BBVA recently held the ninth edition of its 'BBVA Latin America Conference' in New York. The annual event gathered private and public debt issuers from Latin America and investors from North America to explore new joint business opportunities in the region. The political and economic situation as well as the impact of the elections, especially in Mexico and Argentina, were two of the main topics covered during the conference.

It seems like an age-old debate: Debit v. Credit.

While there is no end in the argument in sight, there is the question of when to use which one. As digital banking and payments are layered into the everyday assortment of bills, the answer becomes more complex.

During today’s first-quarter earnings presentation to analysts and journalists, BBVA CEO Onur Genç underscored the strength of BBVA's diversified business, which has allowed the company to grow its operating income by 10 percent yoy, in constant euros.  “Diversification helps markets balance each other. BBVA’s power lies in its diversified model," he explained.

These are the ratios that show up the financial position of a bank. This is a disclosure of BBVA’s ratios calculated as of March 2018.

Following the release of BBVA’s Q1-19 earnings, the Group’s CEO Onur Genç said today that, “the P&L shows positive dynamics, with operating income growing over 10 percent driven by recurring revenues and significant improvement in efficiency.”

BBVA acted as advisor and lead coordinator in the first-ever sustainable bond issued by Government of Navarre. For the first time in its history, Navarra will finance projects with a positive environmental or societal impact through capital markets.