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 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…

On April 2, 2008, more than 450 guests gathered to pay tribute shipping industry giants at the Lloyd’s List London Awards ceremony. It was BNP Paribas‘ subsidiary, Corporate and Investment Banking’s (CIB), Shipping Finance group that went home with the…

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…

BNP Paribas is pleased to announce that it has successfully advised Malayan Banking Berhad, known as Maybank, to effectively acquire a majority stake in Bank Internasional Indonesia Tbk (BII) in a deal worth approximately US$1.5 billion, representing the largest cross-border…

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…

In Asia BNP Paribas has received top awards in the 2007 AsiaRisk Interdealer Survey, a poll which was voted by traders and dealers across Asia. The Bank’s corporate and investment banking division has taken the top spot in: Derivatives Dealer…

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…

BNP Paribas Corporate Finance Asia Pacific has been named “Rising Star Equity House” in the “Capital Markets-Equity” category of the Asset Triple-A House and Deal Awards 2007. With the continuous success of IPO offerings for mid-cap Chinese corporates combined with…

Global Finance Magazine names BNP Paribas ‘Best Trade Finance Bank in Europe’ and ‘Best Trade Finance Bank in France’. This award outlines BNP Paribas’ expertise in all its trade finance activities. In order to meet the expectations of our clientele,…