BNP Paribas
BNP Paribas to acquire AXA’s fund business for $5.5bn
05 Aug 2024
French banking group BNP Paribas is in exclusive talks with insurer AXA to acquire AXA Investment Managers, in a deal worth €5.1 billion ($5.5 billion).
Banks in India have $178 bn of risky corporate debt: BNP Paribas
20 Apr 2016
India’s banking system is the worst in Asia in terms of stressed assets, with $178 billion worth of corporate credit or 16.1 per cent of total bank credit at risk of default, says a report
BNP Paribas to acquire brokerage firm Sharekhan
30 Jul 2015
BNP Paribas to pay $9-bn fine over sanctions violations
01 Jul 2014
The fine follows a broader strategy by the US justice department to book more major banks for possible money laundering or sanctions violations
BNP Paribas may face $10-bn fine from US DoJ: report
31 May 2014
A $10-billion fine would be over five times the biggest amount paid by a bank to settle allegations of US sanctions violations
HC admits BNP Paribas' plea for winding-up of Mallya’s UBHL
20 Nov 2013
The Karnataka High Court today admitted a petition by BNP Paribas seeking the winding-up of UB Holdings Ltd, the UB Group's holding company
BNP Paribas to buy the Belgium’s 25% stake in BNP Paribas Fortis for $4.36 bn
14 Nov 2013
Fortis Bank Belgium (now BNP Paribas Fortis) was bailed out by the Belgian and Dutch governments, in September 2008, at the height of the global financial crisis
BNP Paribas to sell $11-bn energy loan portfolio: report
27 Jan 2012
BNP Paribas, the largest bank in France by assets, is planning to sell up to $11 billion of its portfolio of loans to oil and gas companies
BNP Paribas plans sale of €70 billion of assets
14 Sep 2011
French banks are taking steps to restore market confidence and allay fears of overdependence on wholesale market funding that would render them ill equipped to cope with a Greek debt default
BNP Paribas plans to give up Fortis brand
12 Mar 2009
SREI Infrastructure - BNP Paribas venture
04 Apr 2008
Bank of Baroda, Sundaram BNP in marketing partnership
By | 17 Oct 2007
BNP Paribas Private Bank increasing Asia focus: report
By | 09 Oct 2007
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