BBVA Compass, the Official Bank of the NBA, announced today that it is now a sponsor of the Cleveland Cavaliers in a deal that will broaden the bank’s exposure outside its Sunbelt footprint and allow it to tap into the team’s loyal fan base.

1 dollar a day is the threshold of extreme poverty, below which it is impossible for a person to survive. This was one of the main conclusions of the Australian economist, Martin Ravallion, who has won the BBVA Foundation Frontiers of Knowledge Award in the Development Cooperation category.

Turkish cuisine is renown for its blend of Middle Eastern and Mediterranean influences. One of its most defining traits is the use of aromatic herbs and spices, vegetables and roasted meats.

Its exquisite gastronomy is hard to overlook. El Celler de Can Roca, the world’s best restaurant, did not want to miss out on the opportunity that the BBVA-El Celler de Can Roca 2015 Tour Istanbul stop offered. Ayran, raki, tea and beer were all integrated into the menu that the Roca brothers prepared during the Turkish leg of their tour.

“Turkey is extremely fortunate, because it boasts an incredible cultural heritage, brimming with endless gastronomic possibilities” Joan Roca

They say that reality is stranger than fiction and there is no doubt that the world economic situation since 2007 has exceeded what any of us could have imagined. Is there any better way to understand this than with the help of a few good movies about finance? Their number has multiplied over the last few years and some of them have made the shortlist for the Oscars. These are our six recommendations:

London, Hong-Kong, Phoenix, San Francisco and Santiago de Chile are (in that order) the cities chosen for the third BBVA-El Celler de Can Roca Tour: a trip around the world. For 5 weeks, the Roca brothers and 40 members of staff from their restaurant will embark on a journey that will take them from Europe to the Asian continent and then across the Pacific to the U.S., then down the continent to the Chilean capital.

In spring 2016, the BBVA Expedition led by Carlos Soria will help the seasoned climber to take on one of the most ambitious challenges in his career: the “double goal” of crowning the summits of the Annapurna and the Dhaulagiri.