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World Richest People 2011

Written by madmax

Friday, 01 July 2011 06:24

Economic magazine Forbes named Carlos Slim Helu the richest man in March of this world. Forbes noted Slim's wealth and his family for U.S. $ 74 billion. The wealth of men aged 71 was obtained from the Mexican telecommunications company, Telmex. Slim of this company has two consecutive positions of the world's richest. Families Slim also controls 62 percent share of the largest mobile telecommunications company in Latin America, America Movil. Saks retail company also became one of the contributors to wealth. Recently he opened the Soumaya Museum, art museum that is open to the public free of charge. During the year, Slim's wealth has increased by U.S. $ 20.5 billion. These additions make the gap the higher the world's richest man, Bill Gates. Microsoft's own boss wealth increases only U.S. $ 18 billion to U.S. $ 56 billion. Microsoft mogul who is 55 is to choose to donate U.S. $ 30 billion fortune to charity through the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. The charity world is dealing with the impact of polio and famine, to develop an AIDS vaccine, and encourage the performance of teachers in the world. While the world's third richest person is Warren Buffett. The man aged 80 has a fortune of U.S. $ 50 billion. Buffett has the nickname the Oracle of Omaha. He has accumulated a wealth of ingenuity invested through his company Berkshire Hathaway. At age 12, he had read the books in public libraries stock investments Omaha. He met with investor Benjamin Graham at Columbia and bought a textile firm Berkshire Hathaway in 1965. From there it was, he changed into the parent company of: food, insurance, industry. Buffett acquired the railroad giant Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway for U.S. $ 26 billion in 2009.