Case Study

1. Why are Spanish banks so keen to enter the Latin American market? What were the environmental factors that led to this expansion? (10 Marks)

2. What were the roles of institutions in facilitating this expansion? Were there any aspects in which institutions negatively impacted the expansion? (10 Marks)

3. Analyze ANY ONE market for the Spanish banks. Tell me what was attractive and what was not so attractive about this market. (You have a choice to pick ONE from Argentina, Chile and Mexico. (15 Marks)