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Virginia Pou

BBVA Research - Senior Economist

Virginia Pou Bell has been an economist at BBVA Research since 2006. Her responsibilities include the analysis and monitoring of the fiscal policy of the Spanish public administrations. She also monitors the financial and non-financial accounts of the institutional sectors.

Previously, she worked at Consultores de las Administraciones Públicas within the Afi Group (2000–2006) as responsible for the Autonomic Analysis area and in the accounting and treasury department of Sermico, S.A. (1996–2000).

She graduated in Economic and Business Science from the Complutense University of Madrid in 1996.

Latest publications

Publicación para Antonino

March 24, 2025

El crecimiento de la economía ha vuelto a sorprender positivamente. La estimación adelantada de la Contabilidad Nacional Trimestral (CNTR) indica que el PIB aumentó un 0,8 % trimestral (t/t) en el tercer trimestre de 2024, igual que en el segundo. Se anticipa un incremento del PIB del 0,6 % t/t.

Spain | Fiscal Watch 2Q20

May 8, 2020

The outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic and the containment measures will have an extraordinary impact on public accounts. The deficit and the public debt will be at their highest levels in the last decade.

Fiscal Consolidation: A Demanding Challenge

February 27, 2020

Predictably, Spain closed 2019 with a public deficit that was closer to 2.5% of GDP than to 2%, meaning little change in comparison with 2018. This almost complete lack of improvement means that fiscal consolidation efforts will be carried over to this year.