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                    <title>The Frontiers of Knowledge Award goes to Philip Kitcher for his humanistic approach to science</title>
                    <link>https://www.bbva.com/en/the-frontiers-of-knowledge-award-goes-to-philip-kitcher-for-his-humanistic-approach-to-science/</link>
                    <pubDate>Tue, 08 Apr 2025 14:40:43 +0000</pubDate>
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                        <![CDATA[María Prados]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Education]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Frontiers of knowledge]]>
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                            <![CDATA[The <a href="https://www.frontiersofknowledgeawards-fbbva.es/noticias/17-edition-humanities-philip-kitcher-humanist-philosopher/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">BBVA Foundation Frontiers of Knowledge Award in the Humanities</a> category has gone in this seventeenth edition to the Anglo-American philosopher Philip Kitcher, described by the committee as a “humanistic intellectual” whose trailblazing work addresses a broad spectrum of the core questions of our time.]]>
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                            <![CDATA[The <a href="https://www.frontiersofknowledgeawards-fbbva.es/noticias/17-edition-humanities-philip-kitcher-humanist-philosopher/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">BBVA Foundation Frontiers of Knowledge Award in the Humanities</a> category has gone in this seventeenth edition to the Anglo-American philosopher Philip Kitcher, described by the committee as a “humanistic intellectual” whose trailblazing work addresses a broad spectrum of the core questions of our time.]]>
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                    <title>BBVA Foundation awards the psychologists who changed the way we understand and predict human behavior</title>
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                    <pubDate>Wed, 12 Mar 2025 10:06:21 +0000</pubDate>
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                        <![CDATA[Patricia Casas]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Awards]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Frontiers of knowledge]]>
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                                                                <guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.bbva.com/?p=1088852</guid>
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                            <![CDATA[The BBVA<a href="https://www.frontiersofknowledgeawards-fbbva.es/noticias/frontiers-knowledge-award-17-edition-social-sciences-to-social-psychologists-ajzen-albarracin-banaji-greenwald-petty/" target="_blank" rel="noopener"> Foundation Frontiers of Knowledge Award in Social Sciences</a> has gone in this seventeenth edition to social psychologists Icek Ajzen (University of Massachusetts Amherst), Dolores Albarracín (University of Pennsylvania), Mahzarin Banaji (Harvard University), Anthony Greenwald (University of Washington) and Richard Petty (Ohio State University) for their innovative contributions that have revolutionized the attitude theory and its practical applications.]]>
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                            <![CDATA[The BBVA<a href="https://www.frontiersofknowledgeawards-fbbva.es/noticias/frontiers-knowledge-award-17-edition-social-sciences-to-social-psychologists-ajzen-albarracin-banaji-greenwald-petty/" target="_blank" rel="noopener"> Foundation Frontiers of Knowledge Award in Social Sciences</a> has gone in this seventeenth edition to social psychologists Icek Ajzen (University of Massachusetts Amherst), Dolores Albarracín (University of Pennsylvania), Mahzarin Banaji (Harvard University), Anthony Greenwald (University of Washington) and Richard Petty (Ohio State University) for their innovative contributions that have revolutionized the attitude theory and its practical applications.]]>
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                    <title>BBVA and the Roca brothers extend their global partnership to 2027 following a decade of close-knit collaboration as brand ambassadors</title>
                    <link>https://www.bbva.com/en/bbva-and-the-roca-brothers-extend-their-global-partnership-to-2027-following-a-decade-of-close-knit-collaboration-as-brand-ambassadors/</link>
                    <pubDate>Fri, 18 Oct 2024 08:09:21 +0000</pubDate>
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                        <![CDATA[Teresa Andrés Blanco]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Sponsorship]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Sustainability]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Sustainable gastronomy]]>
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                            <![CDATA[BBVA and the owners of El Celler de Can Roca have renewed their partnership for three more years. On the 10th anniversary of the sponsorship, they are celebrating this alliance that has emerged from their shared values, and plan to continue developing new projects.]]>
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                            <![CDATA[BBVA and the owners of El Celler de Can Roca have renewed their partnership for three more years. On the 10th anniversary of the sponsorship, they are celebrating this alliance that has emerged from their shared values, and plan to continue developing new projects.]]>
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                    <title>BBVA’s Onur Genç ranked the world’s most influential Turkish executive</title>
                    <link>https://www.bbva.com/en/tr/bbvas-onur-genc-ranked-the-worlds-most-influential-turkish-executive/</link>
                    <pubDate>Tue, 06 Feb 2024 08:18:51 +0000</pubDate>
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                        <![CDATA[Patricia Casas]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Current news]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Onur Genç]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Recognitions]]>
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                            <![CDATA[The CEO of BBVA Group has again claimed the top spot in the bi-annual ‘Global 50 Turkish Leaders’ list by Türkiye’s leading financial magazine Capital. The publication has taken the pulse of the business world and shared valuable insights since 1993.]]>
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                            <![CDATA[The CEO of BBVA Group has again claimed the top spot in the bi-annual ‘Global 50 Turkish Leaders’ list by Türkiye’s leading financial magazine Capital. The publication has taken the pulse of the business world and shared valuable insights since 1993.]]>
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                    <title>BBVA recognized as best bank in Peru in 2023 by The Banker</title>
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                    <pubDate>Thu, 07 Dec 2023 16:39:42 +0000</pubDate>
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                        <![CDATA[Pamela López]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Awards]]>
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                            <![CDATA[The British magazine, which belongs to the Financial Times, has crowned BBVA as the best financial institution in Peru for its progress toward digitalization and sustainability. It also recognized BBVA as Bank of the Year in Latin America thanks to its ability to outperform its competitors, not only in Peru but throughout the wider region.]]>
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                            <![CDATA[The British magazine, which belongs to the Financial Times, has crowned BBVA as the best financial institution in Peru for its progress toward digitalization and sustainability. It also recognized BBVA as Bank of the Year in Latin America thanks to its ability to outperform its competitors, not only in Peru but throughout the wider region.]]>
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                    <title>BBVA with Turkey</title>
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                    <pubDate>Fri, 10 Feb 2023 09:11:49 +0000</pubDate>
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                        <![CDATA[Santiago Romero]]>
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                            <![CDATA[The BBVA Chair and CEO jointly address the bank’s employees in a post on the internal blog, <strong>The Pulse</strong>. Both express their solidarity and support for the families affected by the earthquakes in Turkey and Syria. "These are trying times for all of our colleagues in Turkey. We send our deepest sympathies to all and our thoughts and prayers are with all those affected.]]>
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                            <![CDATA[The BBVA Chair and CEO jointly address the bank’s employees in a post on the internal blog, <strong>The Pulse</strong>. Both express their solidarity and support for the families affected by the earthquakes in Turkey and Syria. "These are trying times for all of our colleagues in Turkey. We send our deepest sympathies to all and our thoughts and prayers are with all those affected.]]>
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                    <title>Garanti BBVA posts highest loan growth in TL in 1Q22</title>
                    <link>https://www.bbva.com/en/tr/garanti-bbva-posts-highest-loan-growth-in-tl-in-1q22/</link>
                    <pubDate>Mon, 25 Apr 2022 10:28:57 +0000</pubDate>
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                        <![CDATA[E056849]]>
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                            <![CDATA[Garanti BBVA reported its financial results for the first quarter of 2022, posting a net income of TL 8.26 billion, and TL 953.35 billion in assets. Garanti BBVA CEO Recep Baştuğ called attention to the bank’s performance in lending, with the loan portfolio soaring 17 percent to TL 309 billion. “It was a quarter in which we gained market share from the sector in both TL and foreign currency loans, and we are the leader in consumer loans among private banks,” he said. The bank provided a total of TL 712.12 billion in cash and non-cash loans.]]>
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                            <![CDATA[Garanti BBVA reported its financial results for the first quarter of 2022, posting a net income of TL 8.26 billion, and TL 953.35 billion in assets. Garanti BBVA CEO Recep Baştuğ called attention to the bank’s performance in lending, with the loan portfolio soaring 17 percent to TL 309 billion. “It was a quarter in which we gained market share from the sector in both TL and foreign currency loans, and we are the leader in consumer loans among private banks,” he said. The bank provided a total of TL 712.12 billion in cash and non-cash loans.]]>
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                    <title>Carlos Torres Vila is re-elected to BBVA Board, with 98 percent of the votes</title>
                    <link>https://www.bbva.com/en/economy-and-finance/carlos-torres-vila-is-re-elected-to-bbva-board-with-98-percent-of-the-votes/</link>
                    <pubDate>Fri, 18 Mar 2022 17:36:02 +0000</pubDate>
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                        <![CDATA[Miguel Rodríguez Canfranc]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Shareholders' meeting]]>
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                            <![CDATA[BBVA Chair Carlos Torres Vila was re-elected as a Board member with 98 percent of the votes at the Annual General Meeting, held on Friday in Bilbao. The Group’s CEO Onur Genç was also re-elected with 99 percent of the votes. The AGM was held under a mixed format (remote and onsite), with a quorum of 65 percent.]]>
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                            <![CDATA[BBVA Chair Carlos Torres Vila was re-elected as a Board member with 98 percent of the votes at the Annual General Meeting, held on Friday in Bilbao. The Group’s CEO Onur Genç was also re-elected with 99 percent of the votes. The AGM was held under a mixed format (remote and onsite), with a quorum of 65 percent.]]>
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                    <title>Garanti BBVA named Turkey's Best Investment Bank</title>
                    <link>https://www.bbva.com/en/tr/garanti-bbva-named-turkeys-best-investment-bank/</link>
                    <pubDate>Thu, 17 Mar 2022 09:25:37 +0000</pubDate>
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                        <![CDATA[Manuel Calvente Orden]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Current news]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Recognitions]]>
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                            <![CDATA[<a href="https://www.bbva.com/en/tr/garanti-bbva-named-best-retail-bank-by-world-finance-magazine/">For the fifth time in the past six years</a>, Garanti BBVA was named Turkey's Best Investment Bank by Global Finance, one of the world's leading financial magazines. The award confirms the bank’s expertise and reliability in international energy projects and major investments.]]>
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                            <![CDATA[<a href="https://www.bbva.com/en/tr/garanti-bbva-named-best-retail-bank-by-world-finance-magazine/">For the fifth time in the past six years</a>, Garanti BBVA was named Turkey's Best Investment Bank by Global Finance, one of the world's leading financial magazines. The award confirms the bank’s expertise and reliability in international energy projects and major investments.]]>
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                    <title>"In 2021 and 2022, we expect to distribute more than €7 billion to our shareholders"</title>
                    <link>https://www.bbva.com/en/in-2021-and-2022-we-expect-to-distribute-more-than-e7-billion-to-our-shareholders/</link>
                    <pubDate>Mon, 17 Jan 2022 06:03:06 +0000</pubDate>
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                        <![CDATA[Santiago Romero]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Banking]]>
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                                <![CDATA[BBVA Podcast]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Carlos Torres Vila]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Current news]]>
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                            <![CDATA[BBVA Chair <a href="https://www.bbva.com/en/biography/carlos-torres-vila/">Carlos Torres Vila</a> announced in an interview posted to the bank’s corporate website that, “In 2021 and 2022 we expect to distribute more than €7 billion to our shareholders, or nearly 20 percent of the bank’s current market capitalization.” This figure includes the share buyback program and the expected dividends for both years. As for the excess capital held by BBVA, Carlos Torres Vila said that the priority is “profitable growth,” but he did not rule out “additional distributions” to shareholders. The bank’s goal is to be in its target range of 11.5-12 percent in 2024.]]>
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                            <![CDATA[BBVA Chair <a href="https://www.bbva.com/en/biography/carlos-torres-vila/">Carlos Torres Vila</a> announced in an interview posted to the bank’s corporate website that, “In 2021 and 2022 we expect to distribute more than €7 billion to our shareholders, or nearly 20 percent of the bank’s current market capitalization.” This figure includes the share buyback program and the expected dividends for both years. As for the excess capital held by BBVA, Carlos Torres Vila said that the priority is “profitable growth,” but he did not rule out “additional distributions” to shareholders. The bank’s goal is to be in its target range of 11.5-12 percent in 2024.]]>
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