BBVA Chairman Carlos Torres is optimistic about the bank's growth despite the current global climate of geopolitical uncertainty. "Despite the current uncertain environment marked by trade tensions and armed conflicts, but also by great opportunities, the bank faces this context with confidence," Torres stated at the annual general meeting of shareholders held this Friday in Bilbao. In fact, the bank's chairman affirmed that they expect to continue growing faster than their competitors and to lead the era of artificial intelligence—"as we have done until now," he said—despite exposure to potentially volatile markets, such as Turkey, which accounts for 7% of their business, and Mexico, which in 2025 represented 45.4%.

The musical notes of the campaign We are Sabadell, the flashmob that Banc Sabadell held in 2011 to celebrate its 130th anniversary praising the city where it was founded, flooded the Sabadell Fairgrounds this Thursday afternoon announcing the start of the bank's General Shareholders' Meeting. A musical selection was expected to fill the atmosphere with epic spirit—Sabadell has returned home—and to remind everyone of the importance of the anniversary—BBVA's takeover bid continues to set the agenda, and soon it will be up to the shareholders to make the decision.