Vivien Lévy-Garboua, who was appointed head of compliance for BNP Paribas in January 2005, has opted to refrain from serving as chairman of any board. Consequently, at the close of Klépierre’s annual shareholders’ meeting on April 7, 2005, Mr. Lévy-Garboua…

This is the objective reached by Arval, an international role model in Operational Leasing and Corporate Fleet Management. For its 15th anniversary, the Group recorded two-digit growth in its leased fleet in 2004. The results speak for themselves. Arval is…

At its March 29, 2005 meeting, the Klépierre Supervisory Board approved the consolidated financial statements presented in accordance with IFRS, which will serve as the basis for preparing financial statements as of January 1, 2005. The adoption of these standards…

With a 14% increase in new business and a 14.5% rise in earnings* (+ 18 % on a like-for-like basis), 2004 saw Cetelem combining development with profitability. As a result, this was Cetelem’s most successful year since BNP Paribas was…

In 2004 Cortal Consors had operating income of EUR 28.3 million, up by 124% from 2003. The acquisition of new customers in Europe continued on a large scale: The company picked up 75,000 new customers during the year, representing an…

Laurent Chouraki, 47 years old, is appointed Chairman and Chief Executive of UCB, subsidiary of BNP Paribas Group specialising in mortgages for individuals. He succeeds Didier Chappet who is joining the management team of the retail banking operations in France….

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, the consumer finance subsidiary of BNP Paribas, terminates its planned acquisition of a 50% stake in the company that controls Russian Standard Bank, which was announced on July 27, 2004. This is due to Mr Tariko and his group…

BNP Paribas Group via its subsidiary Cetelem, the leading provider of consumer credit in Continental Europe, signed an agreement with Russian Standard Group, the major player on the Russian consumer market, represented by Roustam Tariko, founder of the Group. This…

The alliance between Exane and BNP Paribas in European equities has become a reality. 170 staff members from the BNP Paribas Group have moved into Exane offices, mainly in Paris and London. This brings Exane BNP Paribas’ front line brokerage…