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                    <title>7 key steps to a successful IPO</title>
                    <link>https://www.bbva.com/en/7-key-steps-to-a-successful-ipo/</link>
                    <pubDate>Wed, 26 Dec 2018 00:23:36 +0000</pubDate>
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                        <![CDATA[Pilar Martínez Fariña]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Corporate finance]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Global markets]]>
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                            <![CDATA[<a href="https://www.bbva.com/en/initial-public-offering-ipo-growth-strategy-companies/">Going public</a> is an option that many businesses start considering after reaching a certain stage in their development, whether to access funding from capital markets and drive their growth strategy, or to offer the opportunity to its private shareholders to obtain liquidity, crystalize the value of their <a href="https://www.bbva.com/en/financial-health/buying-selling-stock-stock-market-works/">shares</a> and diversify their asset portfolio. But, what factors determine the success of an IPO?]]>
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                            <![CDATA[<a href="https://www.bbva.com/en/initial-public-offering-ipo-growth-strategy-companies/">Going public</a> is an option that many businesses start considering after reaching a certain stage in their development, whether to access funding from capital markets and drive their growth strategy, or to offer the opportunity to its private shareholders to obtain liquidity, crystalize the value of their <a href="https://www.bbva.com/en/financial-health/buying-selling-stock-stock-market-works/">shares</a> and diversify their asset portfolio. But, what factors determine the success of an IPO?]]>
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                    <title>BBVA signs the first ECA credit certified as 'green' with CESCE coverage</title>
                    <link>https://www.bbva.com/en/bbva-signs-the-first-eca-credit-certified-as-green-with-cesce-coverage/</link>
                    <pubDate>Fri, 30 Nov 2018 00:01:46 +0000</pubDate>
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                        <![CDATA[Pilar Martínez Fariña]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Affordable and clean energy]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Sustainability]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Sustainable Development Goals]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Transactional banking]]>
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                            <![CDATA[BBVA signed the first credit with <a href="http://inglaterra.cesce.es/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">CESCE</a> coverage to receive “green” certification. <a href="https://www.bbva.com/en/corporate-presentation/">BBVA</a> granted a five year loan for €16.5 million to the Colombian company HIDRALPOR. This innovative operation allows BBVA to consolidate its leading position in<a href="https://www.bbva.com/en/sustainable-finance-ready-go-any-further/"> sustainable finance</a> on a global scale.]]>
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                            <![CDATA[BBVA signed the first credit with <a href="http://inglaterra.cesce.es/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">CESCE</a> coverage to receive “green” certification. <a href="https://www.bbva.com/en/corporate-presentation/">BBVA</a> granted a five year loan for €16.5 million to the Colombian company HIDRALPOR. This innovative operation allows BBVA to consolidate its leading position in<a href="https://www.bbva.com/en/sustainable-finance-ready-go-any-further/"> sustainable finance</a> on a global scale.]]>
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                    <title>Five tips to boost energy efficiency</title>
                    <link>https://www.bbva.com/en/sustainability/5-tips-to-boost-energy-efficiency/</link>
                    <pubDate>Fri, 02 Nov 2018 01:51:11 +0000</pubDate>
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                        <![CDATA[Pilar Martínez Fariña]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Carbon Footprint]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Electric Power]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Energy Efficiency]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Sustainability]]>
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                            <![CDATA[Practicing <a href="https://www.bbva.com/en/efficient-energy-use-one-small-step-for-man-one-giant-leap-for-mankind/">energy efficiency</a> is essential for the protection of the environment. A few simple household tricks will help you manage to reduce your energy consumption while at the same time adding to the household pocketbook.]]>
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                            <![CDATA[Practicing <a href="https://www.bbva.com/en/efficient-energy-use-one-small-step-for-man-one-giant-leap-for-mankind/">energy efficiency</a> is essential for the protection of the environment. A few simple household tricks will help you manage to reduce your energy consumption while at the same time adding to the household pocketbook.]]>
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                    <title>Efficient energy use: one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind</title>
                    <link>https://www.bbva.com/en/efficient-energy-use-one-small-step-for-man-one-giant-leap-for-mankind/</link>
                    <pubDate>Wed, 31 Oct 2018 00:15:29 +0000</pubDate>
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                        <![CDATA[Pilar Martínez Fariña]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Energy consumption]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Environment]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Sustainable Development Goals]]>
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                            <![CDATA[World economic growth is causing energy consumption levels to skyrocket. According to forecasts, energy needs will expand by <a href="https://www.iea.org/weo2017/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">30 percent between today and 2040</a>. This new scenario calls for practices aimed at promoting the efficient use of energy. But, is society really aware of the importance of curbing energy consumption?]]>
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                            <![CDATA[World economic growth is causing energy consumption levels to skyrocket. According to forecasts, energy needs will expand by <a href="https://www.iea.org/weo2017/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">30 percent between today and 2040</a>. This new scenario calls for practices aimed at promoting the efficient use of energy. But, is society really aware of the importance of curbing energy consumption?]]>
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                    <title>Investment strategies with warrants with BBVA Trader</title>
                    <link>https://www.bbva.com/en/investment-strategies-with-warrants-with-bbva-trader/</link>
                    <pubDate>Sun, 14 Oct 2018 23:22:08 +0000</pubDate>
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                        <![CDATA[Pilar Martínez Fariña]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Financial and commercial services]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Global markets]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Investment bank]]>
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                            <![CDATA[<a href="https://bbva.info/2NW2voQ" target="_blank" rel="noopener">BBVA Trader</a>, a platform developed by BBVA entirely conceived for and devoted to trading, allows users to invest in different instruments, including warrants, one of the most popular. <a href="http://ec2-52-214-14-241.eu-west-1.compute.amazonaws.com/en/warrants-what-are-they-and-how-do-they-work/">Warrants</a> are publicly traded derivatives that leverage an investment on an underlying asset. BBVA Trader allows applying different investment strategies based on its users’ goals, be it just investing, obtaining liquidity, securing capital or hedging risks.]]>
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                            <![CDATA[<a href="https://bbva.info/2NW2voQ" target="_blank" rel="noopener">BBVA Trader</a>, a platform developed by BBVA entirely conceived for and devoted to trading, allows users to invest in different instruments, including warrants, one of the most popular. <a href="http://ec2-52-214-14-241.eu-west-1.compute.amazonaws.com/en/warrants-what-are-they-and-how-do-they-work/">Warrants</a> are publicly traded derivatives that leverage an investment on an underlying asset. BBVA Trader allows applying different investment strategies based on its users’ goals, be it just investing, obtaining liquidity, securing capital or hedging risks.]]>
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                    <title>Diversity: breaking the mould in the capital markets</title>
                    <link>https://www.bbva.com/en/diversity-breaking-the-mould-in-the-capital-markets/</link>
                    <pubDate>Mon, 08 Oct 2018 23:21:08 +0000</pubDate>
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                        <![CDATA[Pilar Martínez Fariña]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Global markets]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Responsible banking]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Social affairs]]>
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                            <![CDATA[Nowadays, more and more companies are committed to policies that encourage diversity in their work environments. In a panel at an <a href="https://www.icmagroup.org/About-ICMA/ICMA-Women-s-Network/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">ICMA Women’s Network event</a>, held in Madrid, a group of women in leadership positions in various sectors of the industry debated issues such as unconscious biases in the workplace and the challenges they have had to face throughout their professional lives.]]>
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                            <![CDATA[Nowadays, more and more companies are committed to policies that encourage diversity in their work environments. In a panel at an <a href="https://www.icmagroup.org/About-ICMA/ICMA-Women-s-Network/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">ICMA Women’s Network event</a>, held in Madrid, a group of women in leadership positions in various sectors of the industry debated issues such as unconscious biases in the workplace and the challenges they have had to face throughout their professional lives.]]>
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                    <title>Wall Street: history, interesting facts and myths</title>
                    <link>https://www.bbva.com/en/wall-street-history-interesting-facts-and-myths/</link>
                    <pubDate>Tue, 11 Sep 2018 11:37:43 +0000</pubDate>
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                        <![CDATA[Pilar Martínez Fariña]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Global markets]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Investment bank]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Stock exchange]]>
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                            <![CDATA[From its early days, the fate of Wall Street has been marked by the ups and downs of North American history. It has seen a fair share of upheaval, such as the devastating <a href="https://www.bbva.com/en/history-investment-banking-part-1/">market crash of October 29, 1929</a>, which led to the Great Depression, or the <a href="https://www.bbva.com/en/history-investment-banking-part-2/">collapse of Lehman Brothers</a>, ten years ago. But, what are the origins of this financial center? And how did it grow to become the powerhouse that it is today?]]>
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                            <![CDATA[From its early days, the fate of Wall Street has been marked by the ups and downs of North American history. It has seen a fair share of upheaval, such as the devastating <a href="https://www.bbva.com/en/history-investment-banking-part-1/">market crash of October 29, 1929</a>, which led to the Great Depression, or the <a href="https://www.bbva.com/en/history-investment-banking-part-2/">collapse of Lehman Brothers</a>, ten years ago. But, what are the origins of this financial center? And how did it grow to become the powerhouse that it is today?]]>
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                    <title>Blockchain, or how to sign corporate loans at the speed of light, almost</title>
                    <link>https://www.bbva.com/en/innovation/blockchain-or-how-sign-corporate-loans-speed-light-almost/</link>
                    <pubDate>Mon, 10 Sep 2018 00:33:43 +0000</pubDate>
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                        <![CDATA[Pilar Martínez Fariña]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Blockchain]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Corporate lending]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Technology]]>
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                            <![CDATA[Advances in technology contribute to economic progress and have a direct, long-term impact on society's well-being. Clearly, digital transformation creates opportunities that improve both our lives and our businesses. BBVA shares this view: <a href="https://www.bbva.com/en/innovation/bbva-ready-negotiate-and-contract-syndicated-loans-blockchain/">the bank has made a commitment to new technologies such as blockchain</a>, which allow it to offer innovative financing approaches to its corporate clients.]]>
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                            <![CDATA[Advances in technology contribute to economic progress and have a direct, long-term impact on society's well-being. Clearly, digital transformation creates opportunities that improve both our lives and our businesses. BBVA shares this view: <a href="https://www.bbva.com/en/innovation/bbva-ready-negotiate-and-contract-syndicated-loans-blockchain/">the bank has made a commitment to new technologies such as blockchain</a>, which allow it to offer innovative financing approaches to its corporate clients.]]>
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                    <title>BBVA signs new sustainable transaction in Italy with A2A</title>
                    <link>https://www.bbva.com/en/bbva-signs-new-sustainable-loan-italy-a2a/</link>
                    <pubDate>Wed, 29 Aug 2018 10:49:37 +0000</pubDate>
                    <dc:creator>
                        <![CDATA[Pilar Martínez Fariña]]>
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                                <![CDATA[High social impact products]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Investment bank]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Loans]]>
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                            <![CDATA[<a href="https://www.bbva.com/en/corporate-presentation/">BBVA</a> has reaffirmed its leadership in <a href="https://www.bbva.com/en/sustainable-finance-ready-go-any-further/">sustainable financing</a> with the execution and structuring of the first revolving credit facility (RCF) for the power utility <a href="https://www.a2a.eu/en" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">A2A</a> in Italy. The bank acted as an advisor, sustainable coordinator and documentation agent, heading a finance deal valued at €400 million euros.]]>
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                            <![CDATA[<a href="https://www.bbva.com/en/corporate-presentation/">BBVA</a> has reaffirmed its leadership in <a href="https://www.bbva.com/en/sustainable-finance-ready-go-any-further/">sustainable financing</a> with the execution and structuring of the first revolving credit facility (RCF) for the power utility <a href="https://www.a2a.eu/en" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">A2A</a> in Italy. The bank acted as an advisor, sustainable coordinator and documentation agent, heading a finance deal valued at €400 million euros.]]>
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                    <title>Learning with BBVA Trader: using leverage when trading stocks</title>
                    <link>https://www.bbva.com/en/learning-bbva-trader-using-leverage-when-trading-stocks/</link>
                    <pubDate>Thu, 23 Aug 2018 23:20:44 +0000</pubDate>
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                        <![CDATA[Pilar Martínez Fariña]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Financial and commercial services]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Global markets]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Investment bank]]>
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                            <![CDATA[The <a href="https://www.bbvatrader.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">BBVA Trader platform</a> makes various <a href="https://www.bbvatrader.com/analisis-bolsa.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">tools and specialized content</a> available to those customers who want to learn about the world of trading in more detail. Using leverage to trade <a href="https://www.bbva.com/en/financial-health/buying-selling-stock-stock-market-works/">stocks</a> is a type of transaction that is supported by the BBVA Trader platform, which also provides the relevant must-know information for anyone embarking on this approach to trading.]]>
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                            <![CDATA[The <a href="https://www.bbvatrader.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">BBVA Trader platform</a> makes various <a href="https://www.bbvatrader.com/analisis-bolsa.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">tools and specialized content</a> available to those customers who want to learn about the world of trading in more detail. Using leverage to trade <a href="https://www.bbva.com/en/financial-health/buying-selling-stock-stock-market-works/">stocks</a> is a type of transaction that is supported by the BBVA Trader platform, which also provides the relevant must-know information for anyone embarking on this approach to trading.]]>
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