ASSESSMENTS

Spanish Companies' Latin American Expansion

May 7, 2012 | 13:00 GMT

A BBVA bank in Caracas, Venezuela

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Summary

Solid economic performance in Latin America presents an opportunity for Spanish companies to mitigate their losses in Spain and elsewhere in Europe. However, such companies will face challenges to this strategy at home and abroad.

They might not have the capital to expand in Latin America, and they will have to deal with changing regulatory frameworks and unstable legal frameworks, at least in some countries. Still, the companies will continue their expansion, although Spain will enjoy only limited gains from the strategy.

Spanish companies will continue to expand in Latin America despite risks and only limited benefits to Spain....

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