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European challenge: “25,000 lives to save”

Arval, an international subsidiary of BNP Paribas and a specialist in long-term car leasing and fleet management, is the second largest leasing company in Europe.
Given the 130,000 accidents that occur on European roads each year, Arval, which has a presence in 18 European countries, wished to make a commitment to improving road safety.
How? By signing, [...]

A day for supporting disadvantaged children in Sofia

A tennis training hour for disadvantaged children will take place on September 14th 2009, in Sofia, Bulgaria. Children from Mezdra Home for Handicapped will participate in the training, part of the BNP Paribas‘ program “Tennis for Everybody”. Also, the Bank donated a coaching pack of Mini Tennis equipment (including tennis nets, rackets, and tennis balls) [...]

Distributing 500,000 food packs in one month

On August 19th employees of BNP Paribas Egypt took the initiative to engage in volunteer work at the Egyptian Food Bank. The purpose of this day of charity work was to provide food for poor families and the less fortunate during the holy month of Ramadan, which started August 21st and ends September 19th. The [...]

Temi Ojo Film Screening

Temi Ojo, a film maker originally from Nigeria has recently received support from L’Atelier BNP Paribas for his film screening and fundraiser that is taking place on September 9th, 2009 in San Francisco, California. In this interview, he talks about his experience and personal motivation involving film.

Could you please present yourself and tell us about [...]

"The Paris of tomorrow"

Located in the 19th district of Paris, between Porte de la Chapelle and Porte de la Villette, BNP Paribas Real Estate is beginning the construction of a new and diverse neighbourhood entitled the ZAC Claude Bernard. For this occasion a website, www.paris-le19.com, has been created to inform the public about the initiatives, commitments, and other [...]