西元2010年03月13日 — News that Mexico's Carlos Slim was named the world's richest man dominated newspaper headlines in Mexico City yesterday.
Seventy-year-old Slim has amassed a fortune of $53.5 billion, beating Microsoft founder Bill Gates to top the list of the world's richest people, according to a new ranking published by Forbes magazine.
Residents in Mexico City had mixed reactions.
[Abelardo Gonzalez, Resident]: (Male, Spanish)
"To find out a Mexican man Carlos Slim is the richest man in the world leaves us stunned. We can feel proud but I'm surprised that in the midst of a crisis he reached the pinnacle globally."
Some say it was ironic that Slim lived in a developing country.
[Jorge Lopez, Resident]: (Male, Spanish)
"It shows there is great inequality in the country because we are a developing country and it's ironic we have the world's richest man living here in Mexico."
Others say Slim should help out Mexicans by providing better jobs.
[Norma Bolanos, Resident]: (Female, Spanish)
"He should support Mexicans with all his businesses and provide better salaries, better benefits and support for the home, food, clothes."
While critics accuse Slim of using a monopoly to build his fortune, others admire him.
[Juan Garcia, Resident]: (Male, Spanish)
"He's been able to manage his business; many others in Mexico haven't been able to. He's a businessman and he's an example."
Slim has a simple philosophy about making money. He acquires struggling firms and turns them into profitable investments.
His business empire includes some of Mexico's best-known department stores, its biggest telecoms operator, hotels, restaurants, oil drilling, building firms and a major bank. And outside Mexico, Slim has holdings in such prestigious groups as retailer Saks and New York Times Co.
Slims big break occurred in 1990 when he and his partners bought ailing telephone company Telmex for $1.7 billion. Turning it into a cash-making jewel, he spun off America Movil and expanded it through acquisitions to become one of the world's biggest wireless operators
西元2010年03月13日 - 新闻，墨西哥的卡洛斯斯利姆被评为世界上最富有的人占据了报纸的头条新闻墨西哥城昨天。
70岁的斯利姆已经积累了535亿美元的财富，超过微软公司创始人比尔盖茨高踞世界上最富有的人的名单，根据一项新的排名由福布斯杂志上发表。
在墨西哥城的居民有不同的反应。
[阿韦拉多冈萨雷斯，居民]：（男，西班牙）
“要找出一名墨西哥男子卡洛斯斯利姆是世界上最富有的人使我们感到震惊。我们可以感到自豪，但我很惊讶，在危机中达到了顶峰，他在全球范围。”
有人说这是具有讽刺意味的是斯利姆生活在发展中国家。
[豪尔赫洛佩斯，居民]：（男，西班牙）
“这说明在该国存在着巨大的不平等，因为我们是一个发展中国家，它的讽刺，我们拥有世界上最富有的人居住在墨西哥这里。”
还有人说，斯利姆应有助于提供更好的工作由墨西哥人。
[诺玛博拉尼奥斯，居民]：（女，西班牙）
“他应该支持他的所有墨西哥人的企业提供更好的薪水，更好的福利和家庭，支持粮食，衣服。”
尽管批评者指责利用垄断，建立他的财产的Slim，别人佩服他。
[胡安加西亚，居民]：（男，西班牙）
“他已经能够管理自己的业务，在墨西哥的许多人一直无法通过。他是一个商人，他的一个例子。”
斯利姆拥有约赚钱简单的理念。他挣扎收购公司和他们变成有利可图的投资。
他的商业帝国包括墨西哥一些最知名的百货公司，其最大的电信运营商，酒店，餐厅，石油钻探，建筑公司和一家大银行。而在墨西哥之外，斯利姆在为零售商萨克斯和纽约时报集团等著名集团控股
细长大的突破发生在1990年，当时他和他的合伙人17亿美元收购了境况不佳的电话公司Telmex。变成现金宝石制作的，他剥离美国Movil和扩大通过并购它成为世界上最大的无线运营商之一
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