BNP · BNP Paribas S.A. Class A

Description

BNP Paribas SA engages in the provision of banking and financial services. It operates through the following segments: Corporate and Institutional Banking (CIB); Commercial, Personal Banking, and Services (CPBS); Investment and Protection Services (IPS); and Other Activities. The CIB segment covers global banking, global markets, and securities services. The CPBS segment includes commercial and personal banking in France, Italy, Belgium, and Luxembourg, as well as outside the Eurozone, which is organized around Europe-Mediterranean, to cover central and eastern Europe and Turkey. The IPS segment is involved in insurance, wealth and asset management, and management of unlisted and listed industrial and commercial investments. The Other Activities segment refers to the group’s central treasury function, some costs related to cross-business projects, the residential mortgage lending business of personal finance, and certain investments. The company was founded in 1822 and is headquartered in Paris, France.