Nanjing City Commercial Bank (NCCB) and BNP Paribas wish to announce that they have today formally entered into a strategic alliance, pursuant to which: BNP PARIBAS is to acquire from several shareholders a 19.2% shareholding in NCCB at a price…

First half 2005 Substantial rise in profitability – Net income group share EUR 3,176 MN (+ 27.5%) – Annualised ROE after-tax 21.8% (+ 2.8 pts) Second quarter 2005 A new rise in revenues and net income – Net banking income…

BNP Paribas’ global equity capital increase for employees this year was another big success. Employee share subscriptions totalled Euros 211.5 million and 53% of employees subscribed to the issue. The employee share subscriptions include their part of the French profit…

Strong Rise in Revenues and ProfitsNet Banking Income: EUR 5.6 BN (+19.3% *)Net Income Group Share: EUR 1.7 BN (+56.4% *) Strong Growth Across All Core Businesses FRB Accelerating revenue growth trending towards 5%due to new sales and marketing systems…

BNP Paribas has signed an agreement to acquire the Asia Pacific equity execution business of Calyon, Crédit Agricole Group’s Corporate and Investment Bank. The transaction includes the corporate entity Credit Agricole Indosuez Securities Japan (CAISJ), and the assets of its…

Michel Longhini, 39 years old, has been appointed Regional Head of BNP Paribas Private Bank in Asia, as part of the bank’s development strategy in the region. In his new role, Michel will supervise the Private Bank’s entities in Asia…

On 24 March 2005, the BNP Paribas Group presented its restated 2004 IFRS financial statements. It also presented a quantified simulation (1) regarding the impact of the standards to be applied in 2005 on the 2004 results. Limited impacts on…

Sustained growth in business Net banking income: 18,823 million euros (+ 5.0%) Fresh rise in profitability Net income group share: 4,668 million euros (+ 24.1%) After-tax ROE: 16.8% (+ 2.5 pts) Earnings per share: 5.55 euros (+ 28.8%)Dividend increased from…

Cetelem’s 2003 Activity Report won not only the corporate prize, but also-and most importantly the Grand Prize, all categories combined, in the yearly corporate publications competition organized by France’s Union of Corporate Newspapers and Journalists (UJJEF). This year, nearly 200…

A ranking from February 2004, released by Morgan Stanley Equity Research, rates Cetelem the world’s third Best Provider of Consumer Credit. Second and first are the American giants MBNA and American Express. The ratings underline Cetelem’s professionalism, especially in Risk…