An extract of the August 2008 edition of Investment Strategy: Technical rebound in equities fizzles outAfter a disastrous first two weeks of July for equity markets during which share prices fell below their previous lows of March in response to…

Abdelhakim Doukkali, director of Human Resources for the Gulf region, talks about the conference organised in May by the Group in Bahrain, highlighting the crucial role that women in leadership play in the region. 2008-06-13-WomenLeadershipVA.mp3 Read the press release regarding…

Over the last 35 years, the involvement of BNP Paribas in tennis has strengthened continuously at all levels: international, local, educational and social. On 19th May, for the first time, the bank launched a global corporate publicity campaign highlighting its…

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 Central Bank of Bahrain (CBB) has granted a licence to BNP Paribas banking group to establish a fund management firm in Bahrain. BNP Paribas Asset Management B.S.C. will be a wholly owned subsidiary of Europe-based BNP Paribas Asset Management…

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…

This year, BNP Paribas has been recognised by Risk Magazine as Structured Products House of the Year 2008, awarding its quality of service, secondary market pricing and speed of execution. With a wider breadth of underlyings and a larger span…

BNP Paribas develops specific offers for migrant populations called migrant banking. In California, after the success of the Pacific Rim offer for Asian customers, Bank of the West turns itself to the Hispanic community, identifying its needs and creating products…

BNP Paribas Assurance’s two main operating entities, Cardif Assurance Vie and Cardif-Assurances Risques divers, have been rated “AA+” by Standard & Poor’s. The ratings agency has specified that this is the best rating ever assigned in the life insurance sector…