Carlos Slim
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"Carlos Slim Helú" is a Mexican business magnate, investor, and philanthropist. From 2010 to 2013, Slim was ranked as the Forbes list of billionaires/richest person in the world. Known as the "Warren Buffett of Mexico", Slim has extensive holdings in a considerable number of Mexican companies through his Conglomerate (company)/conglomerate, Grupo Carso, SA de CV, have amassed interests in the fields of communications, real estate, airlines, media, technology, retailing, and finance. Currently, Slim is the chairperson and chief executive of telecommunications companies Telmex and América Móvil.

América Móvil, which was Latin America's largest mobile-phone carrier in 2010, accounted for around US$49 billion of Slim's wealth by the end of that year. His net worth as of December 2014 is estimated at US$72.6 billion.

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I think I can work with any of them.

We have great confidence in Colombia, great confidence in its government and great confidence in Colombia's future.

I think I can work with any of them. We are going to continue investing, whoever wins. We think long term, not just four or six years. We believe the country is strong, like almost all the countries in Latin America.

When everybody else is better off, they can buy more, they strengthen demand, strengthen the market, strengthen the country.