Carlos Slim

Clinton Global Initiative holds final meeting

The Clinton Global Initiative (CGI), which has created more than 3,600 commitments to improve lives, held its 12th and final annual meeting in New York last week, with the attendance of more than 100 high level high level guests, including Hürriyet chair Vuslat Doğan Sabancı and Doğan Holding chair Begümhan Doğan Faralyalı from Turkey. 

Carlos Slim gives up on idea of buying Telekom - report

The new "game of poker" around Telekom Srbija will be played without Telekom Austria and its majority owner, Carlos Slim's America Movil.

The Vienna daily Presse reported this on Tuesday, adding that the reason is "the high price" asked for Serbia's state-owned telecommunications company - and its "low profitability."

Mexico won't send candidate to Miss Universe over Trump comments: Televisa

Mexico will not send a contestant to this year's Miss Universe pageant after part owner and TV personality Donald Trump made comments insulting Mexicans, Mexican broadcaster Televisa said on June 29.

Televisa and former Miss Universe Lupita Jones organize a pageant to select a Mexican candidate for the contest. 

Carlos Slim To Own Bulgaria's Mtel

The second richest man in the world, Carlos Slim, would soon own Bulgaria’s largest telecom – Mtel, report Bulgarian-language media.

According to the reports, the company of the Mexican tycoon Carso Global Telecom, has filed a request with Bulgaria's competition watchdog a request to acquire Telekom Austria, which owns Mtel.