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                    <title>100th anniversary of the Madrid Metro: BBVA was the only bank to bet on the project</title>
                    <link>https://www.bbva.com/en/100th-anniversary-of-the-madrid-metro-bbva-was-the-only-bank-to-bet-on-the-project/</link>
                    <pubDate>Tue, 29 Oct 2019 01:43:56 +0000</pubDate>
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                        <![CDATA[XE84823]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Construction and town planning]]>
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                            <![CDATA[The <a href="https://www.metromadrid.es/es/noticia/cien-anios-de-metro-en-12-capitulos" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Madrid Metro celebrated its 100th anniversary</a>, bringing its one million daily passengers closer to the Spanish capital in a quick and sustainable manner. BBVA is especially pleased to join the centennial anniversary of its opening, made possible thanks to the financial support provided by the Banco de Vizcaya despite investors’ suspicion of this novel and pioneering form of transportation.]]>
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                            <![CDATA[The <a href="https://www.metromadrid.es/es/noticia/cien-anios-de-metro-en-12-capitulos" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Madrid Metro celebrated its 100th anniversary</a>, bringing its one million daily passengers closer to the Spanish capital in a quick and sustainable manner. BBVA is especially pleased to join the centennial anniversary of its opening, made possible thanks to the financial support provided by the Banco de Vizcaya despite investors’ suspicion of this novel and pioneering form of transportation.]]>
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                    <title>'Madrid Nuevo Norte': An urban project for Madrid in the 21st century</title>
                    <link>https://www.bbva.com/en/madrid-nuevo-norte-urban-project-madrid-21st-century/</link>
                    <pubDate>Fri, 27 Jul 2018 12:31:51 +0000</pubDate>
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                        <![CDATA[Noemi Fernández Castro]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Architecture]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Housing]]>
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                            <![CDATA[A responsible urban development, designed by and for the citizens,  that places people at its heart. A consensus project, in which all sides have worked and collaborated so that Madrid projects an image of the 21st century.]]>
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                            <![CDATA[A responsible urban development, designed by and for the citizens,  that places people at its heart. A consensus project, in which all sides have worked and collaborated so that Madrid projects an image of the 21st century.]]>
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                    <title>Using big data to see cities in high-resolution</title>
                    <link>https://www.bbva.com/en/innovation/using-big-data-to-see-cities-in-high-resolution/</link>
                    <pubDate>Tue, 24 Apr 2018 00:43:24 +0000</pubDate>
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                        <![CDATA[bsanjuanbenito]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Artificial Intelligence]]>
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                                                                <guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.bbva.com/?p=464698</guid>
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                            <![CDATA[The streets of New York's Chinatown, Granada's Sacromonte neighborhood, or Southall (London's Little India) are examples of how people tend to live near others from the same place or social status. But businesses, restaurants, and bars are just as important meeting places as where we live. <a href="http://portal.uc3m.es/portal/page/portal/dpto_matematicas/profesorado/Esteban%20Moro%20Egido" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Esteban Moro</a>, Professor at Universidad Carlos III and MIT (Massachusetts Institute of Technology), uses big data tools to analyze how people interact in these places.]]>
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                            <![CDATA[The streets of New York's Chinatown, Granada's Sacromonte neighborhood, or Southall (London's Little India) are examples of how people tend to live near others from the same place or social status. But businesses, restaurants, and bars are just as important meeting places as where we live. <a href="http://portal.uc3m.es/portal/page/portal/dpto_matematicas/profesorado/Esteban%20Moro%20Egido" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Esteban Moro</a>, Professor at Universidad Carlos III and MIT (Massachusetts Institute of Technology), uses big data tools to analyze how people interact in these places.]]>
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                    <title>How cities will change with the arrival of self-driving cars</title>
                    <link>https://www.bbva.com/en/how-cities-will-change-arrival-self-driving-cars/</link>
                    <pubDate>Fri, 26 Jan 2018 00:00:47 +0000</pubDate>
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                        <![CDATA[No utilizar]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Artificial Intelligence]]>
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                            <![CDATA[Urban planning in the 20th Century was developed on the basis of the traditional concept of a car with a driver. The arrival of self-driving cars will make it necessary to rethink the design of cities and their suburbs.]]>
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                            <![CDATA[Urban planning in the 20th Century was developed on the basis of the traditional concept of a car with a driver. The arrival of self-driving cars will make it necessary to rethink the design of cities and their suburbs.]]>
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                    <title>BBVA Francés: from traditional bank to powerhouse digital bank of the new millennium</title>
                    <link>https://www.bbva.com/en/bbva-frances-traditional-bank-powerhouse-digital-bank-new-millennium/</link>
                    <pubDate>Mon, 11 Dec 2017 00:10:56 +0000</pubDate>
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                        <![CDATA[Blanca González del Fresno]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Mobile banking]]>
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                            <![CDATA[The oldest private domestic bank in Argentina and one of the leaders in Latin America, BBVA Francés on October 14 marked its 130th year in operation and its 21st year as part of the BBVA Group. In the course of its history, BBVA Francés has gone from being a 20th century “temple of money,” to a powerhouse of digital banking in the Argentina of the 21st century.]]>
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                            <![CDATA[The oldest private domestic bank in Argentina and one of the leaders in Latin America, BBVA Francés on October 14 marked its 130th year in operation and its 21st year as part of the BBVA Group. In the course of its history, BBVA Francés has gone from being a 20th century “temple of money,” to a powerhouse of digital banking in the Argentina of the 21st century.]]>
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                    <title>How can a 50-story high-rise survive an earthquake?</title>
                    <link>https://www.bbva.com/en/can-50-story-high-rise-survive-earthquake/</link>
                    <pubDate>Thu, 19 Oct 2017 00:53:37 +0000</pubDate>
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                        <![CDATA[jesus.delasheras]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Architecture]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Buildings]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Construction and town planning]]>
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                            <![CDATA[“The images of buildings crumbling and the dust will stay with me for the rest of my life.” This is the phrase most repeated by BBVA Bancomer employees who, from the different floors of the Tower, witnessed one of the most devastating earthquakes ever to strike Mexico. One month after the quake, we discover some of the secrets that allow a 235-meters-tall colossus to stand.]]>
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                            <![CDATA[“The images of buildings crumbling and the dust will stay with me for the rest of my life.” This is the phrase most repeated by BBVA Bancomer employees who, from the different floors of the Tower, witnessed one of the most devastating earthquakes ever to strike Mexico. One month after the quake, we discover some of the secrets that allow a 235-meters-tall colossus to stand.]]>
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                    <title>BBVA uses big data to 'restructure' maps of Madrid, Barcelona and Mexico City</title>
                    <link>https://www.bbva.com/en/innovation/bbva-uses-big-data-restructure-maps-madrid-barcelona-mexico-city/</link>
                    <pubDate>Tue, 26 Sep 2017 04:35:40 +0000</pubDate>
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                        <![CDATA[No utilizar]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Artificial Intelligence]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Bank cards]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Commerce]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Consumption]]>
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                            <![CDATA[BBVA launches <a href="https://www.bbvadata.com/urbandiscovery/" target="_blank">Urban Discovery</a>, an interactive tool open to everyone that analyzes the cities of Madrid, Barcelona and Mexico City through the prism of their commercial activity. The analysis led to the creation of new maps that redraw urban borders and identify the most touristic and residential areas or those where young people go shopping.]]>
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                            <![CDATA[BBVA launches <a href="https://www.bbvadata.com/urbandiscovery/" target="_blank">Urban Discovery</a>, an interactive tool open to everyone that analyzes the cities of Madrid, Barcelona and Mexico City through the prism of their commercial activity. The analysis led to the creation of new maps that redraw urban borders and identify the most touristic and residential areas or those where young people go shopping.]]>
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                    <title>Barcelona and Madrid in figures</title>
                    <link>https://www.bbva.com/en/innovation/barcelona-madrid-figures/</link>
                    <pubDate>Tue, 26 Sep 2017 04:35:10 +0000</pubDate>
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                        <![CDATA[No utilizar]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Artificial Intelligence]]>
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                            <![CDATA[Madrid tourists spend more near monuments and museums than those in Barcelona. People living in Vila de Gràcia in Barcelona have the same lifestyle as those in the Madrid neighborhood of Malasaña. Sant Antoni and Poble Sec are places that are popular to go out to dinner and then for a drink, and in Madrid, the Lavapies neighborhood is undergoing a transformation toward more cultural activity.]]>
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                            <![CDATA[Madrid tourists spend more near monuments and museums than those in Barcelona. People living in Vila de Gràcia in Barcelona have the same lifestyle as those in the Madrid neighborhood of Malasaña. Sant Antoni and Poble Sec are places that are popular to go out to dinner and then for a drink, and in Madrid, the Lavapies neighborhood is undergoing a transformation toward more cultural activity.]]>
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                    <title>A quick look at the projects of some of Europe’s brightest millennial entrepreneurs</title>
                    <link>https://www.bbva.com/en/innovation/quick-look-projects-europes-brightest-millennial-entrepreneurs/</link>
                    <pubDate>Mon, 21 Aug 2017 00:46:48 +0000</pubDate>
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                        <![CDATA[irene.cruz]]>
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                            <![CDATA[Under 30, entrepreneurs and digital. This are the common traits that define the young Europeans chosen by Forbes magazine in its '30 Under 30' list. A mobile navigation aide for the visually impaired, a meal kit delivery platform, a t-shirt that allows users to peek inside the human body, a nightlife finder in London... Many tech-related projects that deserve special attention.  Here we take a look at a few of them.]]>
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                            <![CDATA[Under 30, entrepreneurs and digital. This are the common traits that define the young Europeans chosen by Forbes magazine in its '30 Under 30' list. A mobile navigation aide for the visually impaired, a meal kit delivery platform, a t-shirt that allows users to peek inside the human body, a nightlife finder in London... Many tech-related projects that deserve special attention.  Here we take a look at a few of them.]]>
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                    <title>Growth of urbanization slows in Latin America</title>
                    <link>https://www.bbva.com/en/growth-urbanization-slows-latin-america/</link>
                    <pubDate>Thu, 17 Aug 2017 23:20:47 +0000</pubDate>
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                        <![CDATA[Manuel Rado Quirós]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Productivity]]>
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                                                                <guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.bbva.com/en/?p=342033</guid>
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                            <![CDATA[Urbanization in Latin America began to increase in the second half of the 20th Century, to reach nearly 80% of the population today. In spite of the great expansion in recent decades, <a href="https://www.bbvaresearch.com/publicaciones/observatorio-economico-america-latina-urbanizacion/" target="_blank">BBVA Research predicts</a> that there will be a certain moderation in this growth, until it reaches 86%.]]>
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                            <![CDATA[Urbanization in Latin America began to increase in the second half of the 20th Century, to reach nearly 80% of the population today. In spite of the great expansion in recent decades, <a href="https://www.bbvaresearch.com/publicaciones/observatorio-economico-america-latina-urbanizacion/" target="_blank">BBVA Research predicts</a> that there will be a certain moderation in this growth, until it reaches 86%.]]>
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