Carlos Slim Carlos Slim Carlos Slim Helú (; born January 28, 1940) is a Mexican business magnate, engineer, investor and philanthropist. From 2010 to 2013, Slim was ranked as the richest person in the world by the "Forbes" business magazine. He derived his fortune from his extensive holdings in a considerable number of Mexican companies through his conglomerate, Grupo Carso. As of August 2018, he is the seventh-richest person in the world according to "Forbes" listing of The World's Billionaires with a net worth estimated at $67.4 billion. He is the richest man in Mexico. His conglomerate includes education, health care, industrial
Grupo Elektra Grupo Elektra Grupo Elektra is a Mexican financial and retailing corporation established by Hugo Salinas Rocha. The company has operations in Latin America and is the largest non-bank provider of cash advance services in the United States. It is listed on the Bolsa Mexicana de Valores (ELEKTRA*) and on the Spanish Stock Market Latibex (XEKT). The Group operates more than 7,000 points of contact in Mexico, the United States, Guatemala, Honduras, Peru, Panama and El Salvador. The company operates through two divisions to satisfy the needs of its customers: commercial and financial. Grupo Elektra offers appliances, consumer electronics, furniture, motorcycles,