As a socially responsible bank, BNP Paribas includes microfinance within its natural citizen liabilities. At the Group level, the Microfinance entity was created as a genuine banking activity that contributes to the development of microfinance. “At BNP Paribas we believe…

BNP Paribas is a partner of the social solidarity organisation ADIE (Association pour le Droit à l’Initiative Economique) in organising the 4th Microcredit Week from 3 to 7 June.This initiative introduces the unemployed and those on income support to microcredit,…

Institutional Investor magazine just published its 2008 rankings of the best business leaders in Europe. In the “Financial,Technology and Services” category, BNP Paribas CEO Baudouin Prot ranked second, up one spot from 2007. The magazine develops its rankings through interviews…

The first “Prize BNP Paribas for Philanthropy” is given to Dr. Mo Ibrahim for his philanthropic action in the domain of sustainable development in an emerging country. On May 15, prizes were issued at the Chateau de Versailles, France, with…

The Grand Prix BNP Paribas 2008 award for philanthropy was bestowed on Dr. Mo Ibrahim, while the Prix Coup de Cœur award was presented to Amina Laraki-Slaoui, both for philanthropic commitment in a developing country. This year, BNP Paribas conferred…

QUARTERLY NET PROFIT CLOSE TO 2 BILLION EUROS • REVENUES €7,395MN (-10.0%/1Q07) (+6.9%/4Q07) • NET INCOME (group share) €1,981MN (-21.0%/1Q07) (X2/4Q07) • DIRECT IMPACT OF THE CRISIS YET AGAIN LIMITED COMPARED TO THE PEER GROUP: -€546MN compared to -€898MN in…

The prestigious credit rater A.M. Best, a worldwide insurance rating and information agency, has assigned its ratings “Financial Strength Rating” (FSR) and “Issuer Credit Rating” (ISR) to BNP Paribas Assurance S.A and its subsidiaries. BNP Paribas Assurance S.A. was given…

The Forbes magazine has recently released its 2008 Ranking of Top 2000 World’s Biggest Companies. Once more, BNP Paribas has been recognized as one of the largest banking groups worldwide. It has grown steadily, moving up to the 13th largest…

The International Retail Banking and Financial Services core business (IRFS) becomes BNP Paribas International Retail Services (IRS)and reinforces the integration of its businesses In less than five years, IRFS has doubled in size, both in terms of the number of…

In February, BNP Paribas Securities Services (BP2S) organised a conference in Brussels on the future of Europe’s financial markets infrastructure. BP2S brought together experts from European institutions and the largest players in securities services in Europe. The objective: define a…