Afternoon Alert for Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria.

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M2 PRESSWIRE-16 February 2007-Blue Chip News: Afternoon Alert for Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria(C)1994-2007 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:16022007 It's not Cortez revisited, but Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria (BBVA), one of Spain's top banks (with Santander Central Hispano), is conquering Latin America, where it operates in about 10 countries in the region through subsidiaries Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria, Chile and BBVA Banco Frances in Argentina.

With some 7,500 offices in more than 30 countries, it offers retail, corporate, and institutional banking; investment banking; asset management; insurance; and Internet banking. BBVA also operates in Europe, mainly Portugal, France, and Italy. It's expanding in the US with acquisitions of Texas banks Texas...