World's second richest man Carlos Slim eyes Indian telecomSlim made a quiet trip to India about two weeks ago to test waters and explore ties between Latin America’s leading telco and Indian firms.
28 May, 2015, 10.35 AM IST
Warren Buffett unseats Mexico's Carlos Slim as world's second-richest personWarren Buffett has become the world’s second-richest person after shares of Berkshire Hathaway reached a record high.
07 Dec, 2014, 09.51 AM IST
Carlos Slim to take a share cut; bows to Mexico reformAmerica Movil did not specify which assets it could get rid of, and a spokesman said it was still open as to what and to whom it could sell.
09 Jul, 2014, 11.19 AM IST
Carlos Slim, the world’s richest man faces clampdown in Latin AmericaA wave of telecommunications regulation has swept Latin America in the past four months, and Mexico’s new president pledged last week to st...
05 Dec, 2012, 08.29 AM IST
- Ericsson plans to garner $1-bn additional revenues
Ericsson, expects to rake in over $1 bn in additional revenues over the next two years by executing a slew of managed services contracts fr...
02 Mar, 2011, 07.38 AM IST
- Carlos Slim worth $70 bn, beats Gates, Buffett
Slim's publicly disclosed holdings surged about 37% to $70 bn in 2010, with wireless carrier America Movil SAB representing $48.9 bn of tha...
03 Feb, 2011, 03.53 AM IST
- Emerging markets see M&A volume at record high of $215 bn
Emerging markets have seen a record $215 billion worth of merger and acquisition (M&A) deals so far this year on increased business activit...
19 Mar, 2010, 03.49 PM IST
- World's richest man Carlos Slim thrives on crises
Mexican tycoon Carlos Slim, who has knocked Bill Gates from the top of the Forbes list of the world's billionaires, is famed for his lack o...
11 Mar, 2010, 10.24 AM IST
- RIL among top 25 global champions for 2009
Reliance Industries has been named among the top 25 global champions for 2009 which managed to outperform the competition. Top salary earne...
19 Oct, 2009, 04.00 PM IST
- Bharti pips global telcos to No 5 in mobile minutes
Bharti Airtel has trumped global operators in providing cheaper calls to its subscribers and has latched on to the position of the fifth la...
21 Sep, 2009, 04.47 AM IST
- Four global telcos in race for Datacom
The four players in the race: America Movil, Etisalat, Turkcell & Euro Co are pegging the valuation of the company at around Rs 13,000 cr. ...
27 Aug, 2008, 05.54 AM IST
- France's Orange to sell iPhone in Middle East, Africa
French wireless operator Orange said Friday it has signed a deal with Apple Inc. to sell its iPhone in the Middle East, Africa and several ...
16 May, 2008, 02.20 PM IST
- SingTel, Bharti, Globe, Optus to bring iPhone to parts of the region
Singapore Telecommunications Ltd., Bharti Airtel Ltd., Globe Telecom Inc. and SingTel subsidiary Optus- said on Monday they have signed an ...
12 May, 2008, 03.55 PM IST
- Apple inks iPhone deal with America Movil
In another step in the worldwide march of Apple Inc.'s iPhone, the top mobile phone operator in Latin America said Wednesday that it has in...
08 May, 2008, 06.56 AM IST
- Telefonica Oi buys Brasil-Telecom for $3.5 bn
Brazilian telecommunications group Oi announced on Friday it had bought out rival Brasil Telecom for 3.5 billion dollars (5,863 million rea...
26 Apr, 2008, 05.54 AM IST
- Mukesh Ambani becomes world's richest man
Mukesh Ambani has become the richest person in the world, surpassing Bill Gates and Carlos Slim Helu, courtesy the Sensex bull run. Ambanis...
30 Oct, 2007, 12.00 AM IST
- 'Slim becomes richest man in planet'
According to a Mexican website, Carlos Slim has overtaken Bill Gates as the richest person on earth.
03 Jul, 2007, 08.25 PM IST