Nineteen candidates will compete in the first round of the presidential elections in Peru on April 10, which reflects the multiparty nature of the Peruvian political system.
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BBVA announced its earnings for the fourth quarter of 2015 today and also took stock of its annual financial statement. In 2015, the bank showed its "enormous ability to generate earnings in a complex environment, while moving ahead decisively in its transformation," said BBVA executive chairman Francisco González. These are the 5 keys you need to know to understand BBVA's performance over the last year:
The BBVA Group’s net profit in 2015 came to €2.64 billion, slightly more than the previous year (up 0.9%). Without currency effects net attributable profit was up 4.4%. Excluding corporate operations in 2015, net income from ongoing operations was €3.75 billion, up 43.3% over 2014.
BBVA will propose the appointment of Sunir Kapoor and Andrew Stott as new independent board members during its Annual Shareholders’ Meeting. The Meeting will be held in Bilbao on March 11th, 2016, as notified in the Relevant Event containing the agenda and to which this press release is appended.
A man, in the 25-34 age range. This is the profile of the users that are more likely to block ads in their mobile devices. Up to 37% of mobile internet users have implemented some fort of ad-blocking technology, according to a report by Global Web Index.
For the metal, the year is off to a very bad start: Turbulences in the Chinese market during the first days of 2016 have driven copper prices down, which has traded under US$2 per pound in recent sessions.
The Chairman and CEO of BBVA believes that “Europe needs one voice, one authority, better governance and a better decision-making process” to strengthen the European project. Francisco González has participated in a debate on how Europe can recover confidence in its financial markets and its institutions at the World Economic Forum in Davos.
BBVA Chairman and CEO Francisco González, shared his insights into some pressing issues following his participation at the Annual Meeting of the World Economic Forum in Davos. Mr. González addressed some of the hottest topics affecting the Spanish economic and political landscape, as well as the global financial industry, and stated that “Spain needs a stable and realistic government, one that continues to work on the reforms we need to underpin growth.”
The branch office rehabilitation and upgrading project will become a reality with the Bancomer Tower, where the change in the comprehensive business model will drive technological innovation with a view to improving customer experience.
The bank is launching the La Revolución de las Pequeñas Cosas (The Revolution of Small Things) campaign, where it will present some of the innovations that are changing the way in which customers interact with the bank, such as remote signature, activation and deactivation of cards, mobile payments or calls identified through the app. Carlos Torres, BBVA's chief operating officer, said that “these new tools will managers and customers to have a much richer communication. With these small things, customers will have a much better experience based on comfort and convenience.” It is a further step in a different model of banking, where managers provide advice to customers through face-to-face, remote or digital channels, according to their demands, with the aim of generating the best possible customer experience.