Despite the ongoing pandemic, Jeff Bezos retained the top spot on Forbes annual list of billionaires, as more people now depend on the online market.
For many 2020 is a year full of challenges brought by the ongoing global health crisis, but for these individuals, it is just a matter of perspective.
According to The Star, based on the Forbes magazine s 2021 list of the globe s wealthiest individuals released on April 6, Jeff Bezos topped the list. His 2020 net worth of US$113 billion from a year ago went up to US$177 billion this year. Bezos managed to have an increase of US$64 billion in just a short period of time. The Amazon CEO took the pandemic as an opportunity for more sales as more people became online-dependent.
News Carlos Slim (center) in 2017, hobnobbing with the rich and famous: former Mexican president Enrique Peña Nieto (left) and actor Leonardo DiCaprio (right).
Carlos Slim tops Forbes’ list of Mexico’s richest people Despite the pandemic, the mogul s net wealth increased to US $55.93 billion
Published on Tuesday, April 6, 2021
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Forbes magazine list of Mexico’s richest people.
Forbes México said that the average wealth of the 36 Mexican billionaires on its 2021 rich list increased by 20% over the past year.
The 10 richest people in Mexico are presented below. The full list will be published in
Forbes‘s upcoming print edition.
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Fresnillo cautious on 2021 outlook despite soaring profits
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Mexico-focused precious metals miner Fresnillo (LON:FRES) reported on Tuesday an increase in full-year pre-tax profit thanks to strong gold and silver prices, but said it remains cautious due to the pandemic situation in the country, where it has seven operations.
The company, Mexico’s largest gold producer, cut its full-year gold production outlook twice in 2020 due to covid-19 restrictions, which hit its Herradura and Noche Buena mines significantly.
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Pandemic-related measures resulted in total gold production for 2020 decreasing by 12.1% to 769,600 ounces, which was within the company’s revised forecast.
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