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…

Open now a Europtimal savings account with Cortal Consors and you will earn to a double interest rate. It will take you two minutes to fill in the form to open an account and you’ll benefit an interest rate that…

Cetelem Belgium recently signed an agreement with the Belgian Football League concerning the Fan Card. The Fan Card, created in 1998, is compulsory when someone wants to buy a ticket in Belgium and gives access to stadiums. The objective is…

BNP Paribas Securities Services in Brussels was recently appointed by Belgacom (the Belgian state-owned telecoms firm) as Financial Agent for the deposit of the global certificate relating to the company’s IPO. Belgacom’s listing on Euronext Brussels was a complete success,…

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…

BNP Paribas and Banca Intesa signed today a definitive agreement whereby the accounts of the Latin American high-net-worth clients of Banca Intesa’s subsidiary Banque Sudameris in Miami (Florida, USA) will be transferred to BNP Paribas’ Miami-based subsidiary, BNP Paribas Investment…

In a deteriorated global economic context, Cetelem consumer finance leader on the Euro zone and subsidiary of BNP Paribas, has established its solidity. The Group’s new business progressed by 8% in 2002, currently reaching €19.9B. For the first time in…

The Spanish economic newspaper “La Gaceta de los Negocios” has awarded Cortal Consors the ranking of “Best online broker in 2003 in Spain”, (Mejor Intermediario por Internet del año 2003). Other firms awarded in different categories were: Sogecable, SCH, Gamesa,…

In a more favorable market environment, Cortal Consors operating income reached 12.0m euros in the 2nd half of 2003, thus showing a very strong increase compared with the breakeven point reached during the first half of the year.In the 2nd…

BNP Paribas’ current organisation is based on a single global client coverage concept in Corporate and Investment Banking (CIB). Under Thierry Varène and Eric Lombard, who becomes Managing Director of the new holding company which unites BNP Paribas’ insurance businesses,…