Carlos Abumohor Touma (1921 - 2010) was a successful

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an of Palestinian descent, businessman and

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who was involved in a number of financial activities in the development of the Chilean

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and

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sectors. Abumohor owned a controlling interest in Chile's second largest media conglomerate, Consorcio Periodístico de Chile S.A. (

Copesa Copesa (Consorcio Periodístico de Chile) is one of the more important Chilean media conglomerate. Copesa is controlled by Álvaro Saieh, a Chilean business man. Overview Copesa was launched during the mid-1950s by the wealthy Pico-Cañas fami ...

). He had been the chairman of the board of directors for one of Chile's largest private banking institutions, Corpbanca S.A., since June 18, 1996. He was chairman for Banco Osorno as well as several other major Chilean companies.2005 Corpbanca Annual Report

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Chilean businesspeople Chilean people of Palestinian descent 1921 births Palestinian investors Palestinian bankers Palestinian accountants Palestinian stockbrokers Palestinian financial analysts 2010 deaths {{Chile-business-bio-stub