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Brief presentation of BNP Paribas

One of the largest international banking networks with strong positions in Asia and a significant presence in the United States.

1st largest French company and 5th in the banking industry worldwide, 1st bank in the Euro Zone (‘Global 2000 Forbes’ 2008)
6th most valuable international banking brand (Brand Finance 2008)

BNP Paribas operates in over 85 countries, and has 162,700 employees including 126,600 in Europe - among whom 19,900 in Italy and 64,100 in France and in the Overseas Departments; 15,000 in North America and 8,800 in Asia.

Ratings

Standard & Poor's : AA+ (stable outlook) / A-1+ (short term)
Moody's : Aa1 (stable outlook) / Prime-1 (short term)
Fitch : AA (stable outlook) / F1+ (short term)

Watch the video of the year 2007

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Corporate Leaflet (Adobe Acrobat : 453 Ko)

A few key figures

Financial results as at 31 December 2007

  • Net Banking Income of €31,037mn, up +11,1%
  • Gross Operating Income of €12,273mn, up +12,8%
  • Net Income Group Share of €7,822mn, up +7,0%

The Group's main key figures

Three core businesses

Retail Banking

Corporate and Investment Banking

Other activities

Asset Management and Services

 

A selection of Awards and Rankings, beginnings of 2008

Corporate & Investment Banking
  • Advisory and capital markets
  • Structured Products House of the Year (Risk Magazine)
  • Equity Derivatives House of the Year (Structured Products)
  • Derivatives House of the Year (Asia-ex Japan Asia Risk)
  • “Credit House of the Year” (Structured Products)
  • “Rising Star Equity House” (The Asset Triple A)

  • Financing businesses
  • “Best Structured Commodity Bank” (Trade Finance Magazine)
  • N°1 Mandated Lead Arranger worldwide for Project Finance (Thomson)
  • N°1 Mandated Lead Arranger worldwide for Global Trade Finance Loans (Dealogic)
  • “Most innovative Bank in Trade” (Trade & Forfaiting Review)

Asset Management & Services
  • BNP Paribas Banque Privée: N°1 in France, N°5 in Western Europe, Nº9 worldwide (Euromoney)
  • BNP Paribas Assurance: world leader in creditor insurance (FFSA)
  • BNP Paribas Securities Services: N°1 in Europe, top 5 worldwide (globalcustody.net)

International Retail Services
  • BNP Paribas Personal Finance: N°1 in personal lending solutions in Europe (European Credit Research Institute)
  • BNP Paribas Lease Group: N°1 in France in equipment leasing (Association Française des Sociétés Financières)
  • Arval: N°1 in France and N°2 in Europe for corporate vehicles leasing and services (SNLVLD)
  • BancWest: 6th Bank in the Western United States (SNL Financial)
  • UkrSibbank: 3rd Bank in Ukraine in terms of assets, “Bank of the Year” in Ukraine (Euromoney, Global Finance)
  • BNL: 3rd Italian banking brand (Eurisko Mutlifintrack 2007); 6th Italian Bank in terms of amount of customer loans and deposits (Associazione Bancaria Italiana).

 

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