How to open a bank account in Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria SA

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On January 28, 2000 Banco Bilbao Vizcaya (est. 1988) and Argentaria Caja Postal y Banco Hipotecario SA (est. 1998) merged to form the above. On March 22, 2000 Banco del Comercio and Banco de Negocios Argentaria merged into above. On April 17, 2000 Banca Catalana SA and Banco de Alicante merged into the above. On April 28, 2006 Granahorrar Banco Comercial SA merged into the above. On June 17, 2009 Banco de Credito Local de España SA merged into the above. In 2002 the representative office was closed down

The bank has more than 84,000 employees. English- and Spanish-speaking staff

Total 903 897 shareholders. 93,9% of shareholders own less than 4 501 shares representing 12,7% of the capital. Private investors - 40,1%; employees - 2,1%; Institutional investors - 57,8%

Judicial Cooperation Agreement with Russia is signed; Double Taxation Agreement with Russia is signed; AML legislation is strictly observed; Active member of OECD, FATF, Basel Commitee, Egmont Group etc.