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                    <title>BBVA to Launch Second Tranche of €1 Billion of its Share Buyback Program</title>
                    <link>https://www.bbva.com/en/economy-and-finance/bbva-to-launch-second-tranche-of-e1-billion-of-its-share-buyback-program/</link>
                    <pubDate>Fri, 20 Mar 2026 11:18:45 +0000</pubDate>
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                        <![CDATA[U518671]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Capital]]>
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                            <![CDATA[BBVA is set to resume on March 23 the execution of the <a href="https://www.bbva.com/en/economy-and-finance/bbva-to-launch-share-buyback-program-of-nearly-e4-billion-the-largest-ever/">extraordinary share buyback program of up to €3.96 billion</a> that it announced on December 19¹. Following the <a href="https://www.bbva.com/en/economy-and-finance/bbva-finalizes-the-first-e1-5-billion-tranche-of-its-extraordinary-share-buyback-program/">completion of a first tranche of €1.5 billion</a>, it will now begin executing the second tranche for an amount of up to €1 billion.]]>
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                            <![CDATA[BBVA is set to resume on March 23 the execution of the <a href="https://www.bbva.com/en/economy-and-finance/bbva-to-launch-share-buyback-program-of-nearly-e4-billion-the-largest-ever/">extraordinary share buyback program of up to €3.96 billion</a> that it announced on December 19¹. Following the <a href="https://www.bbva.com/en/economy-and-finance/bbva-finalizes-the-first-e1-5-billion-tranche-of-its-extraordinary-share-buyback-program/">completion of a first tranche of €1.5 billion</a>, it will now begin executing the second tranche for an amount of up to €1 billion.]]>
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                    <title>Moody’s upgrades BBVA’s rating for its fundamentals</title>
                    <link>https://www.bbva.com/en/economy-and-finance/moodys-upgrades-bbvas-rating-for-its-fundamentals/</link>
                    <pubDate>Fri, 03 Oct 2025 11:00:16 +0000</pubDate>
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                        <![CDATA[miriam.gidron]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Profitability]]>
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                            <![CDATA[Following the <a href="https://www.bbva.com/en/economy-and-finance/sp-upgrades-bbvas-rating-to-a/">recent upgrade of BBVA’s rating by S&amp;P</a>, another leading ratings agency, Moody’s, has raised BBVA’s rating from A3 to A2, one notch above that of Spain, with a stable outlook. The main reason behind this upgrade is the favorable performance of BBVA’s fundamentals.]]>
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                            <![CDATA[Following the <a href="https://www.bbva.com/en/economy-and-finance/sp-upgrades-bbvas-rating-to-a/">recent upgrade of BBVA’s rating by S&amp;P</a>, another leading ratings agency, Moody’s, has raised BBVA’s rating from A3 to A2, one notch above that of Spain, with a stable outlook. The main reason behind this upgrade is the favorable performance of BBVA’s fundamentals.]]>
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                    <title>Onur Genç underscores BBVA’s earnings, profitability and future sustainability to investors</title>
                    <link>https://www.bbva.com/en/economy-and-finance/onur-genc-underscores-bbvas-earnings-profitability-and-future-sustainability-to-investors/</link>
                    <pubDate>Thu, 21 Sep 2023 09:31:46 +0000</pubDate>
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                        <![CDATA[Patricia Casas]]>
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                            <![CDATA[This Wednesday, BBVA CEO Onur Genç emphasized the bank’s <a href="https://www.bbva.com/en/results-2q23/">excellent performance</a> in the first half of the year, and the sustainability of these metrics over time. He specifically pointed to improvement in profitability indicators, with an ROTE of 16.9 percent at the end of June 2023. “We have been delivering better than the competition - not only at the Group level, but at the country level,” he said during a <a href="https://investor.bankofamerica.com/events-and-presentations/events/event/bank-of-america-cfo-alastair-borthwick-at-bofa-securities-28th-annual-financials-ceo-conference">conference for investors organized by Bank of America in London.</a>]]>
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                            <![CDATA[This Wednesday, BBVA CEO Onur Genç emphasized the bank’s <a href="https://www.bbva.com/en/results-2q23/">excellent performance</a> in the first half of the year, and the sustainability of these metrics over time. He specifically pointed to improvement in profitability indicators, with an ROTE of 16.9 percent at the end of June 2023. “We have been delivering better than the competition - not only at the Group level, but at the country level,” he said during a <a href="https://investor.bankofamerica.com/events-and-presentations/events/event/bank-of-america-cfo-alastair-borthwick-at-bofa-securities-28th-annual-financials-ceo-conference">conference for investors organized by Bank of America in London.</a>]]>
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                    <title>How David Bowie also revolutionized Wall Street</title>
                    <link>https://www.bbva.com/en/how-david-bowie-also-revolutionized-wall-street/</link>
                    <pubDate>Wed, 10 Jan 2018 01:16:55 +0000</pubDate>
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                        <![CDATA[Reyes Pariente]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Bonds]]>
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                            <![CDATA[Today marks the second anniversary of death of David Bowie, a pop icon who needs no introduction. Hundreds of lines have been written about his life, career and concerts. But what many are not aware of is that Bowie was also a pioneer in the financial world: he was the first artist ever to issue a “celebrity bond.”]]>
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                            <![CDATA[Today marks the second anniversary of death of David Bowie, a pop icon who needs no introduction. Hundreds of lines have been written about his life, career and concerts. But what many are not aware of is that Bowie was also a pioneer in the financial world: he was the first artist ever to issue a “celebrity bond.”]]>
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                    <title>BBVA issues dollar-denominated CoCo bonds with the longest maturity and the lowest price for an issuer from southern Europe</title>
                    <link>https://www.bbva.com/en/bbva-issues-dollar-denominated-coco-bonds-longest-maturity-lowest-price-issuer-southern-europe/</link>
                    <pubDate>Fri, 17 Nov 2017 14:35:07 +0000</pubDate>
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                        <![CDATA[Blanca González del Fresno]]>
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                            <![CDATA[Positive market conditions and investor appetite have helped BBVA to get an excellent reception for its sixth issue of CoCos. The Group has issued a $1 billion bond, with the lowest coupon in dollars for an issuer from southern Europe (6.125%), and the longest maturity (perpetual, with a ‘call’ option starting in the tenth year). Registration of a prospectus with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has prompted a bigger participation from American, European and Asian investors.]]>
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                            <![CDATA[Positive market conditions and investor appetite have helped BBVA to get an excellent reception for its sixth issue of CoCos. The Group has issued a $1 billion bond, with the lowest coupon in dollars for an issuer from southern Europe (6.125%), and the longest maturity (perpetual, with a ‘call’ option starting in the tenth year). Registration of a prospectus with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has prompted a bigger participation from American, European and Asian investors.]]>
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                    <title>Onur Genç: We are people serving people</title>
                    <link>https://www.bbva.com/en/we-are-people-serving-people/</link>
                    <pubDate>Mon, 19 Jun 2017 23:41:58 +0000</pubDate>
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                        <![CDATA[Tristan Grimble]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Analysis and opinion]]>
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                            <![CDATA[BBVA Compass President and CEO Onur Genç has been on the job for just six months, but already, he sees a wealth of opportunity for BBVA in the U.S.]]>
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                            <![CDATA[BBVA Compass President and CEO Onur Genç has been on the job for just six months, but already, he sees a wealth of opportunity for BBVA in the U.S.]]>
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                    <title>Carlos Torres Vila: "The quality of BBVA’s franchises allows us to advance successfully in our transformation"</title>
                    <link>https://www.bbva.com/en/innovation/carlos-torres-vila-quality-bbvas-franchises-allows-us-advance-transformation-successfully/</link>
                    <pubDate>Fri, 09 Jun 2017 10:20:18 +0000</pubDate>
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                        <![CDATA[No utilizar]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Banking]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Carlos Torres Vila]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Customer experience]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Digital banking]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Transformation]]>
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                            <![CDATA[BBVA CEO Carlos Torres Vila told international investors this Friday that “the quality of BBVA’s franchises, in strategic markets, provides resilience and contributes to the strong performance of our results.” He also believes that banks have some unfinished business: having a positive impact on peoples’ lives and businesses. BBVA is working on it.]]>
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                            <![CDATA[BBVA CEO Carlos Torres Vila told international investors this Friday that “the quality of BBVA’s franchises, in strategic markets, provides resilience and contributes to the strong performance of our results.” He also believes that banks have some unfinished business: having a positive impact on peoples’ lives and businesses. BBVA is working on it.]]>
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                    <title>Financial services in the era of ‘cloud computing’</title>
                    <link>https://www.bbva.com/en/financial-services-era-cloud-computing/</link>
                    <pubDate>Thu, 11 May 2017 02:30:15 +0000</pubDate>
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                        <![CDATA[Blanca González del Fresno]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Artificial Intelligence]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Banking]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Big Data]]>
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                            <![CDATA[Regulators, service providers, consulting firms and banks leading the transformation process participated in a workshop organized by the European Digital Forum to analyze how to increase the competitiveness of the European economy and drive innovation through ‘cloud computing.’]]>
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                            <![CDATA[Regulators, service providers, consulting firms and banks leading the transformation process participated in a workshop organized by the European Digital Forum to analyze how to increase the competitiveness of the European economy and drive innovation through ‘cloud computing.’]]>
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                    <title>Ant Financial, the largest fintech in the world</title>
                    <link>https://www.bbva.com/en/ant-financial-largest-fintech-world/</link>
                    <pubDate>Mon, 13 Mar 2017 04:10:47 +0000</pubDate>
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                        <![CDATA[Blanca González del Fresno]]>
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                            <![CDATA[Alibaba’s payments arm is playing a key role in the company’s success. But Ant Financial is much more than just that: it is the biggest fintech in the world. The company recently achieved a market valuation that more than doubles Airbnb’s value and is almost  on par with Uber’s capitalization.]]>
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                            <![CDATA[Alibaba’s payments arm is playing a key role in the company’s success. But Ant Financial is much more than just that: it is the biggest fintech in the world. The company recently achieved a market valuation that more than doubles Airbnb’s value and is almost  on par with Uber’s capitalization.]]>
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                    <title>BBVA’s strategy for Spain is focused on profitable growth</title>
                    <link>https://www.bbva.com/en/bbvas-strategy-spain-focused-profitable-growth/</link>
                    <pubDate>Tue, 15 Nov 2016 11:59:47 +0000</pubDate>
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                        <![CDATA[No utilizar]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Banking]]>
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                            <![CDATA[BBVA’s CFO in Spain, Ángel Reglero, participated in the UBS European Conference today in London, <a href="https://accionistaseinversores.bbva.com/TLBB/fbinir/mult/20161115_UBS_Conference_tcm926-621781.pdf" target="_blank">where he explained the key management priorities in this market</a>. Numerous companies participate in the event, designed as a forum for qualified investors.]]>
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                            <![CDATA[BBVA’s CFO in Spain, Ángel Reglero, participated in the UBS European Conference today in London, <a href="https://accionistaseinversores.bbva.com/TLBB/fbinir/mult/20161115_UBS_Conference_tcm926-621781.pdf" target="_blank">where he explained the key management priorities in this market</a>. Numerous companies participate in the event, designed as a forum for qualified investors.]]>
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