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                    <title>Garanti BBVA Organizes Virtual Women Entrepreneurs Meeting</title>
                    <link>https://www.bbva.com/en/tr/sustainability/garanti-bbva-organizes-virtual-women-entrepreneurs-meeting/</link>
                    <pubDate>Fri, 16 Oct 2020 04:57:47 +0000</pubDate>
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                            <![CDATA[The Women Entrepreneurs Meeting, organized by Garanti BBVA in collaboration with KAGİDER, the Turkish Women Entrepreneurs Association, has been held virtually for the first time. The event which brought together thousands of female entrepreneurs, was attended by Turkey's Trade Minister, Ruhsar Pekcan, who came to show her support for one of the most important groups within the Turkish economy.]]>
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                            <![CDATA[The Women Entrepreneurs Meeting, organized by Garanti BBVA in collaboration with KAGİDER, the Turkish Women Entrepreneurs Association, has been held virtually for the first time. The event which brought together thousands of female entrepreneurs, was attended by Turkey's Trade Minister, Ruhsar Pekcan, who came to show her support for one of the most important groups within the Turkish economy.]]>
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                    <title>Fifth anniversary of the SGDs: In the wake of COVID-19, sustainable development matters more than ever</title>
                    <link>https://www.bbva.com/en/sustainability/fifth-anniversary-of-the-sgds-in-the-wake-of-covid-19-sustainable-development-matters-more-than-ever/</link>
                    <pubDate>Fri, 25 Sep 2020 05:17:36 +0000</pubDate>
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                        <![CDATA[jesus.delasheras]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Climate change]]>
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                            <![CDATA[On September 25, 2015, at the United Nations headquarters in New York, representatives from 193 countries approved the <a href="https://www.agenda2030.gob.es/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Agenda 2030</a>. Pivotal to the agenda, the UN defined <a href="https://www.un.org/sustainabledevelopment/sustainable-development-goals/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">17 Sustainable Development Goals</a> and 169 targets – which were announced during the signing ceremony – that address a broad range of issues, from extreme poverty to climate change, and promote both education quality and gender equality, peace or responsible consumption. To commemorate the occasion, BBVA lit up in blue (in homage to the United Nations) its flagship La Vela building in its corporate headquarters in Madrid.]]>
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                            <![CDATA[On September 25, 2015, at the United Nations headquarters in New York, representatives from 193 countries approved the <a href="https://www.agenda2030.gob.es/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Agenda 2030</a>. Pivotal to the agenda, the UN defined <a href="https://www.un.org/sustainabledevelopment/sustainable-development-goals/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">17 Sustainable Development Goals</a> and 169 targets – which were announced during the signing ceremony – that address a broad range of issues, from extreme poverty to climate change, and promote both education quality and gender equality, peace or responsible consumption. To commemorate the occasion, BBVA lit up in blue (in homage to the United Nations) its flagship La Vela building in its corporate headquarters in Madrid.]]>
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                    <title>The 14th edition of Turkey’s Women Entrepreneurs Contest begins</title>
                    <link>https://www.bbva.com/en/tr/sustainability/the-14th-edition-of-turkeys-women-entrepreneurs-contest-begins/</link>
                    <pubDate>Fri, 25 Sep 2020 00:20:22 +0000</pubDate>
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                        <![CDATA[E056849]]>
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                            <![CDATA[Organized by Garanti BBVA, the Ekonomist magazine and the Turkish Association of Women Entrepreneurs (<a href="http://www.kagider.org/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">KAGIDER</a>), the event marks the start of the process to present candidacies for this new edition.]]>
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                            <![CDATA[Organized by Garanti BBVA, the Ekonomist magazine and the Turkish Association of Women Entrepreneurs (<a href="http://www.kagider.org/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">KAGIDER</a>), the event marks the start of the process to present candidacies for this new edition.]]>
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                    <title>BBVA Momentum: social innovation with an impact</title>
                    <link>https://www.bbva.com/en/bbva-momentum-social-innovation-with-an-impact/</link>
                    <pubDate>Fri, 03 Jul 2020 12:57:05 +0000</pubDate>
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                        <![CDATA[jesus.delasheras]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Entrepreneurship &amp; Startups]]>
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                            <![CDATA[Money isn’t everything; supporting communities, visibility, training, and strategic support are the key pillars of the <a href="https://www.momentum.bbva.com/en/"><strong>BBVA Momentum</strong></a> program. This is one of the conclusions coming out of the panel, <a href="https://tnwtransform.online/" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><strong>‘BBVA Momentum: Support for Social Entrepreneurs,’</strong> </a>organized by <a href="https://thenextweb.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><strong>The Next Web</strong></a> in collaboration with the <a href="https://www.ft.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><strong>Financial Times</strong></a>, and in which BBVA's social entrepreneurship support initiative has been featured for best practices. María Erquiaga, global head of BBVA Momentum and Arancha Martínez, founder of Itwillbe.org and participant in the 2017 Momentum program, shared an online platform to stress the growing importance of sustainability in entrepreneurial ventures and the value of social innovation with an impact.]]>
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                            <![CDATA[Money isn’t everything; supporting communities, visibility, training, and strategic support are the key pillars of the <a href="https://www.momentum.bbva.com/en/"><strong>BBVA Momentum</strong></a> program. This is one of the conclusions coming out of the panel, <a href="https://tnwtransform.online/" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><strong>‘BBVA Momentum: Support for Social Entrepreneurs,’</strong> </a>organized by <a href="https://thenextweb.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><strong>The Next Web</strong></a> in collaboration with the <a href="https://www.ft.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><strong>Financial Times</strong></a>, and in which BBVA's social entrepreneurship support initiative has been featured for best practices. María Erquiaga, global head of BBVA Momentum and Arancha Martínez, founder of Itwillbe.org and participant in the 2017 Momentum program, shared an online platform to stress the growing importance of sustainability in entrepreneurial ventures and the value of social innovation with an impact.]]>
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                    <title>BBVA Momentum entrepreneurs meet with the King and Queen of Spain to share their solutions for the crisis</title>
                    <link>https://www.bbva.com/en/bbva-momentum-entrepreneurs-meet-with-the-king-and-queen-of-spain-to-share-their-solutions-for-the-crisis/</link>
                    <pubDate>Wed, 17 Jun 2020 01:01:29 +0000</pubDate>
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                        <![CDATA[Monica Coca (colaborador externo)]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Entrepreneurship &amp; Startups]]>
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                            <![CDATA[The King and Queen of Spain held two meetings with entrepreneurs. Arancha Martínez, the founder of <a href="https://www.momentum.bbva.com/en/emprendimientos/itwillbe-org/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Itwillbe.org</a>, and Pablo Santaeufemia, the founder of <a href="http://momentum.bbva.com/en/emprendimientos/bridge-for-billions/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Bridge for Billions</a> also participated in the meetings. Both participated in the 2017 edition of <a href="https://www.momentum.bbva.com/en/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">BBVA Momentum</a>, BBVA’s program in support of social entrepreneurship. The meetings addressed the social and economic challenges that lie ahead, and the solutions entrepreneurs are proposing to overcome them.]]>
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                            <![CDATA[The King and Queen of Spain held two meetings with entrepreneurs. Arancha Martínez, the founder of <a href="https://www.momentum.bbva.com/en/emprendimientos/itwillbe-org/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Itwillbe.org</a>, and Pablo Santaeufemia, the founder of <a href="http://momentum.bbva.com/en/emprendimientos/bridge-for-billions/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Bridge for Billions</a> also participated in the meetings. Both participated in the 2017 edition of <a href="https://www.momentum.bbva.com/en/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">BBVA Momentum</a>, BBVA’s program in support of social entrepreneurship. The meetings addressed the social and economic challenges that lie ahead, and the solutions entrepreneurs are proposing to overcome them.]]>
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                    <title>BBVA Momentum Spanish alumni mobilize against the coronavirus</title>
                    <link>https://www.bbva.com/en/bbva-momentum-spanish-alumni-mobilize-against-the-coronavirus/</link>
                    <pubDate>Tue, 31 Mar 2020 00:20:50 +0000</pubDate>
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                        <![CDATA[Monica Coca (colaborador externo)]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Coronavirus]]>
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                            <![CDATA[<a href="https://www.momentum.bbva.com/en/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">BBVA Momentum</a>, BBVA's program in support of social entrepreneurship, is proud of its participant entrepreneurs who consistently demonstrate their ability to innovate under the most difficult of circumstances. The coronavirus crisis is no exception. A number of the Momentum program's Spanish startup graduates have put the full weight of their ingenuity and resources into providing workable solutions to improve people's lives.]]>
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                            <![CDATA[<a href="https://www.momentum.bbva.com/en/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">BBVA Momentum</a>, BBVA's program in support of social entrepreneurship, is proud of its participant entrepreneurs who consistently demonstrate their ability to innovate under the most difficult of circumstances. The coronavirus crisis is no exception. A number of the Momentum program's Spanish startup graduates have put the full weight of their ingenuity and resources into providing workable solutions to improve people's lives.]]>
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                    <title>BBVA Momentum 2019 entrepreneurs fulfilling their goals after participating in the program</title>
                    <link>https://www.bbva.com/en/innovation/bbva-momentum-2019-entrepreneurs-fulfilling-their-goals-after-participating-in-the-program/</link>
                    <pubDate>Mon, 16 Mar 2020 01:20:34 +0000</pubDate>
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                        <![CDATA[Monica Coca (colaborador externo)]]>
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                            <![CDATA[The <a href="https://www.bbva.com/en/sustainability-takes-center-stage-at-the-bbva-momentum-2019-closing-event/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">BBVA Momentum 2019 closing event</a> took place on March 3rd at the <a href="https://madrid.impacthub.net/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Impact hub in Madrid</a>. It set the scene for putting a face and name to the most promising entrepreneurs of this season's Momentum program. Their business pitches highlighted the potential of their growth plans, which is already starting to materialize for many of them.]]>
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                            <![CDATA[The <a href="https://www.bbva.com/en/sustainability-takes-center-stage-at-the-bbva-momentum-2019-closing-event/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">BBVA Momentum 2019 closing event</a> took place on March 3rd at the <a href="https://madrid.impacthub.net/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Impact hub in Madrid</a>. It set the scene for putting a face and name to the most promising entrepreneurs of this season's Momentum program. Their business pitches highlighted the potential of their growth plans, which is already starting to materialize for many of them.]]>
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                    <title>Sustainability takes center stage at the BBVA Momentum 2019 closing event</title>
                    <link>https://www.bbva.com/en/sustainability-takes-center-stage-at-the-bbva-momentum-2019-closing-event/</link>
                    <pubDate>Wed, 04 Mar 2020 06:25:43 +0000</pubDate>
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                        <![CDATA[jesus.delasheras]]>
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                            <![CDATA[Twenty experts discussed the future of social entrepreneurship at the closing event of BBVA Momentum’s most international year yet. The event in Madrid brought together entrepreneurs from Mexico, Colombia, the United States, and Turkey. BBVA Momentum 2019 closed its most recent edition with an event where participating social entrepreneurs showcased their projects and sustainability played a central role.]]>
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                            <![CDATA[Twenty experts discussed the future of social entrepreneurship at the closing event of BBVA Momentum’s most international year yet. The event in Madrid brought together entrepreneurs from Mexico, Colombia, the United States, and Turkey. BBVA Momentum 2019 closed its most recent edition with an event where participating social entrepreneurs showcased their projects and sustainability played a central role.]]>
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                    <title>BBVA Momentum 2019: three Turkish companies changing the future for humanity</title>
                    <link>https://www.bbva.com/en/bbva-momentum-2019-three-turkish-companies-changing-the-future-for-humanity/</link>
                    <pubDate>Fri, 28 Feb 2020 06:20:39 +0000</pubDate>
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                        <![CDATA[Monica Coca (colaborador externo)]]>
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                            <![CDATA[In just a few short days the <a href="https://www.bbva.com/en/the-winning-social-entrepreneurs-of-bbva-momentums-most-international-year-yet-come-together-in-madrid/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">closing event for BBVA Momentum 2019</a> will take place. International experts in social entrepreneurship will join the best of the best of this year's pool of entrepreneurs at the celebration. The three most promising social ventures from this year's Turkish Momentum program will travel to Madrid to present their business models.]]>
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                            <![CDATA[In just a few short days the <a href="https://www.bbva.com/en/the-winning-social-entrepreneurs-of-bbva-momentums-most-international-year-yet-come-together-in-madrid/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">closing event for BBVA Momentum 2019</a> will take place. International experts in social entrepreneurship will join the best of the best of this year's pool of entrepreneurs at the celebration. The three most promising social ventures from this year's Turkish Momentum program will travel to Madrid to present their business models.]]>
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                    <title>National and international experts come together at BBVA Momentum to discuss the challenges of social entrepreneurship</title>
                    <link>https://www.bbva.com/en/national-and-international-experts-come-together-at-bbva-momentum-to-discuss-the-challenges-of-social-entrepreneurship/</link>
                    <pubDate>Fri, 28 Feb 2020 01:20:03 +0000</pubDate>
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                        <![CDATA[Monica Coca (colaborador externo)]]>
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                            <![CDATA[Over 20 leading international and national experts and the most promising social entrepreneurs of <a href="https://www.momentum.bbva.com/en/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">BBVA Momentum 2019 edition</a> will meet in Madrid for the <a href="https://momentum-prod-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/agenda.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">global event</a> bringing the edition to a close. Those attending this event will have a unique opportunity to expand their knowledge and professional network with the best ecosystem for social entrepreneurship.]]>
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                            <![CDATA[Over 20 leading international and national experts and the most promising social entrepreneurs of <a href="https://www.momentum.bbva.com/en/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">BBVA Momentum 2019 edition</a> will meet in Madrid for the <a href="https://momentum-prod-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/agenda.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">global event</a> bringing the edition to a close. Those attending this event will have a unique opportunity to expand their knowledge and professional network with the best ecosystem for social entrepreneurship.]]>
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