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                    <title>BBVA launches a second tranche of €1 billion of its share buyback programme</title>
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                    <pubDate>Tue, 13 Oct 2026 15:49:29 +0000</pubDate>
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                        <![CDATA[Patricia Casas]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Banking]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Economy and Finance]]>
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This Wednesday, October 14, BBVA will resume the execution of its extraordinary share buyback programme of up to €2 billion euros, announced on July 30. Following the completion of the first tranche of €1 billion euros, the bank will repurchase shares for a further maximum amount of €1 billion euros.]]>
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This Wednesday, October 14, BBVA will resume the execution of its extraordinary share buyback programme of up to €2 billion euros, announced on July 30. Following the completion of the first tranche of €1 billion euros, the bank will repurchase shares for a further maximum amount of €1 billion euros.]]>
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                    <title>BBVA launches Global Wealth, its new global offering for high-net-worth clients</title>
                    <link>https://www.bbva.com/en/economy-and-finance/bbva-launches-global-wealth-its-new-global-offering-for-high-net-worth-clients/</link>
                    <pubDate>Tue, 06 Oct 2026 05:41:36 +0000</pubDate>
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                        <![CDATA[Miguel Rodríguez Canfranc]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Bank services]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Banking]]>
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                            <![CDATA[BBVA is strengthening its commitment to high-net-worth clients with the launch of Global Wealth, a new umbrella brand bringing together the Premium, Private Banking and Ultra High Net Worth (UHN) segments. From October, the three offerings will share a common name and identity across all countries, reflecting a highly specialized service model and a more differentiated value proposition that combines local and global capabilities to meet the needs of clients and their families.]]>
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                            <![CDATA[BBVA is strengthening its commitment to high-net-worth clients with the launch of Global Wealth, a new umbrella brand bringing together the Premium, Private Banking and Ultra High Net Worth (UHN) segments. From October, the three offerings will share a common name and identity across all countries, reflecting a highly specialized service model and a more differentiated value proposition that combines local and global capabilities to meet the needs of clients and their families.]]>
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                    <title>BBVA completes the extraordinary share buyback program launched in December 2025 for nearly €4 billion</title>
                    <link>https://www.bbva.com/en/economy-and-finance/bbva-completes-the-extraordinary-share-buyback-program-launched-in-december-2025-for-nearly-e4-billion/</link>
                    <pubDate>Mon, 03 Aug 2026 17:35:47 +0000</pubDate>
                    <dc:creator>
                        <![CDATA[Miguel Rodríguez Canfranc]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Banking]]>
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                            <![CDATA[BBVA has completed the final tranche of the extraordinary share buyback program announced in December 2025. Between 6 May and 3 August 2026, the Group repurchased shares worth €1.46 billion, bringing to a close the largest share buyback program in its history, with a total value of €3.96 billion.]]>
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                            <![CDATA[BBVA has completed the final tranche of the extraordinary share buyback program announced in December 2025. Between 6 May and 3 August 2026, the Group repurchased shares worth €1.46 billion, bringing to a close the largest share buyback program in its history, with a total value of €3.96 billion.]]>
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                    <title>BBVA completes record €2bn synthetic securitisation to boost project finance capacity</title>
                    <link>https://www.bbva.com/en/economy-and-finance/bbva-completes-record-e2bn-synthetic-securitisation-to-boost-project-finance-capacity/</link>
                    <pubDate>Thu, 09 Jul 2026 09:27:18 +0000</pubDate>
                    <dc:creator>
                        <![CDATA[Miguel Rodríguez Canfranc]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Banking]]>
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                            <![CDATA[BBVA has executed the largest synthetic securitisation transaction backed by a project finance portfolio in its history, referencing a €2 billion portfolio of loans.]]>
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                            <![CDATA[BBVA has executed the largest synthetic securitisation transaction backed by a project finance portfolio in its history, referencing a €2 billion portfolio of loans.]]>
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                    <title>Carlos Torres Vila: ''Europe has the opportunity to lead the way in AI adoption to boost productivity and strategic autonomy''</title>
                    <link>https://www.bbva.com/en/innovation/carlos-torres-vila-europe-has-the-opportunity-to-lead-the-way-in-ai-adoption-to-boost-productivity-and-strategic-autonomy/</link>
                    <pubDate>Tue, 19 May 2026 11:55:01 +0000</pubDate>
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                        <![CDATA[Santiago Romero]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Artificial Intelligence]]>
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                            <![CDATA[BBVA Chair Carlos Torres Vila said that the adoption of artificial intelligence (AI) represents a major opportunity for Europe during his participation this Tuesday at the 7th Expansión International Forum. In his view, AI will profoundly transform the banking sector and BBVA aims to lead that change. “Over the past 20 years, the bank has maintained this innovative and transformative drive. And we are going to do it again with the wave that is coming, which is deeper and faster,” he stressed. BBVA is already evolving toward a truly AI-driven bank through the creation, deployment and management of AI agents across the organization. “The potential of the technology is to transform everything we do at BBVA,” he said.]]>
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                            <![CDATA[BBVA Chair Carlos Torres Vila said that the adoption of artificial intelligence (AI) represents a major opportunity for Europe during his participation this Tuesday at the 7th Expansión International Forum. In his view, AI will profoundly transform the banking sector and BBVA aims to lead that change. “Over the past 20 years, the bank has maintained this innovative and transformative drive. And we are going to do it again with the wave that is coming, which is deeper and faster,” he stressed. BBVA is already evolving toward a truly AI-driven bank through the creation, deployment and management of AI agents across the organization. “The potential of the technology is to transform everything we do at BBVA,” he said.]]>
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                    <title>Carlos Torres Vila: “The country’s medium-term outlook is favourable, driven by Plan Mexico”</title>
                    <link>https://www.bbva.com/en/economy-and-finance/carlos-torres-vila-the-countrys-medium-term-outlook-is-favourable-driven-by-plan-mexico/</link>
                    <pubDate>Tue, 05 May 2026 16:53:21 +0000</pubDate>
                    <dc:creator>
                        <![CDATA[Miguel Rodríguez Canfranc]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Banking]]>
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                            <![CDATA[At the opening of the 2026 National Meeting of Regional Advisors (RNCR) in Mexico City, BBVA’s Chair, Carlos Torres Vila stated that “the country’s medium-term outlook is favourable, driven by initiatives such as Plan Mexico,” and recalled that the Group has a 100-billion-peso (nearly €4.8 billion) investment plan underway in the country for the 2025–2030 period, “an investment focused on innovation, infrastructure and people, because we believe in Mexico.” Meanwhile, Eduardo Osuna, Vice Chair and CEO of BBVA Mexico, emphasized that there are signs of economic recovery in 2026 but warned that it is necessary to boost private investment. To this end, “the conditions that reduce uncertainty around investment decisions are starting to materialize,” he added.]]>
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                            <![CDATA[At the opening of the 2026 National Meeting of Regional Advisors (RNCR) in Mexico City, BBVA’s Chair, Carlos Torres Vila stated that “the country’s medium-term outlook is favourable, driven by initiatives such as Plan Mexico,” and recalled that the Group has a 100-billion-peso (nearly €4.8 billion) investment plan underway in the country for the 2025–2030 period, “an investment focused on innovation, infrastructure and people, because we believe in Mexico.” Meanwhile, Eduardo Osuna, Vice Chair and CEO of BBVA Mexico, emphasized that there are signs of economic recovery in 2026 but warned that it is necessary to boost private investment. To this end, “the conditions that reduce uncertainty around investment decisions are starting to materialize,” he added.]]>
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                    <title>Garanti BBVA Reaches Agreement to Sell Its Romanian Unit</title>
                    <link>https://www.bbva.com/en/economy-and-finance/garanti-bbva-reaches-agreement-to-sell-its-romanian-unit/</link>
                    <pubDate>Sat, 28 Mar 2026 00:47:46 +0000</pubDate>
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                        <![CDATA[Miguel Rodríguez Canfranc]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Banking]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Finance]]>
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                            <![CDATA[Garanti BBVA has reached an agreement with Raiffeisen Bank S.A. – the Romanian unit of the Austrian bank Raiffeisen Bank International AG’s (RBI) – to sell 100 percent of its franchise in Romania for €591 million.]]>
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                            <![CDATA[Garanti BBVA has reached an agreement with Raiffeisen Bank S.A. – the Romanian unit of the Austrian bank Raiffeisen Bank International AG’s (RBI) – to sell 100 percent of its franchise in Romania for €591 million.]]>
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                    <title>Luisa Gómez Bravo Highlights the Strength of BBVA’s Business Model to Address Episodes of Uncertainty</title>
                    <link>https://www.bbva.com/en/economy-and-finance/luisa-gomez-bravo-highlights-the-strength-of-bbvas-business-model-to-address-episodes-of-uncertainty/</link>
                    <pubDate>Tue, 17 Mar 2026 13:38:15 +0000</pubDate>
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                        <![CDATA[Miguel Rodríguez Canfranc]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Banking]]>
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                            <![CDATA[BBVA’s Chief Financial Officer took part this Tuesday in the Morgan Stanley investor conference in London, where she underscored the strengths of the bank’s business model to navigate episodes of uncertainty, based on geographic diversification, leading franchises in the countries where it operates, and a strategic commitment to innovation.]]>
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                            <![CDATA[BBVA’s Chief Financial Officer took part this Tuesday in the Morgan Stanley investor conference in London, where she underscored the strengths of the bank’s business model to navigate episodes of uncertainty, based on geographic diversification, leading franchises in the countries where it operates, and a strategic commitment to innovation.]]>
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                    <title>BBVA’s CEO Underscores the Bank’s Commitment to Expanding Its Presence in Europe through Its Digital Banking Model in Italy and Germany</title>
                    <link>https://www.bbva.com/en/economy-and-finance/bbvas-ceo-underscores-the-banks-commitment-to-expanding-its-presence-in-europe-through-its-digital-banking-model-in-italy-and-germany/</link>
                    <pubDate>Thu, 04 Dec 2025 14:20:07 +0000</pubDate>
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                        <![CDATA[Santiago Romero]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Banking]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Economy and Finance]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Financial system]]>
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                            <![CDATA[BBVA’s Chief Executive Officer, Onur Genç, took part this Thursday in the Global Banking Summit hosted by the Financial Times in London. During his address, he remarked that the bank remains firmly focused on delivering its 2025–2029 Strategic Plan, which is built around profitable, organic growth. Along these lines, he pointed to BBVA’s expansion in Europe through its digital banking model in markets such as Italy and Germany. He also noted that the bank is firmly committed to “growing organically in the markets where we already operate.”]]>
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                            <![CDATA[BBVA’s Chief Executive Officer, Onur Genç, took part this Thursday in the Global Banking Summit hosted by the Financial Times in London. During his address, he remarked that the bank remains firmly focused on delivering its 2025–2029 Strategic Plan, which is built around profitable, organic growth. Along these lines, he pointed to BBVA’s expansion in Europe through its digital banking model in markets such as Italy and Germany. He also noted that the bank is firmly committed to “growing organically in the markets where we already operate.”]]>
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                    <title>Onur Genç (BBVA): The process in the Banco Sabadell transaction "is actually relatively straightforward"</title>
                    <link>https://www.bbva.com/en/economy-and-finance/onur-genc-bbva-the-process-in-the-banco-sabadell-transaction-is-actually-relatively-straightforward/</link>
                    <pubDate>Wed, 25 Sep 2024 16:17:10 +0000</pubDate>
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                        <![CDATA[Miguel Rodríguez Canfranc]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Banking]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Financial system]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Takeover bid Banco Sabadell]]>
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                            <![CDATA[BBVA CEO Onur Genç, speaking on Wednesday at Bank of America's annual investor conference, stated that the process in the Banco Sabadell transaction is actually relatively straightforward. "Spain has excellent institutions, and the CNMC, the competition supervisor, is certainly one of them," he said. Genç noted that similar deals have been approved in the past and expressed confidence that, “If the same methodology is applied, the deal should be cleared in phase 1, as there are no competition issues.” On Mexico, he emphasized the country's highly positive prospects and reaffirmed that the bank "will continue to deliver reliable high returns."]]>
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                            <![CDATA[BBVA CEO Onur Genç, speaking on Wednesday at Bank of America's annual investor conference, stated that the process in the Banco Sabadell transaction is actually relatively straightforward. "Spain has excellent institutions, and the CNMC, the competition supervisor, is certainly one of them," he said. Genç noted that similar deals have been approved in the past and expressed confidence that, “If the same methodology is applied, the deal should be cleared in phase 1, as there are no competition issues.” On Mexico, he emphasized the country's highly positive prospects and reaffirmed that the bank "will continue to deliver reliable high returns."]]>
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