Their parents had to emigrate from the Lebanon to Mexico
Many people only know to the engineer Carlos Slim for his business activities, indeed is the world's richest men.
However, not everyone knows that he is also one of the largest philanthropists in the World
EENI wishes to acknowledge publicly his extraordinary philanthropic work, which shows once again that business, ethics, and religion are compatible
In 1965, he created the company “Inversora Bursatil”, which over time, along with other acquisitions (Caglas Group, Promotora Hogar, and Mina Volcán)
will lead to “Carso Group”
In 1990, he won the tender for the public telecommunication company: TELMEX
In 2000, he created “America Telecom,” Carlos Slim takes positions in Telecom Americas (Brazil), Telgua (Guatemala), Conecel (Ecuador), and Techtel (Argentina)
In the coming years, Slim continues to take strategic positions in the Hispanic American Markets: Entel (Nicaragua), Megatel (Honduras), and Embratel (Brazil)
In 1986, he created the Carlos Slim Foundation, which has made an outstanding philanthropic activity
In 1995, also creates the Telmex Foundation one of the largest philanthropic foundations in Hispanic America (Iberian America)
These foundations devote significant resources to education, health, nutrition...
In 2007, The Foundation Carlos Slim donated 100 million dollars to fight poverty in Hispanic America
In 2008, Carlos Slim Helu donates 110 million dollars to help American children
In 2009, Muhammad Yunus (Grameen - Bangladesh) and Carlos Slim launch the Grameen-Carso project (45 million dollars)
In 2013, Carlos Slim announced that he donated 100 million dollars to the Global Initiative for the Eradication of Polio