Slim placed to clinch Mexico airport deal

A consortium including billionaire Carlos Slim's building unit submitted the lowest bid on Wednesday in a tender for the terminal project at Mexico City's new $13 billion airport as the telecoms tycoon looks to edge out two rivals for the deal.

The construction arm of Slim's Grupo Carso and his majority-owned FCC, submitted a bid of $4.2 billion for the project.

Source: Reuters