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France: Pegasus Contracts with Gemalto for NFC Mobile Payments (Payment News)

Thu, 03 Jul 2008 11:46:27 GMT

Gemalto has announced that five banks in France are currently using its Allynis service as part of the "Payez Mobile" trial for contactless mobile payment: BNP Paribas, Crédit Agricole-LCL, Crédit Mutuel-CIC, Caisse d’Epargne and La Banque Postale Groups. According to Gemalto, "the Pegasus group, which consists of seven major banks and four mobile operators in France, launched the program in...

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InBev plans stock sale to fund A-B bid, Belgian paper says (The Jacksonville Business Journal)

Wed, 02 Jul 2008 17:45:41 GMT

Belgian brewer InBev hired JPMorgan Chase & Co., BNP Paribas and Deutsche Bank as lead managers for a stock sale to help fund its proposed $46.3 billion takeover of Anheuser-Busch Cos. Inc., Belgian newspaper De Tijd reported Wednesday. (BUD)

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Report: InBev planning stock sale to fund Anheuser-Busch bid (The Business Journal of Milwaukee)

Wed, 02 Jul 2008 15:56:00 GMT

Belgian brewer InBev hired JPMorgan Chase & Co., BNP Paribas and Deutsche Bank AG as lead managers for a stock sale to help fund its proposed $46.3 billion takeover of Anheuser-Busch Cos. Inc., Belgian newspaper De Tijd reported Wednesday. (BUD)

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InBev hires managers for stock sale to fund A-B bid, Belgian paper says (The Atlanta Business Chronicle)

Wed, 02 Jul 2008 15:31:16 GMT

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Report: InBev hires managers for stock sale to fund A-B bid (The St Louis Business Journal )

Wed, 02 Jul 2008 15:15:15 GMT

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BNP Paribas announces management changes (Banking Business Review)

Wed, 02 Jul 2008 13:18:00 GMT

The board of directors of BNP Paribas has reshuffled the group's general management in which Baudouin Prot will be the new CEO of the group.

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BNP Paribas Corporate and Investment Banking establishes new entity (Banking Business Review)

Wed, 02 Jul 2008 13:15:00 GMT

BNP Paribas Corporate and Investment Banking has created a new client coverage entity, called Coverage, which is led by Eric Raynaud, assisted by Alfonso Pallavicini and Lincoln Payton.

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BNP Paribas reshuffles senior positions (Banking Times: Daily Banking News)

Wed, 02 Jul 2008 10:11:08 GMT

Yesterday the board of French Bank BNP Paribas met, chaired by Michel Pébereau. The board agreed to an important reshuffle of general management on a motion of Baudouin Prot, and made a number of key appointments. The board also decided upon a new executive committee composition as a result of the reshuffle. CEO Baudouin Prot proposed that the [...]

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BNP Reshuffles Top Management (Law Blog - WSJ.com)

Tue, 01 Jul 2008 21:56:00 GMT

BNP Paribas is reshuffling its top management, including naming Jean-Laurent Bonnafé one of its two operating chiefs.

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BNP reshuffles management to strengthen controls (Market Watch)

Tue, 01 Jul 2008 10:32:11 GMT

LONDON (MarketWatch) -- French banking group BNP Paribas on Tuesday announced a management reshuffle aimed at strengthening its internal controls in the face of the ongoing financial crisis. The bank said from September it will appoint Jean-Laurent Bonnafe as chief operating officer with responsibility for managing the group's retail banking activities. He will work alongside the bank's other...

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HTCC evaluates strategic alternatives (Telecompaper)

Tue, 01 Jul 2008 06:33:00 GMT

(Telecompaper) TDC subsidiary and fixed-line operator Hungarian Telephone and Cable Corporation (HTCC) has asked the investment banking firm BNP Paribas Corporate Finance to assist it in evaluating strategic alternatives for the company. Further details regarding the status of the review of strategic alternatives will be publicly disclosed once the review is completed. HTCC, which operates under...

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Markets will normalise this year, says French bank chief (Independent.ie - European RSS Feed)

Mon, 30 Jun 2008 23:00:00 GMT

The worst of the financial crisis is over and markets should start settling from the second half of this year, the head of France's biggest listed bank, BNP Paribas, has said.

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BNP cut at HSBC, Natixis, Credit Agricole vulnerable (Market Watch)

Mon, 30 Jun 2008 06:57:40 GMT

LONDON (MarketWatch) -- HSBC on Monday downgraded French bank BNP Paribas to neutral from overweight, saying it believes the group is undercapitalized. The broker told clients that beyond and above regulatory pressure, it sees two potential triggers for equity raising at the bank: an acquisition or credit losses from the U.S.-based Bankwest operations. HSBC said Credit Agricole and Natixis...

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BNP Paribas sees strategy justified (Financial Time)

Sun, 29 Jun 2008 17:32:00 GMT

Baudouin Prot has a bone to pick with those who say BNP Paribas, France's biggest bank, owes its financial crisis resilience to being ultra-cautious

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Taking the middle path (Indian Express)

Sun, 29 Jun 2008 13:07:11 GMT

Mutual funds investors can take a note of Sundaram BNP Paribas Select Midcap Growth fund.

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BNP head sees worst of global crisis over (Reuters UK)

Sun, 29 Jun 2008 09:02:28 GMT

MILAN (Reuters) - The worst of the financial crisis is over and markets should start settling from the second half of this year, the head of France's biggest listed bank, BNP Paribas, told Italy's La Repubblica newspaper.

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BNP head sees worst of global crisis over-report (The Earth Times Online Newspaper)

Sun, 29 Jun 2008 09:02:02 GMT

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BNP head sees worst of global crisis over-report (Reuters)

Sun, 29 Jun 2008 09:01:05 GMT

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BNP head sees worst of global crisis over-report (News & Information)

Sun, 29 Jun 2008 09:01:05 GMT

MILAN (Reuters) - The worst of the financial crisis is over and markets should start settling from the second half of this year, the head of France’s biggest listed bank, BNP Paribas, told……Read more

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Cara Black and Liezel Huber Headed for Stanford’s Bank of the West Classic (On the Baseline Tennis News)

Sat, 28 Jun 2008 15:16:14 GMT

The Sony Ericsson WTA Tour's top doubles team has been added to the field at the Bank of the West Classic. Cara Black and Liezel Huber, who are co-ranked No. 1, are expected to compete next month in Stanford.

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