If a person’s tweets reflect their interests, there can be little doubt as to what makes Martin Ravallion tick. His account directs followers to articles on the exodus of Syria’s refugees; the importance of the world’s poorest having access to information; campaigns to tackle child malnutrition. Ravallion, an economist, is aware that his vision of economic science “is not shared by the majority.” And he quotes historian Max Hartwell: “Economics is, in essence, the study of poverty.”

BBVA and the European Investment Bank (EIB) signed four loans today worth a total of €600 million. The funds will be used to offer financing to small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) in Spain, providing liquidity and facilitating their investments.

The digital transformation ripples across all areas of the financial system. In the investment portfolio management segment, algorithm based platforms are starting to challenge more traditional advisers. Are they an opportunity or a risk for the ecosystem?

José Manuel González-Páramo read his admission speech at the Royal Academy for Moral and Political Sciences. The new member devoted his speech to the reinvention of banks, driven by five vectors of change that start with the letter R: Recession, Return, Regulation, Reputation, and above all, the digital Revolution. He also discussed the different scenarios for the future.

BBVA’s Executive Board Director and Chief Officer of Global Economics, Regulation & Public Affairs, José Manuel González-Páramo, sent a message to European leaders today in Santander. “What we have learned from the crisis is that political and private leaders should set their sights high and be ambitious when facing challenges and making decisions,” he maintained at the Menéndez Pelayo International University/Spanish Association of Financial Reports (UIMP/APIE) course while analyzing the challenges facing Europe, Spain and the financial sector.

Structured products started getting special attention a few years ago, but remain the least known among the range of financial products that institutions offer.

BBVA’s Head of Global Supervisors Relations, Eduardo Avila, took part in a Conference organized by the Spanish Association of Accounting and Business Administration (AECA), in a panel that discussed the financial risks generated by the new Basel III Framework and its implications for financial institutions and businesses.

Integration is one the essential aspects of our civilization's progress. And naturally, this idea also takes shape in the bank: the integration of goals and projects. At BBVA Continental it is called Scrums, which is the multidisciplinary work in which the different areas in the organization collaborate with the aim of achieving results as soon as possible. The coordinates are: transversality, swiftness and execution. All these steps are designed to lead the digital banking of the future.

In this interview with The Financial Times published in the Banking Weekly podcast, BBVA Executive Director José Manuel González-Páramo explains the main challenges European banks currently face.

Since the 2013 education reforms were enacted and included in the Constitution, education has become one of the fundamental priorities for Mexico's government and society alike.  Reforming the country's enormous and complex education system will be beneficial for all Mexican institutions and social partners. BBVA Bancomer has been supporting efforts to drive this progress for many years, via its scholarship and education support programs.