Grupo Carso S.A. de C.V.
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| Type |
Public (BMV: TELECOMA1.MX) |
| Founder(s) |
Carlos Slim |
| Headquarters |
 Mexico City, Mexico |
| Key people |
Carlos Slim, Chairman/CEO |
| Industry |
Conglomerate |
| Products |
Industrial, Media, Retail, Telecommunications |
| Revenue |
▲ 74,973 billion MXN (Jan 02, 2008) [1] |
| Operating income |
▼ 9,403 billion MXN (Jan 02, 2008) [2] |
| Total assets |
▲ 15,017 billion MXN (Jan 02, 2008) [3] |
| Employees |
78,902 (2007)[4] |
| Website |
Grupo Carso |
Grupo Carso is a conglomerate of companies owned by the Mexican tycoon Carlos Slim. It was formed in 1990 after the merge of Corporación Industrial Carso and Grupo Inbursa. The name Carso stands for Carlos Slim and Soumaya Domit de Slim, wife of Slim.
In 2007, the conglomerate was worth over $60 billion US dollars and held the largest telecomm company in Latin America under its belt of companies.
In 1996 Carso Global Telecom (which includes Telmex, Telcel and América Móvil) separated itself from Grupo Carso.
Divisions
Industrial
- Condumex
- Grupo Porcelanite
- Cigatam
- Grupo PC Constructores
- Swecomex
- CICSA
- CILSA (Constructora de Infraestructura Latinoamericana)
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