The jury of the ECOFIN awards has elected  Isidro Fainé, President of the La Caixa Banking Foundation and full Academician of the Real Academia de Ciencias Económicas y Financieras of Spain (RACEF) as Financier of the Year 2017 for his management at the head of a body that "has allowed to maintain about 80% of the social work of the old savings banks in all Spain".

 

ECOFIN points out in its election that the Forum of Renowned Spanish Brands a few days ago also appointed as Honorary Ambassador of the Spain Brand to the Banking Foundation La Caixa "for its great work in support of social, educational, cultural and scientific activities and projects Not only in Spain, but also in more than twenty countries in Latin America, Asia and Africa, where he emphasizes his commitment and work in favor of children".

La Caixa Social Work is, with 500 million euros in budget, the first private foundation in Spain and one of the most important in the world. It annually promotes more than 50,000 initiatives that benefit more than 10.5 million people.