Spurred on by cultural affinity and a shared language, Spanish firms collectively spent an average of $9.7 billion a year from 1993 to 2000, mostly in Argentina, Brazil and Chile, says Mr Arahuetes.

• 豪尔赫先生谈到：“在文化相近，语言相通的促进下，1993年到2000年，西班牙公司平均每年共向其投资97亿美元，主要对象是阿根廷，巴西及智利。”