Carlos Slim says a successful Trump presidency is good for Mexico

Slim, a telecoms tycoon who spent several years as the world's richest man, says he has never met Trump, but the two businessmen traded barbs during a bruising U.S. election campaign in which Trump vowed to build a wall along the southern border to keep out Mexican immigrants.

In October, Trump accused Slim, the top shareholder in The New York Times Co, of trying to help Democratic Party candidate Hillary Clinton, even though Slim's shares have limited voting rights.

Then, a few days before the Nov. 8 election, Slim said Trump's plans could "destroy" the United . . .