The AEB launches a national financial education competition
More than 7,000 students aged between 13 and 15 will test their financial knowledge in a competition organized by the Spanish Banking Association. The winners will advance to the final of the European competition in Brussels.
The AEB expands its financial dictionary featuring television celebrities
The second edition of Me suena un poco incorporates a game so that users can learn about finance while having fun with television actors.
AEB refreshes its corporate image and website
The Association is also launching its official social media accounts to bring its message to a wider audience. With this renovation, which coincides with its fortieth anniversary, the AEB aims to reflect its commitment to constant transformation to adapt to changes in society and improve the support and services it provides to its member banks.
AEB banks obtain attributed profit of €6,964 million during the first half, with an 18.6% annual increase
Gross margin increases by 3% due to the improvement in net interest income and net fee and commission income. The non-performing loan ratio continues to decline, to 5.2%, more than half a percentage point lower than in June 2016, with coverage of 66% of balances considered non-performing.
The Spanish Banking Association signs a collaboration agreement with the College of Economists of Madrid
The Commission will be composed of Juan Carlos Delrieu and José Luis Martínez Campuzano, representing the Spanish Banking Association, and Rafael Laso, representing the College of Economists of Madrid.
AEB banks report attributable profit of €3,465 million in the first quarter of 2017
All income statement margins improve, with an 18% year-on-year increase in operating profit.
Non-performing loans fall to 5.5%, with coverage of 66% of balances recorded as doubtful.
Equity stands at levels close to the maximum and represents 7.6% of total assets.
AEB brings together representatives of 620 Latin American banks in Madrid to discuss a common agenda
The Latin American Federation of Banks (Felaban) holds meetings of the Board of Governors for the first time in Spain. AEB highlights the internationalisation of banking as a driver of economic progress and financial stability, and Felaban underscores the importance of Spain as a trading partner and the participation of Spanish banks in Latin America.
Federico Prades Award for Young Economists
The Spanish Banking Association and the AEB Foundation are launching the first Federico Prades Award for Young Economists, endowed with €25,000, in memory of the person who served as AEB’s Economic Adviser for more than 20 years and made a decisive contribution to laying the foundations of modern economic analysis in Spain.
Spanish banks recorded an attributable profit of 7,987 million euros in 2016
Spanish banks recorded an attributable profit of 7,987 million euros in 2016, representing a 23.1% decrease compared to the previous year.
AEB awards prizes for its first youth financial innovation camp
Five students from Santa María del Camino School have won the first prize in the Financial Innovation Camp, organized by the Spanish Banking Association, where 70 4th-year ESO students designed mobile applications with the aim of fostering healthy financial attitudes and decisions among young people.