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                    <title>BBVA supports social development projects in Colombia worth 2.4 billion pesos through August</title>
                    <link>https://www.bbva.com/en/sustainability/bbva-supports-social-development-projects-in-colombia-worth-2-4-billion-pesos-through-august/</link>
                    <pubDate>Mon, 27 Nov 2023 09:03:21 +0000</pubDate>
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                        <![CDATA[Miguel Rodríguez Canfranc]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Economy]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Housing]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Inclusion]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Social affairs]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Sustainability]]>
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                            <![CDATA[BBVA in Colombia granted 3.8 billion pesos in sustainable lending between January and August 2023, with $2.4 billion going to inclusive growth projects and $1.4 billion for climate action pursuits. These figures are already up on last year’s total figure and 66% higher than in August 2022.]]>
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                            <![CDATA[BBVA in Colombia granted 3.8 billion pesos in sustainable lending between January and August 2023, with $2.4 billion going to inclusive growth projects and $1.4 billion for climate action pursuits. These figures are already up on last year’s total figure and 66% higher than in August 2022.]]>
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                    <title>Podcast | The Afghan soccer captain who changed their destiny</title>
                    <link>https://www.bbva.com/en/sustainability/podcast-the-afghan-soccer-captain-who-changed-their-destiny/</link>
                    <pubDate>Tue, 12 Sep 2023 07:51:39 +0000</pubDate>
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                        <![CDATA[María Prados]]>
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                                <![CDATA[BBVA Podcast]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Inclusion]]>
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                            <![CDATA[Afghan footballer and activist, founder of Girl Power, which uses sport, leadership and education as a means of inclusion and empowerment for migrant, asylum-seeking and refugee women at risk of social exclusion, Popal was captain of the Afghan women's national soccer team.]]>
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                            <![CDATA[Afghan footballer and activist, founder of Girl Power, which uses sport, leadership and education as a means of inclusion and empowerment for migrant, asylum-seeking and refugee women at risk of social exclusion, Popal was captain of the Afghan women's national soccer team.]]>
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                    <title>BBVA and Bancamía to increase scholarships for vulnerable youths in Colombia to 100</title>
                    <link>https://www.bbva.com/en/sustainability/bbva-and-bancamia-to-increase-scholarships-for-vulnerable-youths-in-colombia-to-100/</link>
                    <pubDate>Thu, 04 May 2023 14:37:11 +0000</pubDate>
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                        <![CDATA[david.corral]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Carlos Torres Vila]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Inclusion]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Social affairs]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Social Inclusion]]>
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                            <![CDATA[BBVA in Colombia and Bancamía, an entity of the BBVA Microfinance Foundation, have announced that the Transforming Realities Scholarship will widen its scope and, starting this year, will support 100 vulnerable young people in the country so that they can pursue university studies. This initiative benefits the children of Bancamía's micro-business customers throughout the country. In its three previous editions, it has benefited 21 young people from different departments of Colombia.]]>
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                            <![CDATA[BBVA in Colombia and Bancamía, an entity of the BBVA Microfinance Foundation, have announced that the Transforming Realities Scholarship will widen its scope and, starting this year, will support 100 vulnerable young people in the country so that they can pursue university studies. This initiative benefits the children of Bancamía's micro-business customers throughout the country. In its three previous editions, it has benefited 21 young people from different departments of Colombia.]]>
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                    <title>BBVA Mexico joins the CONDUSEF decalogue to serve senior citizens</title>
                    <link>https://www.bbva.com/en/mx/bbva-mexico-joins-the-condusef-decalogue-to-serve-senior-citizens/</link>
                    <pubDate>Tue, 18 Apr 2023 15:32:34 +0000</pubDate>
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                        <![CDATA[sergioantonio.silva]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Inclusion]]>
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                                <![CDATA[The elderly]]>
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                            <![CDATA[With the aim of incentivizing the financial inclusion of senior citizens and creating a personalized user experience, BBVA Mexico is joining the so-called <a href="https://www.condusef.gob.mx/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Comisión Nacional para la Protección y Defensa de los Usuarios de Servicios Financieros</a> (National Commission for the Protection and Defense of Financial Services Users, or CONDUSEF) to adjust its policies, procedures, products and services so that customers can have better interactions with the bank and better management of their finances.]]>
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                            <![CDATA[With the aim of incentivizing the financial inclusion of senior citizens and creating a personalized user experience, BBVA Mexico is joining the so-called <a href="https://www.condusef.gob.mx/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Comisión Nacional para la Protección y Defensa de los Usuarios de Servicios Financieros</a> (National Commission for the Protection and Defense of Financial Services Users, or CONDUSEF) to adjust its policies, procedures, products and services so that customers can have better interactions with the bank and better management of their finances.]]>
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                    <title>Garanti BBVA provides hearing-impaired customers with a barrier-free banking experience</title>
                    <link>https://www.bbva.com/en/tr/garanti-bbva-provides-hearing-impaired-customers-with-a-barrier-free-banking-experience/</link>
                    <pubDate>Mon, 22 Aug 2022 09:33:45 +0000</pubDate>
                    <dc:creator>
                        <![CDATA[Alexandra Rojas Rodríguez]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Inclusion]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Social]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Social affairs]]>
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                            <![CDATA[Garanti BBVA makes it a top priority to make life easier for customers, including people with disabilities. That is why the bank now provides hearing-impaired customers with fast, user-friendly access to a live support assistant over its mobile app.]]>
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                            <![CDATA[Garanti BBVA makes it a top priority to make life easier for customers, including people with disabilities. That is why the bank now provides hearing-impaired customers with fast, user-friendly access to a live support assistant over its mobile app.]]>
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                    <title>For the first time a private entity measures its clients’ multidimensional poverty</title>
                    <link>https://www.bbva.com/en/sustainability/for-the-first-time-a-private-entity-measures-its-clients-multidimensional-poverty/</link>
                    <pubDate>Tue, 26 Jul 2022 06:06:06 +0000</pubDate>
                    <dc:creator>
                        <![CDATA[E057214]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Inclusion]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Social Inclusion]]>
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                            <![CDATA[The BBVA Microfinance Foundation (BBVAMF) is the first private institution in the world to implement Oxford University's Multidimensional Poverty Index to analyze the condition of the 2.8 million people it supports in five Latin American countries. <strong>This indicator gives a better understanding of the gaps in education, health and housing faced by these entrepreneurs' households</strong> and enables designing value propositions to improve their living standards.]]>
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                            <![CDATA[The BBVA Microfinance Foundation (BBVAMF) is the first private institution in the world to implement Oxford University's Multidimensional Poverty Index to analyze the condition of the 2.8 million people it supports in five Latin American countries. <strong>This indicator gives a better understanding of the gaps in education, health and housing faced by these entrepreneurs' households</strong> and enables designing value propositions to improve their living standards.]]>
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                    <title>LGBTIQ+: How to approach a gender transition at work</title>
                    <link>https://www.bbva.com/en/sustainability/lgbtiq-how-to-approach-a-gender-transition-at-work/</link>
                    <pubDate>Mon, 27 Jun 2022 00:44:16 +0000</pubDate>
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                        <![CDATA[cristobal.baeza]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Diversity]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Human capital]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Inclusion]]>
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                                                                <guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.bbva.com/?post_type=sustainability&#038;p=920270</guid>
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                            <![CDATA[The pandemic proved to be the turning-point for her to take the most important step of her life. Not without fear, Alicia García began a gender transition process to "not have to hide my identity and be able to be myself." This was a personal journey with an impact on her work environment. Although a lot less than expected.]]>
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                            <![CDATA[The pandemic proved to be the turning-point for her to take the most important step of her life. Not without fear, Alicia García began a gender transition process to "not have to hide my identity and be able to be myself." This was a personal journey with an impact on her work environment. Although a lot less than expected.]]>
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                    <title>Carlos Torres Vila announces in Davos that the BBVA Microfinance Foundation joins alliance to bridge the digital gap</title>
                    <link>https://www.bbva.com/en/sustainability/carlos-torres-vila-announces-in-davos-that-the-bbva-microfinance-foundation-joins-alliance-to-bridge-the-digital-divide/</link>
                    <pubDate>Mon, 23 May 2022 11:41:38 +0000</pubDate>
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                        <![CDATA[E057214]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Financial inclusion]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Inclusion]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Social affairs]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Social Area]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Social Inclusion]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Strategy]]>
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                            <![CDATA[BBVA Chair Carlos Torres Vila announced today at the <a href="https://es.weforum.org/events/world-economic-forum-annual-meeting-2022" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Annual Meeting of the World Economic Forum</a> in Davos that BBVA and the <a href="https://initiatives.weforum.org/edisonalliance/home" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Edison Alliance</a> are joining forces with the <a href="https://www.fundacionmicrofinanzasbbva.org/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">BBVA Microfinance Foundation's</a> commitment to contribute to the digital inclusion of vulnerable populations in Latin America.]]>
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                            <![CDATA[BBVA Chair Carlos Torres Vila announced today at the <a href="https://es.weforum.org/events/world-economic-forum-annual-meeting-2022" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Annual Meeting of the World Economic Forum</a> in Davos that BBVA and the <a href="https://initiatives.weforum.org/edisonalliance/home" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Edison Alliance</a> are joining forces with the <a href="https://www.fundacionmicrofinanzasbbva.org/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">BBVA Microfinance Foundation's</a> commitment to contribute to the digital inclusion of vulnerable populations in Latin America.]]>
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                    <title>Garanti BBVA supports women's wheelchair basketball</title>
                    <link>https://www.bbva.com/en/tr/sustainability/garanti-bbva-supports-womens-wheelchair-basketball/</link>
                    <pubDate>Wed, 04 Aug 2021 07:59:29 +0000</pubDate>
                    <dc:creator>
                        <![CDATA[Alexandra Rojas Rodríguez]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Diversity]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Inclusion]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Social Inclusion]]>
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                            <![CDATA[Turkey recently held its women's wheelchair basketball championship which took place in Hatay this year. As part of its social commitment, Garanti BBVA has been supporting this sport´s men's and women's teams since 2013.]]>
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                            <![CDATA[Turkey recently held its women's wheelchair basketball championship which took place in Hatay this year. As part of its social commitment, Garanti BBVA has been supporting this sport´s men's and women's teams since 2013.]]>
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                    <title>BBVA’s shareholders gift for the Annual General Meeting will be given to charitable causes</title>
                    <link>https://www.bbva.com/en/sustainability/bbvas-shareholders-gift-or-the-annual-general-meeting-will-be-given-to-charitable-causes/</link>
                    <pubDate>Tue, 30 Mar 2021 07:27:43 +0000</pubDate>
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                        <![CDATA[Carmen Álvarez]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Donations]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Inclusion]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Shareholders' meeting]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Social affairs]]>
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                            <![CDATA[In order to help alleviate the effects of COVID-19 on the most vulnerable, BBVA will make a charitable contribution in Spain in replacement of the traditional gift given to shareholders for the Annual General Meeting. It will be the shareholders who vote on which of four causes they prefer for the donation from this gift: social inclusion, education, health and people with disabilities.]]>
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                            <![CDATA[In order to help alleviate the effects of COVID-19 on the most vulnerable, BBVA will make a charitable contribution in Spain in replacement of the traditional gift given to shareholders for the Annual General Meeting. It will be the shareholders who vote on which of four causes they prefer for the donation from this gift: social inclusion, education, health and people with disabilities.]]>
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