A. powerfulB. open upC. createdPhrases:A. the big are getting bigger and more 1B. This phenomenon has 2serious concernsC. economies that 3 and welcome foreign investment There's no question that 4. Multinational corporations accounted for less than 20% of international trade in 1982. Today the figure is more than 25% and growing rapidly. International affiliates account for a fast-growing segment of production in 5. In Argentina, for instance, after the reforms of the early 1990s, multinationals went from 43% to almost 70% of the industrial production of the 200 largest firms. 6over the role of smaller economic firms, of national businessmen and over the ultimate stability of the world economy.