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                    <title>Mexico set to grow through nearshoring</title>
                    <link>https://www.bbva.com/en/economy-and-finance/mexico-set-to-grow-through-nearshoring/</link>
                    <pubDate>Mon, 09 Oct 2023 15:02:23 +0000</pubDate>
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                        <![CDATA[Armando Reyna]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Geostrategy]]>
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                            <![CDATA[The nearshoring trend for Mexico has generated an interesting debate with different stances and views on the subject... some based on hard evidence and others built on assumptions. So what is the real story in Mexico when it comes to nearshoring? How real are the benefits? Are there any nasty side effects?]]>
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                            <![CDATA[The nearshoring trend for Mexico has generated an interesting debate with different stances and views on the subject... some based on hard evidence and others built on assumptions. So what is the real story in Mexico when it comes to nearshoring? How real are the benefits? Are there any nasty side effects?]]>
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                    <title>BBVA, five years promoting the G20 for businesses</title>
                    <link>https://www.bbva.com/en/bbva-five-years-promoting-the-g20-for-businesses/</link>
                    <pubDate>Mon, 20 Jan 2020 09:16:57 +0000</pubDate>
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                        <![CDATA[Pablo Antón Garrote]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Economy]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Geostrategy]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Macroeconomics analysis]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Sustainable Development Goals]]>
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                            <![CDATA[The B20 - or “G20 for businesses” - is a forum of private international companies that provides recommendations to the G20 to address the most relevant challenges of the global economic and financial agenda. This year, Saudi Arabia will preside over the meeting. BBVA has played a very active role in the B20 since 2015, thanks to BBVA Executive Board Member <a href="https://www.bbva.com/en/biography/jose-manuel-gonzalez-paramo/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">José Manuel González-Páramo</a>, who serves as Vice Chair of the Finance and Infrastructure Task Force.]]>
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                            <![CDATA[The B20 - or “G20 for businesses” - is a forum of private international companies that provides recommendations to the G20 to address the most relevant challenges of the global economic and financial agenda. This year, Saudi Arabia will preside over the meeting. BBVA has played a very active role in the B20 since 2015, thanks to BBVA Executive Board Member <a href="https://www.bbva.com/en/biography/jose-manuel-gonzalez-paramo/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">José Manuel González-Páramo</a>, who serves as Vice Chair of the Finance and Infrastructure Task Force.]]>
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                    <title>"A global economic recession is not the base scenario in the short-term"</title>
                    <link>https://www.bbva.com/en/a-global-economic-recession-is-not-the-base-scenario-in-the-short-term/</link>
                    <pubDate>Fri, 29 Nov 2019 17:33:27 +0000</pubDate>
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                        <![CDATA[Carmen Álvarez]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Geostrategy]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Macroeconomics]]>
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                            <![CDATA[BBVA’s Executive Board Member, José Manuel González-Páramo, discussed the current status and outlook for the global economy at the 24th S'Agaró Economic Symposium. His main message was that: “The deceleration of the global economy seems to be stabilizing", with growth close to its potential. He therefore ruled out the “risk of recession”, which “is not the base scenario in the short-term.”]]>
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                            <![CDATA[BBVA’s Executive Board Member, José Manuel González-Páramo, discussed the current status and outlook for the global economy at the 24th S'Agaró Economic Symposium. His main message was that: “The deceleration of the global economy seems to be stabilizing", with growth close to its potential. He therefore ruled out the “risk of recession”, which “is not the base scenario in the short-term.”]]>
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                    <title>Which countries are the most digitally advanced?</title>
                    <link>https://www.bbva.com/en/innovation/which-countries-are-the-most-digitally-advanced/</link>
                    <pubDate>Wed, 10 Apr 2019 00:03:33 +0000</pubDate>
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                        <![CDATA[Ana Cabirta]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Digital Economics]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Geostrategy]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Transformation]]>
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                            <![CDATA[Thanks to DiGiX 2018, <a href="https://www.bbvaresearch.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">BBVA Research’s</a> multidimensional digitization index, it is possible to compare which countries are the most advanced in this area, and discover their strengths and weaknesses. The index analyzes the economies of 99 different countries.  Top in the ranking are Luxembourg, the U.S. the Netherlands, Singapore and Hong Kong, while Malaysia, South Africa, Chile and Costa Rica are regional leaders.]]>
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                            <![CDATA[Thanks to DiGiX 2018, <a href="https://www.bbvaresearch.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">BBVA Research’s</a> multidimensional digitization index, it is possible to compare which countries are the most advanced in this area, and discover their strengths and weaknesses. The index analyzes the economies of 99 different countries.  Top in the ranking are Luxembourg, the U.S. the Netherlands, Singapore and Hong Kong, while Malaysia, South Africa, Chile and Costa Rica are regional leaders.]]>
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                    <title>“There has been a window of opportunity, which has clearly been missed by Europe”</title>
                    <link>https://www.bbva.com/en/there-has-been-a-window-of-opportunity-which-has-clearly-been-missed-by-europe/</link>
                    <pubDate>Mon, 17 Dec 2018 13:55:15 +0000</pubDate>
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                        <![CDATA[Carmen Álvarez]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Economic analysis]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Economy]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Geostrategy]]>
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                            <![CDATA[Speaking at the<a href="http://www.febaf.it/" target="_blank" rel="noopener"> Rome Investment Forum</a>, <a href="http://ec2-52-214-14-241.eu-west-1.compute.amazonaws.com/es/los-mercados-terminan-la-semana-con-signo-negativo/">José Manuel González-Páramo </a>weighted on the future of three key projects for the European Union: the banking union, the capital markets union and the fiscal union. This discussion took place at a key moment for the European bloc, after the meetings held in the last Eurogroup, in the Ecofin and the European Council.  “During this year 2018 there has been a window of opportunity, which has clearly been missed by Europe to implement the necessary reforms,” he noted.]]>
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                            <![CDATA[Speaking at the<a href="http://www.febaf.it/" target="_blank" rel="noopener"> Rome Investment Forum</a>, <a href="http://ec2-52-214-14-241.eu-west-1.compute.amazonaws.com/es/los-mercados-terminan-la-semana-con-signo-negativo/">José Manuel González-Páramo </a>weighted on the future of three key projects for the European Union: the banking union, the capital markets union and the fiscal union. This discussion took place at a key moment for the European bloc, after the meetings held in the last Eurogroup, in the Ecofin and the European Council.  “During this year 2018 there has been a window of opportunity, which has clearly been missed by Europe to implement the necessary reforms,” he noted.]]>
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                    <title>"Europe plays a relevant role in defense of free trade"</title>
                    <link>https://www.bbva.com/en/europe-plays-a-relevant-role-in-defense-of-free-trade/</link>
                    <pubDate>Thu, 13 Dec 2018 19:15:52 +0000</pubDate>
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                        <![CDATA[Carmen Álvarez]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Geostrategy]]>
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                                <![CDATA[International trade]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Macroeconomics]]>
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                            <![CDATA[The world has recently taken a turn toward trade protectionism. Given this situation, at a forum in Madrid, BBVA Executive Board Member <a href="https://www.bbva.com/en/biography/jose-manuel-gonzalez-paramo/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">José Manuel González-Páramo</a> proposed committing to multilateralism through the World Trade Organization. He expects “Europe to play a relevant role” in this movement. These efforts are essential, he maintained, because protectionism threatens global growth.]]>
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                            <![CDATA[The world has recently taken a turn toward trade protectionism. Given this situation, at a forum in Madrid, BBVA Executive Board Member <a href="https://www.bbva.com/en/biography/jose-manuel-gonzalez-paramo/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">José Manuel González-Páramo</a> proposed committing to multilateralism through the World Trade Organization. He expects “Europe to play a relevant role” in this movement. These efforts are essential, he maintained, because protectionism threatens global growth.]]>
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                    <title>Infrastructure investment, key for global development</title>
                    <link>https://www.bbva.com/en/infrastructure-investment-key-global-development/</link>
                    <pubDate>Mon, 06 Aug 2018 23:00:18 +0000</pubDate>
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                        <![CDATA[Celia Ruiz Alfonsea]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Economy]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Geostrategy]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Macroeconomics analysis]]>
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                            <![CDATA[International investment in infrastructure projects continues to be insufficient. This is the conclusion reached at the <a href="http://www.b20argentina.info/Home/Index" target="_blank" rel="noopener">B20</a> summit where global companies provided guidance to the <a href="https://www.g20.org/es" target="_blank" rel="noopener">G20</a>. According to the task force charged with studying growth and infrastructure financing, the infrastructure investment gap needs to be resolved to exploit the sector's enormous potential and drive more inclusive development.]]>
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                            <![CDATA[International investment in infrastructure projects continues to be insufficient. This is the conclusion reached at the <a href="http://www.b20argentina.info/Home/Index" target="_blank" rel="noopener">B20</a> summit where global companies provided guidance to the <a href="https://www.g20.org/es" target="_blank" rel="noopener">G20</a>. According to the task force charged with studying growth and infrastructure financing, the infrastructure investment gap needs to be resolved to exploit the sector's enormous potential and drive more inclusive development.]]>
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                    <title>Is there a trade war between the United States and China?</title>
                    <link>https://www.bbva.com/en/trade-war-united-states-china/</link>
                    <pubDate>Thu, 12 Apr 2018 00:41:46 +0000</pubDate>
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                        <![CDATA[Carmen Álvarez]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Geostrategy]]>
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                                <![CDATA[International trade]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Macroeconomics]]>
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                            <![CDATA[Fears of a trade war between the U.S. and China are escalating by the day. Trump announced extra duties on 10% of Chinese imports and the two world powers have entered into a “tit-for-tat” trade retaliation that has unnerved investors and shaken financial markets. Nevertheless, the likelihood that these skirmishes will turn into a full-blown trade war are still low, as explained in a BBVA Research <a href="https://www.bbvaresearch.com/en/publicaciones/china-trading-blows-with-the-u-s/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">report</a>.]]>
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                            <![CDATA[Fears of a trade war between the U.S. and China are escalating by the day. Trump announced extra duties on 10% of Chinese imports and the two world powers have entered into a “tit-for-tat” trade retaliation that has unnerved investors and shaken financial markets. Nevertheless, the likelihood that these skirmishes will turn into a full-blown trade war are still low, as explained in a BBVA Research <a href="https://www.bbvaresearch.com/en/publicaciones/china-trading-blows-with-the-u-s/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">report</a>.]]>
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                    <title>"The United States and Europe, united, are much stronger"</title>
                    <link>https://www.bbva.com/en/united-states-europe-united-much-stronger/</link>
                    <pubDate>Mon, 09 Apr 2018 15:46:35 +0000</pubDate>
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                        <![CDATA[Blanca González del Fresno]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Economy]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Geostrategy]]>
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                                <![CDATA[International trade]]>
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                            <![CDATA[Europe and the U.S. need to promote global trade and services standards. And to do this, they must keep relying on multilateral agreements, which set out a strategic position with respect to third parties from a commercial, economic and political point of view. "The United States and Europe, united, are much stronger," said <a href="https://www.bbva.com/en/biography/jose-manuel-gonzalez-paramo/">José Manuel González-Páramo</a>, Executive Member of the Board, Head of Global Economics, Regulation and Public Affairs at BBVA, in Barcelona on Monday.]]>
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                            <![CDATA[Europe and the U.S. need to promote global trade and services standards. And to do this, they must keep relying on multilateral agreements, which set out a strategic position with respect to third parties from a commercial, economic and political point of view. "The United States and Europe, united, are much stronger," said <a href="https://www.bbva.com/en/biography/jose-manuel-gonzalez-paramo/">José Manuel González-Páramo</a>, Executive Member of the Board, Head of Global Economics, Regulation and Public Affairs at BBVA, in Barcelona on Monday.]]>
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                    <title>BBVA takes part in B20 technology meeting in Bilbao</title>
                    <link>https://www.bbva.com/en/bbva-takes-part-b20-technology-meeting-bilbao/</link>
                    <pubDate>Mon, 12 Mar 2018 10:25:35 +0000</pubDate>
                    <dc:creator>
                        <![CDATA[Blanca González del Fresno]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Digital Economics]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Economy]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Geostrategy]]>
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                            <![CDATA[Over 300 businessmen Monday took part in a meeting in Bilbao of the Business 20 (B20) –a corporate forum of the G20. The companies present at the meeting are at the vanguard of digitalization and industry 4.0. At the start of the event, <a href="https://www.bbva.com/en/biography/jose-manuel-gonzalez-paramo/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">José Manuel González-Páramo</a>, BBVA Executive Board member and vice president of <a href="http://www.b20argentina.info/TaskForce/TaskForceDetail?taskForceId=992ff1ac-9d71-483e-afca-42e29ed478f3" target="_blank" rel="noopener">one of the B20 task forces</a>, called for “greater cooperation between the public and private sectors” to meet the challenges posed by the new digital economy.]]>
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                            <![CDATA[Over 300 businessmen Monday took part in a meeting in Bilbao of the Business 20 (B20) –a corporate forum of the G20. The companies present at the meeting are at the vanguard of digitalization and industry 4.0. At the start of the event, <a href="https://www.bbva.com/en/biography/jose-manuel-gonzalez-paramo/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">José Manuel González-Páramo</a>, BBVA Executive Board member and vice president of <a href="http://www.b20argentina.info/TaskForce/TaskForceDetail?taskForceId=992ff1ac-9d71-483e-afca-42e29ed478f3" target="_blank" rel="noopener">one of the B20 task forces</a>, called for “greater cooperation between the public and private sectors” to meet the challenges posed by the new digital economy.]]>
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