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History and objectives of La Boudeuse

The Earth-Ocean Mission opened on Sunday, 18 October, with the arrival of the sailing ship La Boudeuse in the port of Fécamp. On Wednesday, the ship will set sail for Brest, where she will rest for a few days before setting off for South America via Cape Verde, the Azores and Senegal.
A little history… and [...]

"6 Billion Others" at the OECD World Forum

The global forum of the OECD (Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development) is taking place from the 27th to the 30th of October 2009 and focuses on the theme “Statistics, knowledge, and policy: charting progress, building visions, improving life.”
International experts in areas such as environment, development, commerce, and social issues meet to debate and consider [...]

2009 "Cities of World Music" Festival

The 10th edition of the festival “Villes des Musiques du Monde” (Cities of World Music) kicked off October 20th and runs until November 15th, 2009. The festival is supported by the BNP Paribas Foundation, which is also celebrating 10 years of support and involvement in Seine-Saint-Denis. The aim of the festival is to strengthen the [...]

A “fantasy” week in Strasbourg

This year the BNP Paribas Eastern France Network elected to support the second edition of the Strasbourg European Fantasy Film Festival, which took place from 15th to 20th September 2009.
The aim of the festival is to publicise short and feature-length fantasy films that may not be released to cinemas, and to give the public a [...]

Cities of World Music (Villes des Musiques du Monde)

At first, Villes des Musiques du Monde was called “Auber’ville des Musiques du Monde”, a project created in 1997 on the initiative of the Municipal Youth Office of Aubervilliers and the Municipality of Aubervilliers.

The Villes des Musiques du Monde Association was created in 2003 for the purpose of devising cultural and artistic events focused on [...]

Cardif and the Chilean Foundation for Adoption

In order to support and promote the work performed by the Chilean Foundation for Adoption, a private nonprofit that seeks to restore the basic right of children to live and develop within a family, Cardif Chile celebrated on Tuesday 13 of October a benefit concert for the organization.
Part of the commitment of the Company and [...]

Signing of an “autonomy contract”

On the 1st of September, 2009, BNP Paribas Réunion signed an important and ambitious partnership agreement with the Mission Locale of la Réunion within the framework of an “autonomy contract” system.
This system is a flagship project implemented under the Espoir Banlieues (Suburban Hope) plan. Its objective is to support young people living outside of the [...]

Supporting cancer programs in Brazil

BNP Paribas Brazil has given its support to GRAACC (“Grupo de Apoio ao Adolescente e à Criança com Câncer” or Support Group for Children and Adolescents with Cancer) and the Pediatric Oncology Institute. GRAACC is a non-profit institution that was created in 1991 in order to ensure children and adolescents with cancer, the right to [...]

“Turkey in France Season”

A supporter of the “Turkey in France Season”, BNP Paribas strives to promote Turkish culture in France, and to encourage co-operation programmes between cultural and artistic institutions. There are two dates to remember in October…
Find out more about the “Turkey in France Season”
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