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                    <title>New York Climate Week 2025: Sustainability Is Still Here to Stay</title>
                    <link>https://www.bbva.com/en/sustainability/new-york-climate-week-2025-sustainability-is-still-here-to-stay/</link>
                    <pubDate>Thu, 09 Oct 2025 06:39:11 +0000</pubDate>
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                        <![CDATA[T050361]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Analysis and opinion]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Climate]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Sustainability]]>
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                            <![CDATA[Antoni Ballabriga, Global Head of Sustainability Intelligence at BBVA, shares the key takeaways from <a href="https://www.bbva.com/en/sustainability/bbva-recognized-at-new-york-climate-week-for-its-client-financing-and-decarbonization-model/">New York Climate Week 2025</a>, within the broader framework of the UN General Assembly. Climate Week NYC is widely regarded as a flagship event in championing sustainability alongside the COP conferences.]]>
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                            <![CDATA[Antoni Ballabriga, Global Head of Sustainability Intelligence at BBVA, shares the key takeaways from <a href="https://www.bbva.com/en/sustainability/bbva-recognized-at-new-york-climate-week-for-its-client-financing-and-decarbonization-model/">New York Climate Week 2025</a>, within the broader framework of the UN General Assembly. Climate Week NYC is widely regarded as a flagship event in championing sustainability alongside the COP conferences.]]>
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                    <title>CERAWeek 2025: Back to the Future</title>
                    <link>https://www.bbva.com/en/opinion/ceraweek-2025-back-to-the-future/</link>
                    <pubDate>Fri, 21 Mar 2025 13:18:02 +0000</pubDate>
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                        <![CDATA[Teresa Andrés Blanco]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Analysis and opinion]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Strategy]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Sustainability]]>
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                            <![CDATA[The <a href="https://www.ceraweek.com/en/about">CERAWeek 2025</a> conference, held in Houston, Texas, from March 10 to 14, brought together more than 10,000 participants from the energy, technology, financial, and public sectors, representing over 2,000 companies from 80 different countries. This year’s motto, “Moving Ahead: Energy Strategies for a Complex World,” sought to address the dilemma of balancing energy security, affordability, and decarbonization through the lens of pragmatism and realism.]]>
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                            <![CDATA[The <a href="https://www.ceraweek.com/en/about">CERAWeek 2025</a> conference, held in Houston, Texas, from March 10 to 14, brought together more than 10,000 participants from the energy, technology, financial, and public sectors, representing over 2,000 companies from 80 different countries. This year’s motto, “Moving Ahead: Energy Strategies for a Complex World,” sought to address the dilemma of balancing energy security, affordability, and decarbonization through the lens of pragmatism and realism.]]>
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                    <title>2020, a year to build a better future</title>
                    <link>https://www.bbva.com/en/opinion/2020-a-year-to-build-a-better-future/</link>
                    <pubDate>Mon, 14 Dec 2020 10:47:56 +0000</pubDate>
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                        <![CDATA[Alexandra Rojas Rodríguez]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Analysis and opinion]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Carlos Torres Vila]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Onur Genç]]>
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                            <![CDATA[The chairman and CEO of BBVA jointly address the bank’s employees in a post on the internal blog, The Pulse. Both take stock of the year that is coming to an end, but above all, look forward to 2021 with hope: "This crisis has shown that we are the best team and that, together, not only can we tackle huge challenges, but we can also take advantage of all the opportunities that this new environment affords us."]]>
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                            <![CDATA[The chairman and CEO of BBVA jointly address the bank’s employees in a post on the internal blog, The Pulse. Both take stock of the year that is coming to an end, but above all, look forward to 2021 with hope: "This crisis has shown that we are the best team and that, together, not only can we tackle huge challenges, but we can also take advantage of all the opportunities that this new environment affords us."]]>
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                    <title>We think big</title>
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                    <pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2020 00:20:02 +0000</pubDate>
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                        <![CDATA[Santiago Romero]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Analysis and opinion]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Creating opportunities]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Onur Genç]]>
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                            <![CDATA[In the internal blog ‘The Pulse’, BBVA CEO Onur Genç talks about the meaning of "Thinking big", one of BBVA's values. This value is key as it reminds us that "we can do more so that we can further impact people’s lives and enhance their opportunities", he says.]]>
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                            <![CDATA[In the internal blog ‘The Pulse’, BBVA CEO Onur Genç talks about the meaning of "Thinking big", one of BBVA's values. This value is key as it reminds us that "we can do more so that we can further impact people’s lives and enhance their opportunities", he says.]]>
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                    <title>The current and future state of the U.S. mortgage industry</title>
                    <link>https://www.bbva.com/en/podcast-the-current-and-future-state-of-the-u-s-mortgage-industry/</link>
                    <pubDate>Thu, 27 Aug 2020 06:54:58 +0000</pubDate>
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                        <![CDATA[al.ortiz]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Analysis and opinion]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Coronavirus]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Current news]]>
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                            <![CDATA[The mortgage scene can be a complex one. During normal times, consumers find themselves with a lot of questions that need to be answered in order to make an informed decision on one of the biggest milestones in their lifetimes.]]>
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                            <![CDATA[The mortgage scene can be a complex one. During normal times, consumers find themselves with a lot of questions that need to be answered in order to make an informed decision on one of the biggest milestones in their lifetimes.]]>
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                    <title>Finance & Tech: Collaborate and Win</title>
                    <link>https://www.bbva.com/en/finance-tech-collaborate-and-win/</link>
                    <pubDate>Mon, 24 Aug 2020 15:07:15 +0000</pubDate>
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                        <![CDATA[Tristan Grimble]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Analysis and opinion]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Digital banking]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Fintech]]>
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                            <![CDATA[In early August, <a href="http://www.bbvausa.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener">BBVA USA</a> announced it would be one of a few early adopter banks <a href="https://www.bbva.com/en/bbva-usa-announces-collaboration-with-google-to-offer-digital-bank-accounts/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">collaborating with Google</a> on a digital bank account to be offered via Google Pay and launched in early 2021.]]>
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                            <![CDATA[In early August, <a href="http://www.bbvausa.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener">BBVA USA</a> announced it would be one of a few early adopter banks <a href="https://www.bbva.com/en/bbva-usa-announces-collaboration-with-google-to-offer-digital-bank-accounts/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">collaborating with Google</a> on a digital bank account to be offered via Google Pay and launched in early 2021.]]>
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                    <title>The future of banking is at the door; and it’s knocking even louder for LMI communities</title>
                    <link>https://www.bbva.com/en/the-future-of-banking-is-at-the-door-and-its-knocking-even-louder-for-lmi-communities/</link>
                    <pubDate>Wed, 05 Aug 2020 16:24:39 +0000</pubDate>
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                        <![CDATA[al.ortiz]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Analysis and opinion]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Coronavirus]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Corporate Responsibility]]>
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                            <![CDATA[In BBVA USA’s announcement <a href="https://www.bbva.com/en/bbva-usa-announces-it-will-open-15-new-branches-across-its-texas-footprint/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">regarding the opening of 15 new branches across Texas</a>, the bank showed its commitment to weaving its groundbreaking digital capabilities into traditional face-to-face interactions, a concept that continues to be relevant in today’s banking industry.]]>
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                            <![CDATA[In BBVA USA’s announcement <a href="https://www.bbva.com/en/bbva-usa-announces-it-will-open-15-new-branches-across-its-texas-footprint/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">regarding the opening of 15 new branches across Texas</a>, the bank showed its commitment to weaving its groundbreaking digital capabilities into traditional face-to-face interactions, a concept that continues to be relevant in today’s banking industry.]]>
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                    <title>Social and sustainable bonds are moving forward steadily and without hesitation</title>
                    <link>https://www.bbva.com/en/sustainability/social-and-sustainable-bonds-are-moving-forward-steadily-and-without-hesitation/</link>
                    <pubDate>Fri, 31 Jul 2020 00:24:49 +0000</pubDate>
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                        <![CDATA[david.corral]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Analysis and opinion]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Bonds]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Coronavirus]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Responsible banking]]>
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                            <![CDATA[The COVID-19 crisis has driven greater awareness about social and sustainability bonds, which have been confirmed as timely and adequate financial instruments in the face of the new challenges ushered in by the global pandemic. Ángel Tejada, BBVA’s head of green and sustainable bonds uses this op-ed piece to analyze their performance and the outlook for this market.]]>
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                            <![CDATA[The COVID-19 crisis has driven greater awareness about social and sustainability bonds, which have been confirmed as timely and adequate financial instruments in the face of the new challenges ushered in by the global pandemic. Ángel Tejada, BBVA’s head of green and sustainable bonds uses this op-ed piece to analyze their performance and the outlook for this market.]]>
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                    <title>An unprecedented journey</title>
                    <link>https://www.bbva.com/en/opinion/an-unprecedented-journey/</link>
                    <pubDate>Fri, 24 Jul 2020 06:00:43 +0000</pubDate>
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                        <![CDATA[david.corral]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Analysis and opinion]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Coronavirus]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Onur Genç]]>
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                                                                <guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.bbva.com/?post_type=opinion&#038;p=774279</guid>
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                            <![CDATA[In the internal blog ‘<a href="https://thepulse.bbva.com/en/blog/category/general/"><strong>The Pulse’</strong></a>, BBVA CEO Onur Genç shares his experience during his virtual journey meeting employees from all the countries where BBVA operates. "Although today much of our energy is justifiably focused on the response to the crisis, to protect the health and safety of those around us and continue to serve our customers, we all also acknowledged that our strategic plan is more valid and relevant than ever", he says.]]>
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                            <![CDATA[In the internal blog ‘<a href="https://thepulse.bbva.com/en/blog/category/general/"><strong>The Pulse’</strong></a>, BBVA CEO Onur Genç shares his experience during his virtual journey meeting employees from all the countries where BBVA operates. "Although today much of our energy is justifiably focused on the response to the crisis, to protect the health and safety of those around us and continue to serve our customers, we all also acknowledged that our strategic plan is more valid and relevant than ever", he says.]]>
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                    <title>BBVA Research weighs economic impact of U.S. 2020 presidential election</title>
                    <link>https://www.bbva.com/en/bbva-research-weighs-economic-impact-of-u-s-2020-presidential-election/</link>
                    <pubDate>Wed, 22 Jul 2020 20:19:29 +0000</pubDate>
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                        <![CDATA[Lori Moore]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Analysis and opinion]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Economy]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Elections]]>
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                            <![CDATA[The <a href="https://www.bbvaresearch.com/en/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">BBVA Research</a> team published its insights into the economic impact of possible presidential election outcomes in 2020, noting that a divided government is unlikely to make significant policy changes, resulting in a continuation of the status quo in terms of growth.]]>
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                            <![CDATA[The <a href="https://www.bbvaresearch.com/en/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">BBVA Research</a> team published its insights into the economic impact of possible presidential election outcomes in 2020, noting that a divided government is unlikely to make significant policy changes, resulting in a continuation of the status quo in terms of growth.]]>
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