Spanish investors look to the long term

The Spanish have invested heavily in Latin America over the past decade, pumping in around $80 billion, and show no signs of pulling out. And why should they with the region expected to grow between 4.1% and 4.5% next year and huge unexploited markets such as mobile phones in Brazil ripe for the picking?

The big Spanish companies that have plunged into Latin America, many over a decade ago, have no doubts about their long-term commitment to the region.