Lastly, the following prizes and awards are worth highlighting, apart from those already mentioned in this report:
- In November, BBVA was awarded the “Impulso al Autónomo” (“Promoting Self-Employed Workers”) prize, organized by the ATA (National Federation of Self-Employed Workers) and the Joly Group, for the “Yo Soy Empleo” (“I Am Employment”) program. This award underlines the Bank’s commitment to helping create jobs for self-employed workers and SMEs.
- For the fourth year in a row, BBVA Banca Privada has been chosen as the “Best Private Bank in Spain” at the 2013 “The Global Private Banking Awards”, granted every year by The Banker, the prestigious Financial Times Group journal specializing in international banking. This award is another recognition of BBVA’s business model, based on personal advice, with proposals adapted to customers’ current and future circumstances. It is an integrated management service that combines confidence and transparency thanks to a single dedicated contact person who is always available, the Private Banking manager.
- According to a survey carried out by Risk España, BBVA has for the sixth year in a row been chosen by its customers as the “Best Derivatives House” in Spain.
