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Slim tops first daily list of billionaires
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New York: Carlos Slim, the telecommunications tycoon who controls Mexico’s America Movil SAB, is the richest person on earth, according to the “Bloomberg Billionaires Index", a daily ranking of the 20 wealthiest individuals.
“I’m competitive," Batista, who trails Slim by almost $39 billion, said in a 2 March telephone interview from Rio de Janeiro. “It’s Brazil’s time to be No. 1. Brazilians have always admired the American dream. What’s happening in Brazil is the Brazilian dream..."
The Bloomberg Billionaires Index takes measure of the world’s wealthiest people based on market and economic changes and Bloomberg reporting.
Each net worth figure is updated every business day at 5.30pm in New York. The valuations are listed in US dollars. Today’s ranking was published with the release of new billionaires profile pages in the Bloomberg Professional service. The profiles feature a transparent analysis of how each billionaire’s fortune was calculated. Slim’s fortune has increased 11% this year, according to the index. A spokesman for Slim didn’t return a request for comment.
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