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        <title>SMEs - NEWS BBVA</title>
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                    <title>BBVA provides financing to Banco do Brasil to support the country’s SMEs</title>
                    <link>https://www.bbva.com/en/enterprises/bbva-provides-financing-to-banco-do-brasil-to-support-the-countrys-smes/</link>
                    <pubDate>Thu, 26 Jun 2025 08:45:21 +0000</pubDate>
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                        <![CDATA[Pilar Martínez Fariña]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Corporate & Investment Banking]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Investment bank]]>
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                                <![CDATA[SMEs]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Sustainability]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Sustainable Value Chain]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Transactional banking]]>
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                            <![CDATA[The transaction, a $200 million trade loan facility, is 95% backed by the multilateral agency MIGA, part of the World Bank Group. This financing, which supports the transition towards more sustainable and resilient economic models in the country, reflects BBVA CIB’s ability to execute complex cross-border transactions and address client needs in core geographies such as Brazil. At the same time, the deal, executed in a key market such as the United Kingdom, reaffirms the strategic importance of the institutional segment, in close collaboration with the public sector.]]>
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                            <![CDATA[The transaction, a $200 million trade loan facility, is 95% backed by the multilateral agency MIGA, part of the World Bank Group. This financing, which supports the transition towards more sustainable and resilient economic models in the country, reflects BBVA CIB’s ability to execute complex cross-border transactions and address client needs in core geographies such as Brazil. At the same time, the deal, executed in a key market such as the United Kingdom, reaffirms the strategic importance of the institutional segment, in close collaboration with the public sector.]]>
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                    <title>Garanti BBVA stands by the self-employed and SMEs by offering innovative digital financial solutions</title>
                    <link>https://www.bbva.com/en/tr/enterprises/garanti-bbva-stands-by-the-self-employed-and-smes-by-offering-innovative-digital-financial-solutions/</link>
                    <pubDate>Thu, 29 May 2025 04:38:00 +0000</pubDate>
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                        <![CDATA[Patricia Casas]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Garanti BBVA]]>
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                                <![CDATA[SMEs]]>
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                            <![CDATA[BBVA’s Turkish franchise offers a wide range of digital solutions, catering to every financial need in the life cycle of the self-employed and SMEs and covering their entire ecosystem. It delivers services across all digital channels to streamline and accelerate business processes. The self-employed and SMEs are able to perform a variety of financial transactions, such as applying for credit, drawing on commercial loans, obtaining letters of guarantee, arranging checkbooks, and requesting POS terminals, all via Garanti BBVA’s mobile or internet channels without ever needing to visit a branch.]]>
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                            <![CDATA[BBVA’s Turkish franchise offers a wide range of digital solutions, catering to every financial need in the life cycle of the self-employed and SMEs and covering their entire ecosystem. It delivers services across all digital channels to streamline and accelerate business processes. The self-employed and SMEs are able to perform a variety of financial transactions, such as applying for credit, drawing on commercial loans, obtaining letters of guarantee, arranging checkbooks, and requesting POS terminals, all via Garanti BBVA’s mobile or internet channels without ever needing to visit a branch.]]>
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                    <title>Jaime Sáenz de Tejada: “One in four companies in Spain chose BBVA in 2024”</title>
                    <link>https://www.bbva.com/en/enterprises/jaime-saenz-de-tejada-one-in-four-companies-in-spain-chose-bbva-in-2024/</link>
                    <pubDate>Thu, 22 May 2025 15:41:12 +0000</pubDate>
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                        <![CDATA[david.corral]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Advice for companies]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Enterprises]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Finance]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Financial system]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Financing for companies]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Global market research]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Market research]]>
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                                <![CDATA[SMEs]]>
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                                <![CDATA[SMEs]]>
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                            <![CDATA[Jaime Sáenz de Tejada, Global Head of Commercial &amp; Institutional Client Solutions, stated that “one in four companies in Spain chose BBVA in 2024, a figure that is even more impressive in Catalonia, where one in three companies chose BBVA.”]]>
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                            <![CDATA[Jaime Sáenz de Tejada, Global Head of Commercial &amp; Institutional Client Solutions, stated that “one in four companies in Spain chose BBVA in 2024, a figure that is even more impressive in Catalonia, where one in three companies chose BBVA.”]]>
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                    <title>Onur Genç (BBVA): “We are doing this transaction to boost lending, particularly to SMEs”</title>
                    <link>https://www.bbva.com/en/economy-and-finance/onur-genc-bbva-we-are-doing-this-transaction-to-boost-lending-particularly-to-smes/</link>
                    <pubDate>Mon, 07 Oct 2024 10:49:18 +0000</pubDate>
                    <dc:creator>
                        <![CDATA[María Prados]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Economy and Finance]]>
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                                <![CDATA[SMEs]]>
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                            <![CDATA[BBVA’s CEO Onur Genç remarked on Monday that the integration of BBVA and Banco Sabadell will be beneficial to Spain and its economy, and made a point of emphasizing the bank’s “firm commitment to SMEs.” According to Genç, this integration will enhance lending to small and mid-sized companies (SMEs). “We are doing this transaction to boost lending, particularly to SMEs,” he stated while taking part in the 15th Financial Forum organized by Spanish newspaper <i>Expansión</i> and KPMG. “It wouldn’t make sense to carry out this transaction to reduce the segment we value the most at Banco Sabadell,” he added.]]>
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                            <![CDATA[BBVA’s CEO Onur Genç remarked on Monday that the integration of BBVA and Banco Sabadell will be beneficial to Spain and its economy, and made a point of emphasizing the bank’s “firm commitment to SMEs.” According to Genç, this integration will enhance lending to small and mid-sized companies (SMEs). “We are doing this transaction to boost lending, particularly to SMEs,” he stated while taking part in the 15th Financial Forum organized by Spanish newspaper <i>Expansión</i> and KPMG. “It wouldn’t make sense to carry out this transaction to reduce the segment we value the most at Banco Sabadell,” he added.]]>
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                    <title>BBVA, the first bank in Spain to support the whole process of setting up a company, without charging anything for the initial advice</title>
                    <link>https://www.bbva.com/en/economy-and-finance/bbva-the-first-bank-in-spain-to-support-the-whole-process-of-setting-up-a-company-without-charging-anything-for-the-initial-advice/</link>
                    <pubDate>Wed, 18 Sep 2024 06:03:36 +0000</pubDate>
                    <dc:creator>
                        <![CDATA[Patricia Casas]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Financial and commercial services]]>
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                                <![CDATA[SMEs]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Takeover bid Banco Sabadell]]>
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                            <![CDATA[BBVA has taken yet another step forward in its commitment to the Spanish business community. For the first time ever, a bank will help, together with Ayuda T Pymes, all those entrepreneurs who are looking to set up their business, accompanying them from start to finish and at no additional cost. What this means is that any entrepreneur can now turn their business idea into a lawfully incorporated company within a matter of days, without having to worry about all the red tape. BBVA is expanding the support it offers its customers, as it supports entrepreneurs even before they become customers of the bank.]]>
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                            <![CDATA[BBVA has taken yet another step forward in its commitment to the Spanish business community. For the first time ever, a bank will help, together with Ayuda T Pymes, all those entrepreneurs who are looking to set up their business, accompanying them from start to finish and at no additional cost. What this means is that any entrepreneur can now turn their business idea into a lawfully incorporated company within a matter of days, without having to worry about all the red tape. BBVA is expanding the support it offers its customers, as it supports entrepreneurs even before they become customers of the bank.]]>
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                    <title>BBVA gives a voice to more than 60 SMEs through its ‘Sharing Knowledge’ platform</title>
                    <link>https://www.bbva.com/en/economy-and-finance/bbva-gives-a-voice-to-more-than-60-smes-through-its-sharing-knowledge-platform/</link>
                    <pubDate>Wed, 07 Aug 2024 06:15:33 +0000</pubDate>
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                        <![CDATA[Santiago Romero]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Economy and Finance]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Finance]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Financial and commercial services]]>
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                                <![CDATA[SMEs]]>
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                            <![CDATA[The ‘Sharing Knowledge’ project is a further show of BBVA’s commitment to small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). Through this initiative, the bank supports, teaches, inspires and transforms businesses and their management team by staging talks among industry experts and discussing specific SME success stories.]]>
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                            <![CDATA[The ‘Sharing Knowledge’ project is a further show of BBVA’s commitment to small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). Through this initiative, the bank supports, teaches, inspires and transforms businesses and their management team by staging talks among industry experts and discussing specific SME success stories.]]>
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                    <title>How to take care of your mental health when trying to get your business off the ground</title>
                    <link>https://www.bbva.com/en/innovation/how-to-take-care-of-your-mental-health-when-trying-to-get-your-business-off-the-ground/</link>
                    <pubDate>Thu, 11 Jul 2024 08:39:51 +0000</pubDate>
                    <dc:creator>
                        <![CDATA[Patricia Casas]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Entrepreneurship &amp; Startups]]>
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                                                    <category>
                                <![CDATA[Innovation]]>
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                                                    <category>
                                <![CDATA[SMEs]]>
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                            <![CDATA[Building a business is not easy, yet it happens to be one of the most important decisions in life that many people will ever make. And while we generally talk about challenges in this process, such as the availability of capital, the macroeconomic climate of a country, cash flow management or registration and licensing, little is said about one of the biggest challenges: mental health care.]]>
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                            <![CDATA[Building a business is not easy, yet it happens to be one of the most important decisions in life that many people will ever make. And while we generally talk about challenges in this process, such as the availability of capital, the macroeconomic climate of a country, cash flow management or registration and licensing, little is said about one of the biggest challenges: mental health care.]]>
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                    <title>EIB Group and BBVA to provide 960 million euros to Spanish SMEs</title>
                    <link>https://www.bbva.com/en/eib-group-and-bbva-to-provide-960-million-euros-to-spanish-smes/</link>
                    <pubDate>Tue, 04 Jan 2022 01:20:57 +0000</pubDate>
                    <dc:creator>
                        <![CDATA[Miguel Rodríguez Canfranc]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Loans and credits]]>
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                                <![CDATA[SMEs]]>
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                            <![CDATA[The European Investment Bank Group (EIB and EIF) and BBVA are once again joining forces to support the working capital and liquidity needs of Spanish small and medium-sized enterprises affected by the COVID19 crisis, as well as to cover their investment difficulties. To this end, the European Investment Bank (EIB) and the European Investment Fund (EIF) will guarantee a junior tranche of a €120 million synthetic securitization of an SME loan portfolio originated by BBVA, enabling the Basque bank to provide more than €960 million in financing to support the investment of small and medium-sized enterprises.]]>
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                            <![CDATA[The European Investment Bank Group (EIB and EIF) and BBVA are once again joining forces to support the working capital and liquidity needs of Spanish small and medium-sized enterprises affected by the COVID19 crisis, as well as to cover their investment difficulties. To this end, the European Investment Bank (EIB) and the European Investment Fund (EIF) will guarantee a junior tranche of a €120 million synthetic securitization of an SME loan portfolio originated by BBVA, enabling the Basque bank to provide more than €960 million in financing to support the investment of small and medium-sized enterprises.]]>
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                    <title>Personal and business finances on the same BBVA app in Peru</title>
                    <link>https://www.bbva.com/en/pe/personal-and-business-finances-on-the-same-bbva-app-in-peru/</link>
                    <pubDate>Wed, 29 Sep 2021 08:34:10 +0000</pubDate>
                    <dc:creator>
                        <![CDATA[Pamela López]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Digital banking]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Mobile banking]]>
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                                <![CDATA[SMEs]]>
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                            <![CDATA[In line with BBVA’s commitment to SMEs and aware of entrepreneurs’ new needs, BBVA in Peru has launched the profile ‘Mi Negocio’ (My Business) on its app so that individuals with a business can manage their personal finances as well as finances for their businesses on the same platform.]]>
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                            <![CDATA[In line with BBVA’s commitment to SMEs and aware of entrepreneurs’ new needs, BBVA in Peru has launched the profile ‘Mi Negocio’ (My Business) on its app so that individuals with a business can manage their personal finances as well as finances for their businesses on the same platform.]]>
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                    <title>Global Finance magazine names BBVA as The Best Corporate Bank 2021</title>
                    <link>https://www.bbva.com/en/global-finance-magazine-names-bbva-as-the-best-corporate-bank-2021/</link>
                    <pubDate>Mon, 26 Jul 2021 08:00:23 +0000</pubDate>
                    <dc:creator>
                        <![CDATA[cristobal.baeza]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Award]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Enterprises]]>
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                                <![CDATA[SMEs]]>
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                            <![CDATA[BBVA has been named the world´s best bank for corporate clients for the second time by Global Finance magazine in its annual awards. Awards that have become a trusted standard of excellence for the financial industry.]]>
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                            <![CDATA[BBVA has been named the world´s best bank for corporate clients for the second time by Global Finance magazine in its annual awards. Awards that have become a trusted standard of excellence for the financial industry.]]>
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