14 PM
Mexican tycoon Carlos Slim has once again come top of Forbes magazine's annual list of the world's richest billionaires.
The magazine estimates that Mr Slim, whose business interests range from telecommunications to construction, is worth $69bn (£44bn).
He is followed by Microsoft founder Bill Gates on $61bn, and US investor Warren Buffett on $44bn.
Mr Slim, 72, has now topped the list for three years in succession.
Steve Forbes "Philanthropic efforts where entrepreneurs put their brains to work can get some good results"
In fourth and fifth place on the list are two Europeans, Bernard Arnault, the chairman and chief executive of French luxury goods group LVMH, and Amancio Ortego, the founder of Spanish fashion business Zara.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-17290788
I wonder how much Slim pays in Mexican taxes. :laugh:
The magazine estimates that Mr Slim, whose business interests range from telecommunications to construction, is worth $69bn (£44bn).
He is followed by Microsoft founder Bill Gates on $61bn, and US investor Warren Buffett on $44bn.
Mr Slim, 72, has now topped the list for three years in succession.
Steve Forbes "Philanthropic efforts where entrepreneurs put their brains to work can get some good results"
In fourth and fifth place on the list are two Europeans, Bernard Arnault, the chairman and chief executive of French luxury goods group LVMH, and Amancio Ortego, the founder of Spanish fashion business Zara.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-17290788
I wonder how much Slim pays in Mexican taxes. :laugh: