Mexican telecoms tycoon named world's richest

A Mexican telecoms tycoon has been named today as the world’s richest person, overtaking the likes of Microsoft founder Bill Gates and investor Warren Buffett.

Mexican telecoms tycoon named world's richest

A Mexican telecoms tycoon has been named today as the world’s richest person, overtaking the likes of Microsoft founder Bill Gates and investor Warren Buffett.

Carlos Slim’s mobile phone holdings pushed his estimated fortune to $53.5bn (€39.17bn), taking him to the top of Forbes magazine’s 2010 list of the world’s wealthiest.

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