<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:sy="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/syndication/" xmlns:slash="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/slash/" >
    <channel>
        <title>elisabet.furioc - NEWS BBVA</title>
        <atom:link href="https://www.bbva.com/en/author/elisabet-furioc/feed/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" />
        <link>https://www.bbva.com/en/</link>
        <description>NEWS BBVA</description>
        <lastBuildDate>Tue, 10 Mar 2026 17:18:28 +0100</lastBuildDate>
        <language>en-US</language>
        <sy:updatePeriod>hourly</sy:updatePeriod>
        <sy:updateFrequency>1</sy:updateFrequency>
        
                            
                                <item>
                    <title>Construction giant MACE debuts in the sustainable finance market guided by BBVA</title>
                    <link>https://www.bbva.com/en/sustainability/construction-giant-mace-debuts-in-the-sustainable-finance-market-guided-by-bbva-2/</link>
                    <pubDate>Wed, 18 May 2022 08:14:21 +0000</pubDate>
                    <dc:creator>
                        <![CDATA[elisabet.furioc]]>
                    </dc:creator>
                                                                        <category>
                                <![CDATA[Advisory]]>
                            </category>
                                                    <category>
                                <![CDATA[Investment bank]]>
                            </category>
                                                    <category>
                                <![CDATA[Sustainable Finance]]>
                            </category>
                                                                <guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.bbva.com/?post_type=sustainability&#038;p=902867</guid>
                                            <description>
                            <![CDATA[BBVA has acted as sole sustainability coordinator to the British construction and consultancy giant Mace which will allow them to formalise their sustainability financing criteria. The company linked two finance facilities to social and environmental KPIs.]]>
                        </description>
                        <content:encoded>
                            <![CDATA[BBVA has acted as sole sustainability coordinator to the British construction and consultancy giant Mace which will allow them to formalise their sustainability financing criteria. The company linked two finance facilities to social and environmental KPIs.]]>
                        </content:encoded>
                                                        </item>
            
                                <item>
                    <title>BBVA creates a carbon markets business line within its investment banking division</title>
                    <link>https://www.bbva.com/en/sustainability/bbva-creates-a-carbon-markets-business-line-within-its-investment-banking-division/</link>
                    <pubDate>Tue, 05 Apr 2022 07:51:14 +0000</pubDate>
                    <dc:creator>
                        <![CDATA[elisabet.furioc]]>
                    </dc:creator>
                                                                        <category>
                                <![CDATA[Carbon Footprint]]>
                            </category>
                                                    <category>
                                <![CDATA[Investment bank]]>
                            </category>
                                                    <category>
                                <![CDATA[Sustainable Finance]]>
                            </category>
                                                                <guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.bbva.com/?post_type=sustainability&#038;p=901892</guid>
                                            <description>
                            <![CDATA[In line with the objective of <a href="https://www.bbvacib.com?corp=corp:::news">BBVA Corporate &amp; Investment Banking</a> objective of supporting its clients in their transformation towards more sustainable business models, BBVA is launching a new carbon markets business line that offers its corporate clients the possibility of trading emission allowances and carbon credits.]]>
                        </description>
                        <content:encoded>
                            <![CDATA[In line with the objective of <a href="https://www.bbvacib.com?corp=corp:::news">BBVA Corporate &amp; Investment Banking</a> objective of supporting its clients in their transformation towards more sustainable business models, BBVA is launching a new carbon markets business line that offers its corporate clients the possibility of trading emission allowances and carbon credits.]]>
                        </content:encoded>
                                                        </item>
            
                                <item>
                    <title>BBVA formalizes North American Stainless’ first sustainability-linked deposit</title>
                    <link>https://www.bbva.com/en/sustainability/bbva-formalizes-north-american-stainless-first-sustainability-linked-deposit/</link>
                    <pubDate>Fri, 11 Mar 2022 01:20:10 +0000</pubDate>
                    <dc:creator>
                        <![CDATA[elisabet.furioc]]>
                    </dc:creator>
                                                                        <category>
                                <![CDATA[Financial products]]>
                            </category>
                                                    <category>
                                <![CDATA[Investment bank]]>
                            </category>
                                                    <category>
                                <![CDATA[Sustainable Finance]]>
                            </category>
                                                                <guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.bbva.com/?post_type=sustainability&#038;p=893014</guid>
                                            <description>
                            <![CDATA[BBVA and North American Stainless (NAS), the U.S. subsidiary of the Acerinox Group, signed a $100 million deposit. It is a relevant operation for both companies as it is NAS’ first sustainability-linked deposit, and the first deposit of this kind that BBVA has signed with a U.S. client.]]>
                        </description>
                        <content:encoded>
                            <![CDATA[BBVA and North American Stainless (NAS), the U.S. subsidiary of the Acerinox Group, signed a $100 million deposit. It is a relevant operation for both companies as it is NAS’ first sustainability-linked deposit, and the first deposit of this kind that BBVA has signed with a U.S. client.]]>
                        </content:encoded>
                                                        </item>
            
                                <item>
                    <title>BBVA securitizes project finance loan portfolio valued at 500 million euros</title>
                    <link>https://www.bbva.com/en/bbva-securitizes-project-finance-loan-portfolio-valued-at-500-million-euros/</link>
                    <pubDate>Fri, 14 Jan 2022 07:00:50 +0000</pubDate>
                    <dc:creator>
                        <![CDATA[elisabet.furioc]]>
                    </dc:creator>
                                                                        <category>
                                <![CDATA[Financial and commercial services]]>
                            </category>
                                                    <category>
                                <![CDATA[Loans]]>
                            </category>
                                                    <category>
                                <![CDATA[Loans]]>
                            </category>
                                                                <guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.bbva.com/?p=883997</guid>
                                            <description>
                            <![CDATA[BBVA has closed its first balance sheet synthetic securitization of a <a href="https://www.bbva.com/en/project-finance-financing-alternative-large-projects/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">project finance</a> loan portfolio. This is a transfer of risk to institutional investors Alecta and PGGM that allows the bank to free up 80% of the capital on a portfolio of project loans that will remain on the bank's balance sheet.]]>
                        </description>
                        <content:encoded>
                            <![CDATA[BBVA has closed its first balance sheet synthetic securitization of a <a href="https://www.bbva.com/en/project-finance-financing-alternative-large-projects/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">project finance</a> loan portfolio. This is a transfer of risk to institutional investors Alecta and PGGM that allows the bank to free up 80% of the capital on a portfolio of project loans that will remain on the bank's balance sheet.]]>
                        </content:encoded>
                                                        </item>
            
                                <item>
                    <title>Meridiam formalizes the world’s first electric vehicle project finance with BBVA</title>
                    <link>https://www.bbva.com/en/sustainability/meridiam-formalizes-the-worlds-first-electric-vehicle-project-finance-with-bbva/</link>
                    <pubDate>Wed, 24 Nov 2021 07:37:23 +0000</pubDate>
                    <dc:creator>
                        <![CDATA[elisabet.furioc]]>
                    </dc:creator>
                                                                        <category>
                                <![CDATA[BBVA Sustainability Projects]]>
                            </category>
                                                    <category>
                                <![CDATA[Mobility]]>
                            </category>
                                                    <category>
                                <![CDATA[Sustainability]]>
                            </category>
                                                    <category>
                                <![CDATA[Sustainable Mobility]]>
                            </category>
                                                                <guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.bbva.com/?post_type=sustainability&#038;p=875793</guid>
                                            <description>
                            <![CDATA[The <a href="https://meridiam.com/about-us/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Meridiam</a> infrastructure fund has enlisted the services of BBVA to finance the first project finance for electric vehicles in the world. BBVA has acted as Mandated Lead Arranger in this operation, involving the participation of seven banks and a total amount of 138 million euros.]]>
                        </description>
                        <content:encoded>
                            <![CDATA[The <a href="https://meridiam.com/about-us/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Meridiam</a> infrastructure fund has enlisted the services of BBVA to finance the first project finance for electric vehicles in the world. BBVA has acted as Mandated Lead Arranger in this operation, involving the participation of seven banks and a total amount of 138 million euros.]]>
                        </content:encoded>
                                                        </item>
            
                                <item>
                    <title>BBVA advises Wood on a $1.2 billion sustainable financing</title>
                    <link>https://www.bbva.com/en/sustainability/bbva-advises-wood-on-a-1-2-billion-sustainable-financing/</link>
                    <pubDate>Thu, 21 Oct 2021 08:05:00 +0000</pubDate>
                    <dc:creator>
                        <![CDATA[elisabet.furioc]]>
                    </dc:creator>
                                                                        <category>
                                <![CDATA[Circular Economy]]>
                            </category>
                                                    <category>
                                <![CDATA[Strategy]]>
                            </category>
                                                    <category>
                                <![CDATA[Sustainability]]>
                            </category>
                                                    <category>
                                <![CDATA[Sustainable Finance]]>
                            </category>
                                                    <category>
                                <![CDATA[Sustainable Value Chain]]>
                            </category>
                                                                <guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.bbva.com/?post_type=sustainability&#038;p=868078</guid>
                                            <description>
                            <![CDATA[BBVA has acted as the sole sustainability coordinator for Wood, the  UK-headquartered global engineering and consulting firm, in a new syndicated sustainability linked financing facility involving sixteen financial institutions. The $1.2 billion facility is the second sustainability-linked loan (SLL) arranged by Wood.]]>
                        </description>
                        <content:encoded>
                            <![CDATA[BBVA has acted as the sole sustainability coordinator for Wood, the  UK-headquartered global engineering and consulting firm, in a new syndicated sustainability linked financing facility involving sixteen financial institutions. The $1.2 billion facility is the second sustainability-linked loan (SLL) arranged by Wood.]]>
                        </content:encoded>
                                                        </item>
            
                                <item>
                    <title>International transfers, what lies beneath the tip of the iceberg?</title>
                    <link>https://www.bbva.com/en/international-transfers-what-lies-beneath-the-tip-of-the-iceberg/</link>
                    <pubDate>Thu, 05 Aug 2021 00:20:07 +0000</pubDate>
                    <dc:creator>
                        <![CDATA[elisabet.furioc]]>
                    </dc:creator>
                                                                        <category>
                                <![CDATA[Bank services]]>
                            </category>
                                                    <category>
                                <![CDATA[Digital banking]]>
                            </category>
                                                    <category>
                                <![CDATA[Economy]]>
                            </category>
                                                    <category>
                                <![CDATA[Financial and commercial services]]>
                            </category>
                                                    <category>
                                <![CDATA[Transformation]]>
                            </category>
                                                                <guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.bbva.com/?p=856854</guid>
                                            <description>
                            <![CDATA[Sending money from one side of the globe to the other is apparently very simple, but cross-border payments pose a real challenge. Making international transfers quickly and safely requires a complex structure in which relationships with other financial institutions are essential. The International Financial Institutions area at BBVA has a team of bankers that promotes the creation of a global network of banks that provides customers with the possibility of making international investments and transactions.]]>
                        </description>
                        <content:encoded>
                            <![CDATA[Sending money from one side of the globe to the other is apparently very simple, but cross-border payments pose a real challenge. Making international transfers quickly and safely requires a complex structure in which relationships with other financial institutions are essential. The International Financial Institutions area at BBVA has a team of bankers that promotes the creation of a global network of banks that provides customers with the possibility of making international investments and transactions.]]>
                        </content:encoded>
                                                        </item>
            
                                <item>
                    <title>BBVA leads one of the world's first sustainable transactions for data centers</title>
                    <link>https://www.bbva.com/en/sustainability/bbva-leads-one-of-the-worlds-first-sustainable-transactions-for-data-centers/</link>
                    <pubDate>Tue, 03 Aug 2021 00:20:27 +0000</pubDate>
                    <dc:creator>
                        <![CDATA[elisabet.furioc]]>
                    </dc:creator>
                                                                        <category>
                                <![CDATA[Strategy]]>
                            </category>
                                                    <category>
                                <![CDATA[Sustainability]]>
                            </category>
                                                    <category>
                                <![CDATA[Sustainable Finance]]>
                            </category>
                                                                <guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.bbva.com/?post_type=sustainability&#038;p=855256</guid>
                                            <description>
                            <![CDATA[Nabiax, a leader in data centers in Spain and Latin America, has converted one of their financing in the project finance format into a sustainable one for €320 million. BBVA acted as the sustainable coordinating bank for this sustainable financing that marks a milestone in the data technology sector.]]>
                        </description>
                        <content:encoded>
                            <![CDATA[Nabiax, a leader in data centers in Spain and Latin America, has converted one of their financing in the project finance format into a sustainable one for €320 million. BBVA acted as the sustainable coordinating bank for this sustainable financing that marks a milestone in the data technology sector.]]>
                        </content:encoded>
                                                        </item>
            
                                <item>
                    <title>BBVA backs French transport leader Alstom in its first green guarantee facility</title>
                    <link>https://www.bbva.com/en/sustainability/bbva-backs-french-transport-leader-alstom-in-its-first-green-guarantee-facility/</link>
                    <pubDate>Wed, 07 Jul 2021 00:20:48 +0000</pubDate>
                    <dc:creator>
                        <![CDATA[elisabet.furioc]]>
                    </dc:creator>
                                                                        <category>
                                <![CDATA[Investment bank]]>
                            </category>
                                                    <category>
                                <![CDATA[Sustainable Finance]]>
                            </category>
                                                    <category>
                                <![CDATA[Transactional banking]]>
                            </category>
                                                                <guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.bbva.com/?post_type=sustainability&#038;p=851608</guid>
                                            <description>
                            <![CDATA[BBVA and Alstom have signed a €400m guarantee facility. This deal is a milestone for both companies, as it is both Alstom's first green guarantee facility and also the first BBVA has signed with a client in France.]]>
                        </description>
                        <content:encoded>
                            <![CDATA[BBVA and Alstom have signed a €400m guarantee facility. This deal is a milestone for both companies, as it is both Alstom's first green guarantee facility and also the first BBVA has signed with a client in France.]]>
                        </content:encoded>
                                                        </item>
            
                                <item>
                    <title>BBVA supports global recruiting leader PageGroup in its first sustainable financing</title>
                    <link>https://www.bbva.com/en/sustainability/bbva-supports-global-recruiting-leader-pagegroup-in-its-first-sustainable-financing/</link>
                    <pubDate>Wed, 30 Jun 2021 06:02:19 +0000</pubDate>
                    <dc:creator>
                        <![CDATA[elisabet.furioc]]>
                    </dc:creator>
                                                                        <category>
                                <![CDATA[Corporate finance]]>
                            </category>
                                                    <category>
                                <![CDATA[Investment bank]]>
                            </category>
                                                    <category>
                                <![CDATA[Sustainability]]>
                            </category>
                                                                <guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.bbva.com/?post_type=sustainability&#038;p=850556</guid>
                                            <description>
                            <![CDATA[BBVA has arranged a sustainability linked revolving credit facility with PageGroup, the first sustainable financing for the global recruitment leader. The transaction consisted of amending an existing £30m revolving credit facility to incorporate new Risk Free Rate clauses, extend its tenor and link its pricing to two core sustainability KPIs.]]>
                        </description>
                        <content:encoded>
                            <![CDATA[BBVA has arranged a sustainability linked revolving credit facility with PageGroup, the first sustainable financing for the global recruitment leader. The transaction consisted of amending an existing £30m revolving credit facility to incorporate new Risk Free Rate clauses, extend its tenor and link its pricing to two core sustainability KPIs.]]>
                        </content:encoded>
                                                        </item>
                        </channel>
</rss><!-- generated by openweb publisher 2026-03-10T17:19:01.332Z -->