The Mexican Carlos Slim is the richest of the world

The magazine Forbes presented the new list of the persons with major fortunes in the world at present. This richest year is the Mexican businessman Carlos Slim Helú with a fortune valued for 53.500 million dollars, according to saying ranking, of which this finance blog will refer next.

Already outstanding figure ranking of Forbes is headed, for the first time in his history, by a Latin American, according to the informed by the web site of BBC World.

It is a question of Carlos Slim Helú, native of Mexico, which is the person in charge of the company Mobile America, as he published Forbes.com. This businessman possesses a fortune valued for approximately 53.500 millions of dollars, according to the list of Forbes.

Secondly of the classification there is the North American William Gates III known popularly like Bill Gates, who is provided with a fortune near to 53.000 million dollars.

In the third, fourth and fifth place, they are located the American Warren Buffett (47.000 million dollars); the Indian Mukesh Ambani (29.000 million dollars); and also Indian Lakshmi Mittal (28.700 million dollars), respectively.

Of the sixth one to the tenth place of the list, they are the American Lawrence Ellison (28.000 million dollars); the Frenchman Bernard Arnault (27.500 million dollars); the Brazilian Eike Batista (27.000 million dollars); the Spanish Amancio Ortega (25.000 million dollars); and the German Karl Albrecht (with 23.500 million dollars).

Ingvar Kamprad and family (23.000 million dollars); Christy Walton and family (22.500 million dollars); Stefan Persson (22.400 million dollars); Li Ka-shing (21.000 million dollars) and Jim Walton (20.700 million dollars); they integrate the list of the number eleven to fifteen, respectively.

It is important to emphasize that, according to the official web site of Forbes, this is the third consecutive year in which the list is led by a different person. The founder of Microsoft, the North American Bill Gates, led in 2009; while the person in charge of Berkshire Hathaway, the North American Warren Buffet, was who headed in 2008.

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The music of Michael Jackson keeps on being a big business

To more of nueves months of his death of the king of pop, Michael Jackson, his image and eternal voice keep on being an inexhaustible money source. In the last days, there was announced the signing of a millionaire musical contract linked to works of the deceased artist. According to EFE, it would be in the presence of one of the most valuable contracts of the history.

As in other opportunities, this finance blog will refer to another important topic linked to the world of the spectacle.

In this occasion, one will refer to the signing of a millionaire musical contract that takes as a protagonist the deceased king of pop, Michael Jackson, who died last June 25, 2009 to 50 years of age, and that although they have already happened nueves months still keeps on having validity and keeps on being a news in the world.

It is undoubted that, after his sudden decease, the Jackson image has achieved to invoice million and million of dollars. And this remains clear on having consulted a list of the company The Nielsen Company on whom he was the artist who sold more discs in the United States during the whole year 2009. The answer is so amazing as simple; not any more not less than the deceased king of pop.

And the profit keeps on increasing. Now it was known that there has been signed a millionaire musical contract that is linked to Jackson and his music. Signed by the record company Sony Music and the proprietors of the rights of the king of pop, this posthumous contract is valued for a sum that overcomes 200 million dollars and is composed by ten projects related to the figure of the already deceased North American artist, as he informed That the news agency EFE, which did to itself echo of informations of Los Angeles should Be Stolen by You.

Of course at the end of 2010 the fanatics of Michael Jackson might have in his hands a disc with songs still not gone out for the public light that include this millionaire contract, published EFE.

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Earthquake of Chile: damages for 30.000 million dollars

It is not of surprising that the earthquake that it flogged some weeks ago departs from the territory of Chile it has left losses valued for several million dollars. According to words of recently elect president of Chile, Sebastián Piñera, the earthquake provoked damages near to 30.000 million dollars.

An earthquake affected last Saturday, the 27th of February to the territory of Chile causing numerous damages in several regions and provoking hundreds of deaths. The magnitude of this earthquake was 8,8 grades, even major than it struck almost two months ago Haiti.

Next, and since it could not be otherwise, this finance blog will allude to this important topic as regards the millionaire losses caused by the earthquake that it affected to several regions of the South American country.

The elect president of Chile, Sebastián Piñera, in functions from the last Thursday, the 11th of March, announced that the damages caused by the earthquake amount to 30.000 million dollars, as informed the news agency EFE, which added that the recovery of the country will be done across, for example, savings funds of the development of copper and external credits.

Between other things, the president Piñera affirmed that the reconstruction of the country is a task that is going to be realized strongly and will, reported the official web site of Presidency of Chile, that he added that there will be created a plan of reconstruction and a fund for finance it.

As regards the reconstruction of Chile, it is important to add that, as it has already been mentioned in the same blog, the same one will delay between three and four years, according to words of the Chilean ex-president, Michelle Bachelet, gathered by the news agency AFP.

Days before there became public this number handled by the Chilean president, the web site Eqecat.com announced that the damages of the earthquake might cost between 3.000 to 8.000 million dollars to the insurers, as informed Reuters.

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Madrid and Barca to the conquest of Asia.

The emergent markets in the point of view of the first two teams of soccer of the world as mark. The Manchester follows them in value mediático, but the position of two Spanish teams is solid and in growth.

For that the strategy is directed towards China, Japan and the Asian countries in general. The example is very clear, marked by the American teams, owners of the marketing and excellent teachers for the clubs of Spain. The big teams of basketball and beisball for example they have in his lines players of Asian origin that they move fanaticadas oriental.

According to the realized studies Messi is the soccer player more mediático of the world, although for many he it is Cristiano Ronaldo, but it is not too important, The Barcelona is in head in the world classification thanks to the previous brilliant period, with 6 qualifications. Real Madrid continues managing to be revaluing closely up to 70 % from the Florentine's arrival to the presidency and hire the best players of Europe.
The genius of the finance manages to change everything on having hired Christian, that supposed a fall in stung to the Manchester, and we do not speak about soccer, but business. The secret is not only in the T-shirts not merchandising, but in the television contracts and the sports rights. Over all the clubs of the sport king, is Real Madrid in the financial matter, last year the income of the white team jurisdiction 407 million Euros, while the Barca pocketed 380 million Euros.
The being leader mediático and to possess the biggest value of mark, a major success and commercial potential on a global scale. The Spanish will conquer Asia undoubtedly.

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The usury and the position of the Catholic Church

This finance blog will realize the second and last note about the usury. To close this interesting financial topic, in this occasion the journalistic article will center on two important items: the usury in the world and the position of the Catholic Church.

For giving a clear example on the usury, it would be interesting to emphasize the case of Uruguay, where this financial form is prohibited by the proper Constitution of the Republic, in whose article number 52, it expresses to itself: "Prohibit him the usury. It is of public order the law that indicates maximum limit to the interest of the loans. This one will determine the sorrow to apply the offenders to herself. Nobody will be able to be deprived of his freedom by debts”.

Likewise it happens in Uruguayan territory, his prohibition is usual in the whole world, even in the developed country.

Although in other epochs it was not very well seen that was receiving from himself interests in the given money, it is important to add at present the moderate interests agreed by the law of the different countries when credits and loans are granted, there are clearly an insurance for those persons or institutions that give capital to the persons.

The position of the Catholic Church

The Catholic Church questions the practice of the usury, as regards the excessive interests in financial deals. As regards this topic, and in the frame of a meeting carried out in full Square of San Pedro, Vatican City, the Pope Benedicto XVI called against the excessive interest and praised the big work realized by the Consultation Nazionale Antiusura.

In this occasion, the supreme pontiff asked the Italian State for a major regulation in this sense and that should rest all the persons who denounce the usury and, also, it urged to fight of effective form against this phenomenon that, according to words of Benedicto XVI, constitutes a “humiliating slavery”, published the news agency EFE.

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What is the usury

Undoubtedly, the persons in some moment of his life have heard to speak about the usury, without understanding of course what his real meaning was. So that the reader finds out about this topic, this finance blog will realize a pair of articles to try to tell what the usury is.

In this opportunity, it will be a question of simplifying this topic so that the readership could have a clearer idea on what “the usury” is and how it is seen in the different sectors of the international community.

According to the definition of the dictionary of the Spanish Royal Academy, the term usury has a double appreciation. On the one hand, it is the “interest that takes in the money or the genre in the mutual contract or loans”. Although also RAE defines to usury like the “excessive interest in a loan”.

As regards the latter definition of RAE, the fact is that this note will center about the usury, an international practice that turns out to be much questioned by different sectors of the society and by the one that understands that it takes place when a person must pay an interest even major than the allowed one by the law.

Across the times, the usury concept have been condemned, prohibit, restrict and despised in the moral, ethical, religious and legal ambience, according to the web site HEnciclopedia.org.uy. It turns out that in other epochs it was a seen evil, rubbing the immoral thing, that was receiving interests from itself when capital was lending. On the contrary, it was understood that a person had to pay the same sum of money that was given him.

Now it has to center on two important items: the usury in the world and the position of the Catholic Church.

For giving a clear example on the usury, it would be interesting to emphasize the case of Uruguay, where this financial form is prohibited by the proper Constitution of the Republic, in whose article number 52, it expresses to itself: "Prohibit him the usury. It is of public order the law that indicates maximum limit to the interest of the loans. This one will determine the sorrow to apply the offenders to herself. Nobody will be able to be deprived of his freedom by debts”.

Likewise it happens in Uruguayan territory, his prohibition is usual in the whole world, even in the developed country.

Although in other epochs it was not very well seen that was receiving from himself interests in the given money, it is important to add at present the moderate interests agreed by the law of the different countries when credits and loans are granted, there are clearly an insurance for those persons or institutions that give capital to the persons.

The position of the Catholic Church

The Catholic Church questions the practice of the usury, as regards the excessive interests in financial deals. As regards this topic, and in the frame of a meeting carried out in full Square of San Pedro, Vatican City, the Pope Benedicto XVI called against the excessive interest and praised the big work realized by the Consultation Nazionale Antiusura.

In this occasion, the supreme pontiff asked the Italian State for a major regulation in this sense and that should rest all the persons who denounce the usury and, also, it urged to fight of effective form against this phenomenon that, according to words of Benedicto XVI, constitutes a “humiliating slavery”, published the news agency EFE.

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The earthquake leaves million dollars of losses in Chile

As it happened in territory of Haiti, the people of Chile is living through moments much complicated for happened almost two weeks ago when an earthquake of big magnitude flogged to the South American country. In this occasion, this finance blog will allude to this earthquake that it affected to several Chilean regions.

As everyone knows, an earthquake affected last Saturday, the 27th of February to the territory of Chile causing numerous damages in several regions and provoking hundreds of deaths. The magnitude of this earthquake was 8,8 grades, even major than it struck almost two months ago Haiti.

According to the informed for AFP, the reconstruction of Chile will last about between three and four year. This declaration there was realized for own president of the Andean country, Michelle Bachelet, who the others added that one will need financial aid of international organisms, as it can be the World Bank (BM), to achieve that Chile recovers of the earthquake.

As regards the BM, the international financial organism offered his support to the whole village of Chile. The president Robert B. Zoellick affirmed that the World Bank is ready to help to the Andean country as it did it with Haiti, informed the official web page of the organism.

According to informations of the web site Eqecat.com, of which the news agency Reuters did echo to itself, the earthquake will leave losses in territory of Chile, which might cost between 3.000 to 8.000 million dollars to the insurers.

Before finishing this journalistic article, it would be interesting to add that a few days ago realized a telethon to collect money to help the harmed ones by the earthquake of last February 27. So called “Chile helps Chile”, this television event relied on with the united presence of several local and foreign artists.

As published EFE, this event managed collected, in principle, about 56 million dollar, according to words of the recognized Chilean quizmaster Mario Luis Kreutzberger, known popularly like Don Francisco, who was the manager of leading the program “Chile it helps Chile”.

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The selection of soccer of Spain costs 565 million euros

They are missing a few months so that there begins the World cup of Soccer of South Africa of 2010. From this finance blog, this important topic has talked each other across a series of journalistic articles linked to this big sports event that will begin in the next June. In this occasion, one will refer to the ranking of the costliest selections, according to the value of each one, which they will inform of the World cup.

The Spanish web site As.com alluded recently to a classification about the selections mundialistas of the costliest to the least costly. It is important to clarify that the values are in million euros and are dear numbers, bearing in mind the current prices of 25 players most used in each of 32 selections that will fight for rising with the valued glass of the world.

Saying ranking was realized some months ago for Futebolfinance.com, a Portuguese web page that specializes in the financial and economic area of the world of the soccer. As it is possible to analyze across the numbers spread by the web, the most expensive selection that will play the World cup of South Africa it is Spain, head of the series H, valued for 565 million euros.

For his part, the teams of New Zealand (Group F) and RDP of Korea (Group G) is least valued with 15 million euros each one.

It is important to add that seven of eight seeds fill the first vacancies of the classification, except the selection of South Africa, leader of the Group A (it occupies the above mentioned honor place for being the host of the tournament), who occupies the penultimate place of the list. Also it is necessary to emphasize that both France and Portugal last in his respective series, are posicionados in the first ten saying positions ranking.

As for the values of the ochos groups of the World cup, it is important to emphasize that the most valuable is the Group G, integrated by Brazil, RDP of Korea, Côte d'Ivoire and Portugal, which has a cost for 1.050 million euros. While the Group E the least costly are and a Group F with a price of 575 each one.

Next, this blog will publish the list to which one has alluded previously.

Spain (Group H): 565 million euros
Brazil (Group G): 515 million euros
France (Rump A): 450 million euros
England (Group C): 440 million euros
Italy (Group F): 400 million euros
Argentina (Group B): 390 million euros
Portugal (Group G): 340 million euros
Germany (Group D): 305 million euros
Holland (Group E): 280 million euros
Serbia (Group D): 185 million euros
Côte d'Ivoire (Group G): 180 million euros
Uruguay (Group A): 145 million euros
Cameroon (Group E): 140 million euros
Ghana (Group D), Nigeria (Group B) and Switzerland (Group H): 115 million euros c/u

Greece (Group B): 100 million euros
Mexico (Group A): 95 million euros
Paraguay (Group F): 90 million euros
Denmark (Group E) and Chile (Group H): 85 million euros c/u
Slovakia (Group F) and Japan (Group E): 70 million euros c/u
Algeria (Group C) and the United States (Group C): 55 million euros c/u
South Korea (Group B): 50 million euros
Slovenia (Group C) and Honduras (Group H): 45 million euros
Australia (Group D): 40 million euros
South Africa (Group A): 35 million euros
New Zealand (Group F) and RDP of Korea (Group G): 15 million euros

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The earthquake that flogged Haiti destroyed big part of his GDP

To almost two months of happened the earthquake that it flogged to the territory of Haiti, there keeps on coming news about this part of the world. According to official announcements, the earthquake of last January 12 destroyed big part of the Gross national product (known also like GNP) of the Caribbean nation.

Since it is already of public knowledge, a terrible earthquake flogged last Tuesday, the 12th of January the cardinal city of Haiti, Port-au-Prince. The above mentioned earthquake left numerous ravages in the buildings of this country and caused thousands and thousands of human victims, as one has already reported across this finance blog.

To reconstruct this country, not only it is needed between 8.000 million dollars and 14.000 million dollars, as they informed from the Inter-American Bank of Development (BID), but it will be necessary to wait a good weather (at least ten years) so that the capital of Haiti stays in the same conditions in the one that was before the earthquake.

In the last hours, it was known that the earthquake that almost two months ago it affected to the Caribbean country, causing thousands of deaths and leaving million Haitians in the street, destroyed between 35 % and 50 % of the GNP of Haiti, he reported the web site Univision.com.

The above mentioned declarations were realized by the proper president of Haiti, René Préval, in the frame of the visit that the chief of Brazil, José Inácio Lula Da Silva, realized some days ago to the Caribbean country, and in which agreements were signed to help the Haitian people.

Before finishing, it would be good to tell what the GNP of a country is. As he informs the web site Wikipedia, in his version in Spanish, the Gross national product (GNP), also known as GDP (Gross Internal Product), is the entire monetary value of the current production of goods and services of a country during a period of time.

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