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                    <title>European Central Bank gives the green light to the BBVA - Banco Sabadell operation</title>
                    <link>https://www.bbva.com/en/economy-and-finance/european-central-bank-gives-the-green-light-to-the-bbva-banco-sabadell-operation/</link>
                    <pubDate>Thu, 05 Sep 2024 16:03:24 +0000</pubDate>
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                        <![CDATA[Santiago Romero]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Banking]]>
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                            <![CDATA[BBVA received the approval (non-opposition) of the European Central Bank to its offer to Banco Sabadell shareholders. The green light from the European regulator represents “a new, and very significant milestone that also demonstrates the soundness and solvency of this undertaking,” said BBVA Chair Carlos Torres Vila.]]>
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                            <![CDATA[BBVA received the approval (non-opposition) of the European Central Bank to its offer to Banco Sabadell shareholders. The green light from the European regulator represents “a new, and very significant milestone that also demonstrates the soundness and solvency of this undertaking,” said BBVA Chair Carlos Torres Vila.]]>
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                    <title>Garanti BBVA Customer Contact Center ranked best in Europe, Middle East and Asia by Contact Center World</title>
                    <link>https://www.bbva.com/en/economy-and-finance/garanti-bbva-customer-contact-center-ranked-best-in-europe-middle-east-and-asia-by-contact-center-world/</link>
                    <pubDate>Mon, 19 Aug 2024 05:55:45 +0000</pubDate>
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                        <![CDATA[Santiago Romero]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Financial and commercial services]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Garanti BBVA]]>
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                            <![CDATA[Garanti BBVA won the "Best Contact Center with More than 1,000 Employees" award in Europe, the Middle East, and Asia at the Global Top Ranking Performance Awards. The accolades, organized by Contact Center World, a leading authority in the contact center industry, drew over 2,000 entries from 80 countries. This year marked the 19th edition of the event.]]>
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                            <![CDATA[Garanti BBVA won the "Best Contact Center with More than 1,000 Employees" award in Europe, the Middle East, and Asia at the Global Top Ranking Performance Awards. The accolades, organized by Contact Center World, a leading authority in the contact center industry, drew over 2,000 entries from 80 countries. This year marked the 19th edition of the event.]]>
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                    <title>BBVA named best bank in Latin America by Euromoney magazine</title>
                    <link>https://www.bbva.com/en/economy-and-finance/bbva-named-best-bank-in-latin-america-by-euromoney-magazine/</link>
                    <pubDate>Fri, 19 Jul 2024 06:14:20 +0000</pubDate>
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                        <![CDATA[Santiago Romero]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Awards]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Economy and Finance]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Financial and commercial services]]>
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                            <![CDATA[The British publication also recognized BBVA as the best bank in <a href="https://www.euromoney.com/article/2dd7kcystagtfrbio8c8w/awards/awards-for-excellence/awards-for-excellence-country-winners-mexico">Mexico</a>—one of the Group's main markets— the best bank in <a href="https://www.euromoney.com/article/2dd7k212nr89bdavr60ox/awards/awards-for-excellence/awards-for-excellence-country-winners-colombia">Colombia</a>, and the best bank for corporate clients in Spain.]]>
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                            <![CDATA[The British publication also recognized BBVA as the best bank in <a href="https://www.euromoney.com/article/2dd7kcystagtfrbio8c8w/awards/awards-for-excellence/awards-for-excellence-country-winners-mexico">Mexico</a>—one of the Group's main markets— the best bank in <a href="https://www.euromoney.com/article/2dd7k212nr89bdavr60ox/awards/awards-for-excellence/awards-for-excellence-country-winners-colombia">Colombia</a>, and the best bank for corporate clients in Spain.]]>
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                    <title>BBVA shareholders overwhelmingly approve capital increase for Banco Sabadell integration</title>
                    <link>https://www.bbva.com/en/economy-and-finance/bbva-shareholders-overwhelmingly-approve-capital-increase-for-banco-sabadell-integration/</link>
                    <pubDate>Fri, 05 Jul 2024 09:54:20 +0000</pubDate>
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                        <![CDATA[Santiago Romero]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Corporate information]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Shareholders' meeting]]>
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                            <![CDATA[With 96 percent of votes in favor, the shareholders have given “their overwhelming support to the capital increase needed to extend our offer to Banco Sabadell shareholders,” BBVA Chair Carlos Torres Vila said. During his speech, he said that this combination will allow the bank to gain scale and undertake the necessary investments in technology required to compete at a global level. Today “marks a very important milestone to move ahead with the most attractive project in European banking,” he underlined at the Extraordinary Shareholders’ Meeting this Friday in Bilbao.]]>
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                            <![CDATA[With 96 percent of votes in favor, the shareholders have given “their overwhelming support to the capital increase needed to extend our offer to Banco Sabadell shareholders,” BBVA Chair Carlos Torres Vila said. During his speech, he said that this combination will allow the bank to gain scale and undertake the necessary investments in technology required to compete at a global level. Today “marks a very important milestone to move ahead with the most attractive project in European banking,” he underlined at the Extraordinary Shareholders’ Meeting this Friday in Bilbao.]]>
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                    <title>BBVA to hold its Extraordinary Shareholders’ Meeting this Friday</title>
                    <link>https://www.bbva.com/en/economy-and-finance/bbva-to-hold-its-extraordinary-shareholders-meeting-this-friday/</link>
                    <pubDate>Thu, 04 Jul 2024 07:30:28 +0000</pubDate>
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                        <![CDATA[Patricia Casas]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Communication]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Shareholders]]>
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                            <![CDATA[Tomorrow, Friday, July 5th at 10:00 AM Central European Summer Time (CEST), BBVA will hold the 2024 Extraordinary Shareholders’ Meeting at the Euskalduna Conference Center in Bilbao. The bank has proposed to its shareholders the capital increase needed to carry out the share exchange with Banco Sabadell. This capital increase will entail the issuance of new BBVA shares, which will be given to the Banco Sabadell shareholders who accept the offer. No payments will be made by BBVA shareholders.]]>
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                            <![CDATA[Tomorrow, Friday, July 5th at 10:00 AM Central European Summer Time (CEST), BBVA will hold the 2024 Extraordinary Shareholders’ Meeting at the Euskalduna Conference Center in Bilbao. The bank has proposed to its shareholders the capital increase needed to carry out the share exchange with Banco Sabadell. This capital increase will entail the issuance of new BBVA shares, which will be given to the Banco Sabadell shareholders who accept the offer. No payments will be made by BBVA shareholders.]]>
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                    <title>The BBVA Frontiers Awards recognize the value of knowledge to tackle the challenges of our time</title>
                    <link>https://www.bbva.com/en/the-bbva-frontiers-awards-recognize-the-value-of-knowledge-to-tackle-the-challenges-of-our-time/</link>
                    <pubDate>Fri, 21 Jun 2024 05:02:35 +0000</pubDate>
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                        <![CDATA[María Prados]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Frontiers of knowledge]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Press release]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Science and technology]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Sciences]]>
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                            <![CDATA[The President of the BBVA Foundation, Carlos Torres Vila, championed the power of knowledge during the ceremony for the <a href="https://www.frontiersofknowledgeawards-fbbva.es/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">16th BBVA Foundation Frontiers of Knowledge Awards</a>. Knowledge is the key to solving the problems we are experiencing as a society, at a moment when humanity is going through an unprecedented wave of disruption and faces the challenges of climate change, he said.]]>
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                            <![CDATA[The President of the BBVA Foundation, Carlos Torres Vila, championed the power of knowledge during the ceremony for the <a href="https://www.frontiersofknowledgeawards-fbbva.es/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">16th BBVA Foundation Frontiers of Knowledge Awards</a>. Knowledge is the key to solving the problems we are experiencing as a society, at a moment when humanity is going through an unprecedented wave of disruption and faces the challenges of climate change, he said.]]>
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                    <title>EIB Group and BBVA unlock €800 million to support energy transition and Spanish small and medium-sized enterprises</title>
                    <link>https://www.bbva.com/en/economy-and-finance/eib-group-and-bbva-unlock-e800-million-to-support-energy-transition-and-spanish-small-and-medium-sized-enterprises/</link>
                    <pubDate>Thu, 20 Jun 2024 10:12:23 +0000</pubDate>
                    <dc:creator>
                        <![CDATA[Santiago Romero]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Banking]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Financial and commercial services]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Issuances]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Press release]]>
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                            <![CDATA[The EIB Group (European Investment Bank and European Investment Fund) has invested €377 million in the ¨BBVA Consumer 2024-1¨ securitisation fund. This investment will enable BBVA to channel nearly €800 million into the real economy to finance energy efficiency projects and new mortgages for highly energy-efficient homes. The operation also includes financing for projects to boost the competitiveness of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and mid-caps in Spain.]]>
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                            <![CDATA[The EIB Group (European Investment Bank and European Investment Fund) has invested €377 million in the ¨BBVA Consumer 2024-1¨ securitisation fund. This investment will enable BBVA to channel nearly €800 million into the real economy to finance energy efficiency projects and new mortgages for highly energy-efficient homes. The operation also includes financing for projects to boost the competitiveness of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and mid-caps in Spain.]]>
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                    <title>Carlos Torres Vila (BBVA): “We have great confidence in Türkiye’s long-term potential”</title>
                    <link>https://www.bbva.com/en/carlos-torres-vila-bbva-we-have-great-confidence-in-turkiyes-long-term-potential/</link>
                    <pubDate>Thu, 13 Jun 2024 09:31:20 +0000</pubDate>
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                        <![CDATA[Carmen Álvarez]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Corporate information]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Economy]]>
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                            <![CDATA[The Spanish Prime Minister, Pedro Sánchez; the President of Türkiye, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan; and Carlos Torres Vila, Chair of BBVA and Co-Chairman of the Spanish-Turkish Business Council, opened the Spain -Türkiye Business Meeting, which was held on Thursday at Ciudad BBVA in Madrid.]]>
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                            <![CDATA[The Spanish Prime Minister, Pedro Sánchez; the President of Türkiye, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan; and Carlos Torres Vila, Chair of BBVA and Co-Chairman of the Spanish-Turkish Business Council, opened the Spain -Türkiye Business Meeting, which was held on Thursday at Ciudad BBVA in Madrid.]]>
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                    <title>BBVA presents offer to Banco Sabadell shareholders</title>
                    <link>https://www.bbva.com/en/economy-and-finance/bbva-presents-offer-to-banco-sabadell-shareholders/</link>
                    <pubDate>Thu, 09 May 2024 05:37:00 +0000</pubDate>
                    <dc:creator>
                        <![CDATA[Carmen Álvarez]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Corporate information]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Press release]]>
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                            <![CDATA[BBVA’s Board of Directors is presenting an offer to Banco Sabadell shareholders so they can benefit from an exceptionally favorable proposal. The deal offers one BBVA share for every 4.83 of Sabadell, representing a 30 percent premium over the closing price of both banks on April 29th, and a 50 percent premium over the weighted average prices of the past three months. The transaction has very positive financial impacts thanks to relevant synergies and the complementarity and excellence of both banks. The operation will create one of the best banks in Europe, with a loan market share close to 22 percent in Spain. Furthermore, BBVA will maintain its current shareholders distribution policy and its commitment to distribute any excess capital above 12 percent.]]>
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                            <![CDATA[BBVA’s Board of Directors is presenting an offer to Banco Sabadell shareholders so they can benefit from an exceptionally favorable proposal. The deal offers one BBVA share for every 4.83 of Sabadell, representing a 30 percent premium over the closing price of both banks on April 29th, and a 50 percent premium over the weighted average prices of the past three months. The transaction has very positive financial impacts thanks to relevant synergies and the complementarity and excellence of both banks. The operation will create one of the best banks in Europe, with a loan market share close to 22 percent in Spain. Furthermore, BBVA will maintain its current shareholders distribution policy and its commitment to distribute any excess capital above 12 percent.]]>
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                    <title>BBVA earns €2.2 billion in first quarter, up 19 percent yoy</title>
                    <link>https://www.bbva.com/en/economy-and-finance/earnings-1q24/</link>
                    <pubDate>Mon, 29 Apr 2024 04:57:22 +0000</pubDate>
                    <dc:creator>
                        <![CDATA[Santiago Romero]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Earnings]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Press release]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Trading account]]>
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                            <![CDATA[The BBVA Group started 2024 with very positive results: Net attributable profit reached €2.2 billion in the first quarter, up 19 percent from a year earlier (+38 percent at constant exchange rates). Earnings per share rose at an even higher pace, 23 percent yoy. These figures are the result of bolstering activity -lending grew 9.5 percent yoy in constant euros- and the outstanding performance of recurring income, which increased 19 percent yoy (+27 percent in constant euros). Additionally, <a href="https://shareholdersandinvestors.bbva.com/informes/inf-trim-1t24-home/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">between January and March</a>, BBVA added 2.8 million new customers, 67 percent of them digitally; and channeled €20 billion in sustainable business.]]>
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                            <![CDATA[The BBVA Group started 2024 with very positive results: Net attributable profit reached €2.2 billion in the first quarter, up 19 percent from a year earlier (+38 percent at constant exchange rates). Earnings per share rose at an even higher pace, 23 percent yoy. These figures are the result of bolstering activity -lending grew 9.5 percent yoy in constant euros- and the outstanding performance of recurring income, which increased 19 percent yoy (+27 percent in constant euros). Additionally, <a href="https://shareholdersandinvestors.bbva.com/informes/inf-trim-1t24-home/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">between January and March</a>, BBVA added 2.8 million new customers, 67 percent of them digitally; and channeled €20 billion in sustainable business.]]>
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