Grupo Carso
Mexican multinational conglomerate / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Grupo Carso is a Mexican global conglomerate company owned by Carlos Slim. It was formed in 1990 after the merger of Corporación Industrial Carso and Grupo Inbursa. The name Carso stands for Carlos Slim and Soumaya Domit de Slim, his late wife.
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Company type | Sociedad Anónima Bursátil de Capital Variable |
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BMV: GCARSO A1 | |
Industry | Conglomerate |
Founded | 1980; 44 years ago (1980) |
Headquarters | Plaza Carso, Mexico City, Mexico |
Area served | Worldwide |
Key people | Carlos Slim Domit (Chairman) |
Products | Industrial, Media, Retail, Telecommunications |
Revenue | MXN 96.640 billion (2018)[1] |
MXN 10.559 billion (2018)[1] | |
MXN 4.331 billion (2018)[1] | |
Total assets | MXN 137.889 billion (2018)[1] |
Total equity | MXN 93.178 billion (2018)[1] |
Owner | Carlos Slim (78.7%) |
Number of employees | 72,944 (2020) |
Divisions | Carso Energy Carso Infraestructura y Construcción Grupo Condumex Grupo Sanborns |
Subsidiaries | Bimex Elementia Minera Frisco Ostar Grupo Hotelero Real Oviedo |
Website | www.gcarso.com.mx |
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In May 2014, the conglomerate had a stock market capitalisation of over $12 billion US dollars.[2]
In 1996 Carso Global Telecom (which includes Telmex, Telcel and América Móvil) separated itself from Grupo Carso.