Javier Santiso is Professor of Economics at ESADE Business School and Vice President of the ESADEgeo think tank. Previously he has held the position of Chief Economist and Director General of the OECD Development Centre, responsible for emerging markets. He has also been Chief Economist for Emerging Markets of BBVA and adviser on emerging markets for Pfizer and Lazard.

'The continued growth in global trade and investment is rapidly forcing us to rethink the way we look at the role of the emerging economies. Early in this long process, the focus was on local production in these economies, based on cheap labor and abundant resources. But much more is going on. This timely book focuses on the impressive international expansion of Latin corporations, an important topic that thus far has not received much attention. I highly recommend it to all audiences.' Arminio Fraga, Founder, Gávea Investimentos, and former Governor, Central Bank of Brazil

• Foreword Mauro F. Guillén; Introduction; 1. A novus mundus; 2. The decade of the multilatinas; 3. The expansion of Brazilian multilatinas; 4. The expansion of Spanish-speaking multilatinas; 5. Multilatinas 2.0; 6. China: a wake up call; 7. Spain and Latin America; 8. Spain as a Latin hub; Conclusions; Index.

Javier Santiso is Professor of Economics at ESADE Business School and Vice President of the ESADEgeo think tank. Previously he has held the position of Chief Economist and Director General of the OECD Development Centre, responsible for emerging markets. He has also been Chief Economist for Emerging Markets of BBVA and adviser on emerging markets for Pfizer and Lazard.

'The continued growth in global trade and investment is rapidly forcing us to rethink the way we look at the role of the emerging economies. Early in this long process, the focus was on local production in these economies, based on cheap labor and abundant resources. But much more is going on. This timely book focuses on the impressive international expansion of Latin corporations, an important topic that thus far has not received much attention. I highly recommend it to all audiences.' Arminio Fraga, Founder, Gávea Investimentos, and former Governor, Central Bank of Brazil

• Foreword Mauro F. Guillén; Introduction; 1. A novus mundus; 2. The decade of the multilatinas; 3. The expansion of Brazilian multilatinas; 4. The expansion of Spanish-speaking multilatinas; 5. Multilatinas 2.0; 6. China: a wake up call; 7. Spain and Latin America; 8. Spain as a Latin hub; Conclusions; Index.

Javier Santiso is Professor of Economics at ESADE Business School and Vice President of the ESADEgeo think tank. Previously he has held the position of Chief Economist and Director General of the OECD Development Centre, responsible for emerging markets. He has also been Chief Economist for Emerging Markets of BBVA and adviser on emerging markets for Pfizer and Lazard.

'The continued growth in global trade and investment is rapidly forcing us to rethink the way we look at the role of the emerging economies. Early in this long process, the focus was on local production in these economies, based on cheap labor and abundant resources. But much more is going on. This timely book focuses on the impressive international expansion of Latin corporations, an important topic that thus far has not received much attention. I highly recommend it to all audiences.' Arminio Fraga, Founder, Gávea Investimentos, and former Governor, Central Bank of Brazil

• Foreword Mauro F. Guillén; Introduction; 1. A novus mundus; 2. The decade of the multilatinas; 3. The expansion of Brazilian multilatinas; 4. The expansion of Spanish-speaking multilatinas; 5. Multilatinas 2.0; 6. China: a wake up call; 7. Spain and Latin America; 8. Spain as a Latin hub; Conclusions; Index.