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                    <title>What weapons does China have in the trade war with the U.S.?</title>
                    <link>https://www.bbva.com/en/weapons-china-trade-war-u-s/</link>
                    <pubDate>Fri, 10 Aug 2018 22:14:50 +0000</pubDate>
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                        <![CDATA[Lori Moore]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Current news]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Foreign affairs]]>
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                                <![CDATA[International trade]]>
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                            <![CDATA[As the trade war between China and the U.S. continues to escalate, both sides exchanged salvos in early July with the U.S. imposing 25 percent tariffs on $34 billion worth of imports from China, followed by a similar response from China.]]>
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                            <![CDATA[As the trade war between China and the U.S. continues to escalate, both sides exchanged salvos in early July with the U.S. imposing 25 percent tariffs on $34 billion worth of imports from China, followed by a similar response from China.]]>
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                    <title>At BBVA Compass, panel dissects the risks facing bank’s cross-border clients</title>
                    <link>https://www.bbva.com/en/bbva-compass-panel-dissects-risks-facing-banks-border-clients/</link>
                    <pubDate>Wed, 31 Jan 2018 18:43:32 +0000</pubDate>
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                        <![CDATA[kimberly.tabor]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Banking]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Business finance]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Corporate finance]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Current news]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Education]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Elections]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Financial education]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Foreign affairs]]>
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                            <![CDATA[BBVA Compass assembled a worldly-wise panel in Houston last week to help its Global Markets clients, all of whom maintain assets outside the U.S., sort through the<strong> barrage of global economic news to better understand the risks.</strong>]]>
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                            <![CDATA[BBVA Compass assembled a worldly-wise panel in Houston last week to help its Global Markets clients, all of whom maintain assets outside the U.S., sort through the<strong> barrage of global economic news to better understand the risks.</strong>]]>
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                    <title>What is CETA and what can Spain expect from this agreement?</title>
                    <link>https://www.bbva.com/en/ceta-can-spain-expect-agreement/</link>
                    <pubDate>Thu, 28 Sep 2017 23:43:46 +0000</pubDate>
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                        <![CDATA[Lara Martín]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Careers]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Commerce]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Economic analysis]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Economic forecasting]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Economic indexes]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Economic sectors]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Economy]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Enterprises]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Foreign affairs]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Global markets]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Gross domestic product]]>
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                                <![CDATA[International trade]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Macroeconomics]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Macroeconomics analysis]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Motor vehicle industry]]>
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                                <![CDATA[SMEs]]>
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                            <![CDATA[After seven years of negotiations, the Canada-Europe Trade Agreement, CETA, has entered into force provisionally.  Under this bilateral agreement, the most ambitious signed to date by Brussels, most custom duties levied on trade flows between both countries will be scrapped.]]>
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                            <![CDATA[After seven years of negotiations, the Canada-Europe Trade Agreement, CETA, has entered into force provisionally.  Under this bilateral agreement, the most ambitious signed to date by Brussels, most custom duties levied on trade flows between both countries will be scrapped.]]>
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                    <title>Who are the dreamers?</title>
                    <link>https://www.bbva.com/en/who-are-the-dreamers/</link>
                    <pubDate>Thu, 21 Sep 2017 07:07:35 +0000</pubDate>
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                        <![CDATA[Noemi Fernández Castro]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Children]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Foreign affairs]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Immigrants]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Jóvenes]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Migration]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Remittances]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Social affairs]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Youth]]>
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                            <![CDATA[Dreamers are individuals who were brought to the United States before the age of 16 and who don’t have lawful immigration status.  They’re pursuing the American dream. They came to the United States as children and many of them discovered as adolescents that they had entered the country without documents. They’re the “dreamers” - immigrants and, most of them children of immigrants who are trying to escape from their legal limbo.]]>
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                            <![CDATA[Dreamers are individuals who were brought to the United States before the age of 16 and who don’t have lawful immigration status.  They’re pursuing the American dream. They came to the United States as children and many of them discovered as adolescents that they had entered the country without documents. They’re the “dreamers” - immigrants and, most of them children of immigrants who are trying to escape from their legal limbo.]]>
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                    <title>How will the EU spend its budget?</title>
                    <link>https://www.bbva.com/en/will-eu-spend-budget/</link>
                    <pubDate>Mon, 24 Jul 2017 00:17:37 +0000</pubDate>
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                        <![CDATA[Carmen Álvarez]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Economic analysis]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Economy]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Euro]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Foreign affairs]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Macroeconomics analysis]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Policy]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Tax system]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Taxes]]>
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                            <![CDATA[For every 100 euros European citizens earn, they pay an average of 50 euros in taxes and contributions.  Of the amount they pay in taxes, only 1 euro is devoted to financing the budget of the European Union.  Thus, in total, Europe manages a budget equivalent to 1% of the gross national income of its Member States.  However, the way this money is invested has a direct impact on the lives of Europeans.

The current climate of change inside and outside Europe has led the European Commission to reflect on the future of its public accounts.  In the document entitled  '<a href="https://ec.europa.eu/commission/publications/reflection-paper-future-eu-finances_en" target="_blank">The Future of EU finances</a>', the Commission analyzes the current configuration of the budget and its future options. This document is part of a series of reflections brought about by the <a href="https://ec.europa.eu/commission/white-paper-future-europe-reflections-and-scenarios-eu27_en" target="_blank">White Paper on the future of Europe</a>, which set forth the different challenges and scenarios the EU will be facing through 2025.]]>
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                            <![CDATA[For every 100 euros European citizens earn, they pay an average of 50 euros in taxes and contributions.  Of the amount they pay in taxes, only 1 euro is devoted to financing the budget of the European Union.  Thus, in total, Europe manages a budget equivalent to 1% of the gross national income of its Member States.  However, the way this money is invested has a direct impact on the lives of Europeans.

The current climate of change inside and outside Europe has led the European Commission to reflect on the future of its public accounts.  In the document entitled  '<a href="https://ec.europa.eu/commission/publications/reflection-paper-future-eu-finances_en" target="_blank">The Future of EU finances</a>', the Commission analyzes the current configuration of the budget and its future options. This document is part of a series of reflections brought about by the <a href="https://ec.europa.eu/commission/white-paper-future-europe-reflections-and-scenarios-eu27_en" target="_blank">White Paper on the future of Europe</a>, which set forth the different challenges and scenarios the EU will be facing through 2025.]]>
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                    <title>G20: Together we can achieve more</title>
                    <link>https://www.bbva.com/en/g20-can-achieve-together/</link>
                    <pubDate>Mon, 10 Jul 2017 10:42:48 +0000</pubDate>
                    <dc:creator>
                        <![CDATA[Carmen Álvarez]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Climate change]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Commerce]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Economic analysis]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Financial and commercial services]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Financial scenarios]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Foreign affairs]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Geostrategy]]>
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                                <![CDATA[International Cooperation]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Macroeconomics analysis]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Regional analysis]]>
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                            <![CDATA[This is the message the G20 wanted to transmit at the end of the summit that took place last weekend in Hamburg, Germany. However, it does not seem that this actually reflects the tone among the heads of state. The main point of disagreement was around the U.S. position on climate change.  They agreed on issues related to opening markets, international trade and the stability of the financial system.]]>
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                            <![CDATA[This is the message the G20 wanted to transmit at the end of the summit that took place last weekend in Hamburg, Germany. However, it does not seem that this actually reflects the tone among the heads of state. The main point of disagreement was around the U.S. position on climate change.  They agreed on issues related to opening markets, international trade and the stability of the financial system.]]>
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                    <title>How will Europe look like in 2025?</title>
                    <link>https://www.bbva.com/en/will-europe-look-like-2025/</link>
                    <pubDate>Fri, 03 Mar 2017 04:45:37 +0000</pubDate>
                    <dc:creator>
                        <![CDATA[Carmen Álvarez]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Current news]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Economic analysis]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Economy]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Financial scenarios]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Financial system]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Foreign affairs]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Geostrategy]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Macroeconomics]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Regional analysis]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Sectorial analysis]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Social welfare]]>
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                                                                <guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.bbva.com/en/?p=321633</guid>
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                            <![CDATA[Recently, the European Commission (EC) presented a <a href="http://europa.eu/rapid/press-release_IP-17-385_en.htm" target="_blank" rel="noopener">White Paper on the Future of Europe</a>. This document comes at a crucial time for the European Union and represents the Commission’s contributions to the Rome Summit On March 25, 2017, the EC explains.]]>
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                            <![CDATA[Recently, the European Commission (EC) presented a <a href="http://europa.eu/rapid/press-release_IP-17-385_en.htm" target="_blank" rel="noopener">White Paper on the Future of Europe</a>. This document comes at a crucial time for the European Union and represents the Commission’s contributions to the Rome Summit On March 25, 2017, the EC explains.]]>
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                    <title>Brexit poses a challenge for London but an opportunity for other European capitals</title>
                    <link>https://www.bbva.com/en/brexit-poses-challenge-london-opportunity-european-capitals/</link>
                    <pubDate>Fri, 03 Feb 2017 02:49:58 +0000</pubDate>
                    <dc:creator>
                        <![CDATA[No utilizar]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Banking]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Careers]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Commerce]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Communications]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Corporate policy]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Creating opportunities]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Digital Economics]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Economic analysis]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Enterprises]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Entrepreneurship &amp; Startups]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Euro]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Financial markets and monetary economics]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Financial system]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Fintech]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Foreign affairs]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Foreign exchange]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Immigrants]]>
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                                <![CDATA[International Cooperation]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Inversión extranjera]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Labour, consumption and social welfare]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Labour, employment and enterprise]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Migration]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Policy]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Regulations]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Social welfare]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Taxes]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Technology]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Transformation]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Work relationships]]>
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                            <![CDATA[The U.K. is convinced that London will continue to be Europe's fintech capital and a global financial center after Brexit. But other European capitals are hoping to take its place. It will all depend on the long negotiation about to begin between the EU and the U.K.]]>
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                            <![CDATA[The U.K. is convinced that London will continue to be Europe's fintech capital and a global financial center after Brexit. But other European capitals are hoping to take its place. It will all depend on the long negotiation about to begin between the EU and the U.K.]]>
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                    <title>What were the key discussion points in Davos?</title>
                    <link>https://www.bbva.com/en/key-discussion-points-davos/</link>
                    <pubDate>Mon, 23 Jan 2017 05:36:43 +0000</pubDate>
                    <dc:creator>
                        <![CDATA[alberto.oyarzo]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Banking]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Big Data]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Digital banking]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Economy]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Emerging markets]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Foreign affairs]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Francisco González Rodríguez]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Innovation]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Macroeconomics]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Mobile banking]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Technology]]>
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                            <![CDATA[Just like in past editions, the 47th World Economic Forum annual meeting in Davos drew worldwide attention. Hard brexit, Donald Trump’s presidential inauguration, employment, the future of Europe, the transformation of the banking industry and the challenges for 2017 after a somewhat turbulent year, were the themes that dominated the debate.]]>
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                            <![CDATA[Just like in past editions, the 47th World Economic Forum annual meeting in Davos drew worldwide attention. Hard brexit, Donald Trump’s presidential inauguration, employment, the future of Europe, the transformation of the banking industry and the challenges for 2017 after a somewhat turbulent year, were the themes that dominated the debate.]]>
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                    <title>Financial milestones in 2016</title>
                    <link>https://www.bbva.com/en/financial-milestones-2016/</link>
                    <pubDate>Wed, 28 Dec 2016 04:00:05 +0000</pubDate>
                    <dc:creator>
                        <![CDATA[pilar.mesquida]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Carlos Torres Vila]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Corporate information]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Current news]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Dollar]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Economy]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Euro]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Financial and commercial services]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Financial markets and monetary economics]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Financial scenarios]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Financial system]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Fintech]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Foreign affairs]]>
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                                                    <category>
                                <![CDATA[Francisco González Rodríguez]]>
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                                <![CDATA[International finance]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Policy]]>
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                            <![CDATA[As we leave 2016 behind, we take a look back at the main events around the world marking the global trajectory of finance over the last twelve months. Meetings, agreements and scandals in the course of the year proved decisive factors; below we have presented eleven key events during 2016:]]>
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                            <![CDATA[As we leave 2016 behind, we take a look back at the main events around the world marking the global trajectory of finance over the last twelve months. Meetings, agreements and scandals in the course of the year proved decisive factors; below we have presented eleven key events during 2016:]]>
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