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Significant ratios(Percentage)South America highlights <strong>in</strong> <strong>2012</strong>• Very strong bus<strong>in</strong>ess activity.South America31-12-12 31-12-11 31-12-10Efficiency ratio 43.4 46.2 44.8NPA ratio 2.1 2.2 2.5NPA coverage ratio 146 146 130Risk premium 1.64 1.85 2.27• Excellent price management.• Positive performance of the <strong>in</strong>surance bus<strong>in</strong>ess.• Efficiency improvement.• Stable risk <strong>in</strong>dicators.• Agreement reached on the sale of AFP Horizonte <strong>in</strong> Colombiaand AFP Provida <strong>in</strong> Chile.<strong>BBVA</strong> footpr<strong>in</strong>t <strong>in</strong> South America(31-12-<strong>2012</strong>)Banks Pension fund managers Insurance companiesArgent<strong>in</strong>a • •Bolivia•Chile • • •Colombia • • •Ecuador•Panama•Paraguay•Peru • •Uruguay•Venezuela • •Def<strong>in</strong>ition of the areaSouth America manages the Group’s bank<strong>in</strong>g, pension and <strong>in</strong>surance bus<strong>in</strong>esses <strong>in</strong> theregion. The area is quite diversified and has units operat<strong>in</strong>g <strong>in</strong> practically every SouthAmerican country.In the last quarter of <strong>2012</strong> and so far <strong>in</strong> 2013 major progress has been made <strong>in</strong> the conclusionof agreements for the sale of the pension bus<strong>in</strong>ess <strong>in</strong> Lat<strong>in</strong> America. Specifically, on December24, <strong>2012</strong> an agreement was signed for the sale of the stake <strong>in</strong> the Colombian subsidiary andon February 1, 2013 a second agreement was concluded for the sale of the stake <strong>in</strong> the Chileansubsidiary.Industry trendsIn <strong>2012</strong>, the economic growth <strong>in</strong> the region boosted lend<strong>in</strong>g activity and customer funds <strong>in</strong>South America. This growth was supported, particularly <strong>in</strong> the first half of the year, by new localregulations, ma<strong>in</strong>ly related to provision<strong>in</strong>g and capital requirements. The new regulations aim toimplement <strong>in</strong>ternational standards <strong>in</strong> the region to ma<strong>in</strong>ta<strong>in</strong> quality growth while rema<strong>in</strong><strong>in</strong>g highlycompetitive.The f<strong>in</strong>ancial system rema<strong>in</strong>s sound <strong>in</strong> most countries. Lend<strong>in</strong>g cont<strong>in</strong>ues to <strong>in</strong>crease at highrates, boosted by monetary policies focused on support<strong>in</strong>g economic activity. It has been grow<strong>in</strong>gsignificantly <strong>in</strong> all the countries <strong>in</strong> the region, particularly <strong>in</strong> Venezuela, Uruguay and Argent<strong>in</strong>a,and also <strong>in</strong> Colombia, Chile and Peru, although at a slower pace. Customer deposits are robust,172 Bus<strong>in</strong>ess areas

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