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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>"The ECB should encourage public-private cooperation in the design of the digital euro"</title>
                    <link>https://www.bbva.com/en/innovation/the-ecb-should-encourage-public-private-cooperation-in-the-design-of-the-digital-euro/</link>
                    <pubDate>Fri, 25 Jun 2021 08:23:33 +0000</pubDate>
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                        <![CDATA[Carmen Álvarez]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Central banks]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Digital coins]]>
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                            <![CDATA[The debate on the desirability of a <a href="https://www.bbva.com/en/innovation/what-are-the-differences-between-a-digital-currency-and-a-cryptocurrency/">digital euro</a>, issued by the European Central Bank, has been growing in recent weeks. Today, at a seminar organised by the European Banking Federation, Pablo Urbiola, from BBVA's Digital Regulation team, said that "the ECB should rely on public-private cooperation, leveraging the strengths of all players."]]>
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                            <![CDATA[The debate on the desirability of a <a href="https://www.bbva.com/en/innovation/what-are-the-differences-between-a-digital-currency-and-a-cryptocurrency/">digital euro</a>, issued by the European Central Bank, has been growing in recent weeks. Today, at a seminar organised by the European Banking Federation, Pablo Urbiola, from BBVA's Digital Regulation team, said that "the ECB should rely on public-private cooperation, leveraging the strengths of all players."]]>
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                    <title>A coordinated response in Europe to the COVID-19 crisis</title>
                    <link>https://www.bbva.com/en/a-coordinated-response-in-europe-to-the-covid-19-crisis/</link>
                    <pubDate>Fri, 20 Mar 2020 02:15:34 +0000</pubDate>
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                        <![CDATA[Carmen Álvarez]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Central banks]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Coronavirus]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Macroeconomics]]>
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                            <![CDATA[The spread of coronavirus to several countries has led to a very charged reaction in the markets. The World Health Organization’s declaration of a global COVID-19 pandemic led to a number of immediate actions from the central banks and, concretely, <a href="https://www.ecb.europa.eu/press/pr/date/2020/html/ecb.pr200312_2~06c32dabd1.en.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">the European Central Bank (ECB)</a>, as well as governments and other authorities in Europe. In a <a href="https://www.bbvaresearch.com/en/publicaciones/ecb-reaction/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">note</a>, BBVA Research indicates that “the adoption of these measures is positive.” However, it feels that the monetary policy measures should be accompanied by a coordinated fiscal response from the European Union, which has already begun to materialize in Europe with similar stimulus plans between different countries.]]>
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                            <![CDATA[The spread of coronavirus to several countries has led to a very charged reaction in the markets. The World Health Organization’s declaration of a global COVID-19 pandemic led to a number of immediate actions from the central banks and, concretely, <a href="https://www.ecb.europa.eu/press/pr/date/2020/html/ecb.pr200312_2~06c32dabd1.en.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">the European Central Bank (ECB)</a>, as well as governments and other authorities in Europe. In a <a href="https://www.bbvaresearch.com/en/publicaciones/ecb-reaction/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">note</a>, BBVA Research indicates that “the adoption of these measures is positive.” However, it feels that the monetary policy measures should be accompanied by a coordinated fiscal response from the European Union, which has already begun to materialize in Europe with similar stimulus plans between different countries.]]>
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                    <title>Central Bank Digital Currencies: the cross border dimension</title>
                    <link>https://www.bbva.com/en/opinion/central-bank-digital-currencies-the-cross-border-dimension/</link>
                    <pubDate>Fri, 06 Mar 2020 01:47:51 +0000</pubDate>
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                        <![CDATA[Pablo Antón Garrote]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Central banks]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Regulations]]>
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                            <![CDATA[On 21 January 2020 the BIS announced that a group of central banks (Canada, UK, Japan, Sweden Switzerland and the ECB) will share experience as they assess the potential cases for central bank digital currency (CBDC) in their home jurisdictions. This announcement illustrates the growing importance of the cross-border spillovers in the CBDC debate. <a href="https://internationalbanker.com/banking/central-bank-digital-currencies-the-cross-border-dimension/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">This article</a> summarizes the recent debate on CBDCs and the reasons why the debate is focusing more and more on the global implications.]]>
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                            <![CDATA[On 21 January 2020 the BIS announced that a group of central banks (Canada, UK, Japan, Sweden Switzerland and the ECB) will share experience as they assess the potential cases for central bank digital currency (CBDC) in their home jurisdictions. This announcement illustrates the growing importance of the cross-border spillovers in the CBDC debate. <a href="https://internationalbanker.com/banking/central-bank-digital-currencies-the-cross-border-dimension/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">This article</a> summarizes the recent debate on CBDCs and the reasons why the debate is focusing more and more on the global implications.]]>
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                    <title>Completion of Basel III: The final twist to banking regulation?</title>
                    <link>https://www.bbva.com/en/completion-of-basel-iii-the-final-twist-to-banking-regulation/</link>
                    <pubDate>Tue, 24 Dec 2019 01:20:15 +0000</pubDate>
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                        <![CDATA[Pablo Antón Garrote]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Central banks]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Economy]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Financial regulations]]>
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                                                                <guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.bbva.com/?p=716230</guid>
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                            <![CDATA[Last summer, European institutions greenlighted <a href="https://www.bbva.com/en/europe-approves-a-new-package-of-banking-measures/">the latest major banking reform package</a> (CRR2 or, as it was also known, the risk reduction package, or banking package). The announcement was well received in the market, as a clear indication that, after almost 10 years of regulatory reform, the definitive framework for credit institutions was finally starting to take shape.]]>
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                            <![CDATA[Last summer, European institutions greenlighted <a href="https://www.bbva.com/en/europe-approves-a-new-package-of-banking-measures/">the latest major banking reform package</a> (CRR2 or, as it was also known, the risk reduction package, or banking package). The announcement was well received in the market, as a clear indication that, after almost 10 years of regulatory reform, the definitive framework for credit institutions was finally starting to take shape.]]>
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                    <title>The €STR, a new rate for the euro area</title>
                    <link>https://www.bbva.com/en/the-estr-a-new-rate-for-the-euro-area/</link>
                    <pubDate>Fri, 04 Oct 2019 01:09:10 +0000</pubDate>
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                        <![CDATA[U518671]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Central banks]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Euro]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Interest rates]]>
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                            <![CDATA[The reform of the reference rates in the euro area to adapt to new regulations, promoted by the European Central Bank (ECB) along with other authorities, is taking shape. On October 2, the ECB began publishing a new overnight rate: the €STR.]]>
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                            <![CDATA[The reform of the reference rates in the euro area to adapt to new regulations, promoted by the European Central Bank (ECB) along with other authorities, is taking shape. On October 2, the ECB began publishing a new overnight rate: the €STR.]]>
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                    <title>ECB gearing up to act after summer</title>
                    <link>https://www.bbva.com/en/ecb-gearing-up-to-act-after-summer/</link>
                    <pubDate>Fri, 26 Jul 2019 15:01:52 +0000</pubDate>
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                        <![CDATA[Miguel Rodríguez Canfranc]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Central banks]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Emerging markets]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Interest rates]]>
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                            <![CDATA[The European Central Bank’s statement and press conference, following the monetary policy meeting held on Thursday, July 25, was one of those examples of pre-announcement of upcoming measures. “It seems quite clear now that a depo cut will be decided soon (we expect it for September now),” <a href="https://www.bbvaresearch.com/en/publicaciones/ecb-determination-to-act-after-holidays/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">says BBVA Research in its latest ECB Watch report</a>.]]>
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                            <![CDATA[The European Central Bank’s statement and press conference, following the monetary policy meeting held on Thursday, July 25, was one of those examples of pre-announcement of upcoming measures. “It seems quite clear now that a depo cut will be decided soon (we expect it for September now),” <a href="https://www.bbvaresearch.com/en/publicaciones/ecb-determination-to-act-after-holidays/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">says BBVA Research in its latest ECB Watch report</a>.]]>
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                    <title>What's the role of central banks in the face of cryptocurrencies' rise</title>
                    <link>https://www.bbva.com/en/innovation/whats-the-role-of-central-banks-in-the-face-of-cryptocurrencies-rise/</link>
                    <pubDate>Fri, 21 Jun 2019 14:17:04 +0000</pubDate>
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                        <![CDATA[miriam.gidron]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Blockchain]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Central banks]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Fintech]]>
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                            <![CDATA[Continuous innovation and the gradual decline of the use of cash are giving way to a new digital monetary system. According to <a href="https://www.bbva.com/en/biography/jose-manuel-gonzalez-paramo/">José Manuel González-Páramo</a>, executive director and head of global economics and public affairs at BBVA, central banks must define the new role they will play coming out of this transformation.]]>
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                            <![CDATA[Continuous innovation and the gradual decline of the use of cash are giving way to a new digital monetary system. According to <a href="https://www.bbva.com/en/biography/jose-manuel-gonzalez-paramo/">José Manuel González-Páramo</a>, executive director and head of global economics and public affairs at BBVA, central banks must define the new role they will play coming out of this transformation.]]>
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                    <title>ECB delays rate hike, opens door to more accommodative measures</title>
                    <link>https://www.bbva.com/en/ecb-delays-rate-hike-opens-door-to-more-accommodative-measures/</link>
                    <pubDate>Fri, 07 Jun 2019 11:47:14 +0000</pubDate>
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                        <![CDATA[Ana Cabirta]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Central banks]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Economy]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Macroeconomics]]>
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                            <![CDATA[The European Central Bank (<a href="https://www.ecb.europa.eu/home/html/index.en.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">ECB</a>) announced at<a href="https://www.ecb.europa.eu/press/pressconf/2019/html/ecb.is190606~32b6221806.en.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener"> yesterday’s meeting</a> its future guidance on rates, which will remain on hold at least until the first half of 2020. As noted by <a href="https://www.bbvaresearch.com/en/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">BBVA Research</a> in its <a href="https://www.bbvaresearch.com/en/publicaciones/ecb-more-dovishness-in-several-fronts/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">ECB Watch</a> report, the ECB is open to adopting further measures if necessary.  The ECB also announced the conditions of its TLTRO-III liquidity line.]]>
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                            <![CDATA[The European Central Bank (<a href="https://www.ecb.europa.eu/home/html/index.en.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">ECB</a>) announced at<a href="https://www.ecb.europa.eu/press/pressconf/2019/html/ecb.is190606~32b6221806.en.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener"> yesterday’s meeting</a> its future guidance on rates, which will remain on hold at least until the first half of 2020. As noted by <a href="https://www.bbvaresearch.com/en/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">BBVA Research</a> in its <a href="https://www.bbvaresearch.com/en/publicaciones/ecb-more-dovishness-in-several-fronts/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">ECB Watch</a> report, the ECB is open to adopting further measures if necessary.  The ECB also announced the conditions of its TLTRO-III liquidity line.]]>
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                    <title>How low interest rates impact bank profitability</title>
                    <link>https://www.bbva.com/en/how-low-interest-rates-impact-bank-profitability/</link>
                    <pubDate>Mon, 01 Apr 2019 00:20:31 +0000</pubDate>
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                        <![CDATA[Carmen Álvarez]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Banking]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Central banks]]>
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                                <![CDATA[International finance]]>
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                            <![CDATA[Mario Draghi reiterated this week that the ECB could tentatively delay the planned rate hike until next year. At a conference in Frankfurt, Draghi responded to banks’ concerns by saying negative rates could impact bank profitability, although it “is not an inevitable consequence.” Given these statements, we asked <a href="https://www.bbvaresearch.com/author/olgacerqueira/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Olga Gouveia</a>, Lead Economist for Financial Systems at <a href="https://www.bbvaresearch.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">BBVA Research</a>, what is the impact of the decision to keep negative interest rates. In her opinion, it is reasonable the precautionary tone of the ECB, provided that there is a planned hike on the horizon.]]>
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                            <![CDATA[Mario Draghi reiterated this week that the ECB could tentatively delay the planned rate hike until next year. At a conference in Frankfurt, Draghi responded to banks’ concerns by saying negative rates could impact bank profitability, although it “is not an inevitable consequence.” Given these statements, we asked <a href="https://www.bbvaresearch.com/author/olgacerqueira/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Olga Gouveia</a>, Lead Economist for Financial Systems at <a href="https://www.bbvaresearch.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">BBVA Research</a>, what is the impact of the decision to keep negative interest rates. In her opinion, it is reasonable the precautionary tone of the ECB, provided that there is a planned hike on the horizon.]]>
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