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May 28th, 2008

BNP Paribas helps wildfire victims in Greece

Last August, Greece was ravaged by fires that claimed over 60 victims, mainly in the Peloponnesian area and on the island of Evia. In the face of this human, economic and ecological disaster, BNP Paribas Greece immediately responded.
The Athens branch collected 95,000 euros from local and Group personnel. Some of these donations were put into [...]

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May 24th, 2008

Roland Garros, a childhood dream

BNP Paribas has invited 19 children from the Childhood Dream association to watch the exhibition matches at the Roland Garros International Tournament, on the Benny Berthet Charity Day. The profits of this event, which will take place on the day before the opening of the tournament, will be donated to the associations, which include Fête [...]

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May 22nd, 2008

A conference to promote the role of women in management in the Gulf

On May 13, 2008, the Gulf Cooperation Committee of BNP Paribas held its inaugural Women and Leadership Conference in the presence of several eminent invited speakers, including H.E. Sheikha Haya Rashed Al Khalifa of Bahrain and HH Sheika Hussa Saad Al-Bdullah Al-Salem Al-Sabah of Kuwait.
Increasing the numbers of women in upper management and promoting diversity [...]

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May 22nd, 2008

BNP Paribas Raised funds For Sichuan Victims

Following the 8 Richter scale earthquake that hit the Sichuan Province in southwest China on 12th May, BNP Paribas has appealed to all staff in mainland China, Hong Kong and Taiwan to contribute to the relief effort, with the Bank pledging to match the staff donations dollar for dollar.
To date, BNP Paribas has raised a [...]

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May 20th, 2008

Social responsibility moves to help the handicapped

As part of its commitment to helping handicapped people, Arval, the operational leasing and fleet management company of BNP Paribas, supports associations and organisations working in this field.
It has chosen to support the association AIDERA-Yvelines, based in France, whose objective is to help autistic children attend a normal school by providing specialised classroom support.
Arval is [...]

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May 14th, 2008

Distributing hot meals in Sofia

For the past 6 years, BNP Paribas Bulgaria has been committed to Operation “Soup Kitchen” (charity canteens). In association with the city of Sophia, hot meals are distributed in winter to under-privileged groups in centres scattered throughout the city.
Encouraged by its success in previous years, the project will be extended to other towns and cities [...]

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