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The Importance of a Bank's Reputation

Joaquín Maudos, Professor at the University of Valencia and Deputy Director at the Valencian Institute of Economic Research (IVIE), examinines the relationship between the bank and the consumer, in an article published by the national economic newspaper EXPANSION. He reveals the worrying fact that no bank sits among the 50 companies in Spain with the best reputation. "The bank in general is already demonized, which makes it an easy target to exploit for electoral purposes," he continues.

The author calls for a joint effort by firms, supervisors, the media and the education system to improve the image the bank in the public eye.

What do customers expect from their brands in the middle of coronavirus?

February 13, 2020 was the 60th day since the first coronavirus death in Spain. I like to consider it the beginning of the crisis, since the arrival of a mortal victim turns any conflict into a crisis. Since then, so much has happened, at an accelerated speed, that it seems...

Increasing the number of women entrepreneurs would grow the world economy by $5 trillion

An article published by the Boston Consulting Group (BCG) states that, if there were the same number of women and men entrepreneurs, the world's GDP could grow by approximately 3% to 6%, which would represent between 2,500 and 5,000 billion dollars to the international economy. However, women entrepreneurs still need...

Román Merino -- "Companies need to be proactive and have a competitiveness plan".

Román Merino, Managing Partner of REINFORCE ADVISORS GROUP, a firm with recognised experience in people and HR management, analyses what kind of crisis we are in and at what stage we are in. He also reflects on how the current lack of certainty affects the present and the future of companies. ....

The Boeing 737 Crisis and Our Future

We must rejoice in the rapid and coordinated response of the EU to the Boeing 737 Max 8 accident in Ethiopia, banning that model from flying into, within or from Europe. The safety of the people always comes first. One would be forgiven for thinking that the measure was facilitated...

Presence and aesthetics

When I started coaching 15 years ago in Spain, the problem was that nobody knew what coaching was. Because they didn't know, they didn't even know how to pronounce this Anglo-Saxon word that originated with sports coaches. Now the problem I am facing is that everyone...

How does the brain work?

Rafael Yuste, a Spaniard, at Columbia University in New York City from the programme that is studying the brain in the US, has been given ten years. So look at the simplifications that are working out there. "It is a kind of exploratory research, like...

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