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December 14th, 2010

A song in support of children around the world

ABOUT THE PROJECT
The project was designed to support the not-for-profit association, PLAN (www.planfrance.org), through which a number of BNP Paribas employees act as sponsors for disadvantaged children. Our project consists of providing support through a unique artistic endeavour. Employees of the CIB (Corporate & Investment Banking) entity, with support from Retail Banking (Multimedia), have composed [...]

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Louis Chatenet

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December 13th, 2010

El Salvador with Violeta Rosales

Another installment of the “Canadaian Diversity” series… [...]

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Anaëlle Guist'hau

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December 13th, 2010

BlogTV: Third-sector training with Bioforce

The “Institut Bioforce Développement” is a training centre for individuals pursuing a career in the non-profit sector. The institute creates links between different communities and cultures all based on the values of solidarity, commitment and hard skills.
For an individual to commit to the non-profit sector, many difficult decisions must first be made. What profession? What country? [...]

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Isabelle Palsky

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December 9th, 2010

6,000 trees planted across Italy

BNL’s programme, “Metti in conto un nuovo albero”, aims to plant a tree for every account opened in new bank branches. The goal is to help “greenify” public spaces as well as tocompensate for the bank’s C02 emissions. [...]

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Raffaella Violentano

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December 8th, 2010

A cross-cultural, universal exhibition

After stops in Paris, Rennes, Apt, Rangoon, Shanghai, Marseilles, Bordeaux, Rome and 9 cities across Belgium, the 6 billion others project will be landing in Brussels from December 17, 2010 to April 3, 2011 at the Tour & Taxis exhibition space. [...]

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Sophie Maurice

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December 7th, 2010

BlogTV: VSArt, a Breath of Fresh Air

Paris is always full of cultural events, open to all audiences. But what about for people who have lost their autonomy? Getting to the theatre or to a new exhibition might be easier said than done for those who are disabled, in the hospital, or otherwise isolated…
VSArt, an association that has been around for 25 [...]

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Isabelle Palsky

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December 1st, 2010

Raghu Rai: “The heart of India”

Raghu Rai was born in the small village of Jhhang, now part of Pakistan. He took up photography in 1965, and in the following year became the chief photographer for “The Statesman”, the Indian English-language newspaper. He joined Magnum Photos in 1977.
Over the last 18 years, has specialized in extensive coverage of India, and has produced [...]

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Lily Dionne

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December 1st, 2010

International Rome Film Festival shines on its 5th birthday

The International Rome Film Festival celebrated its 5th anniversary this year. The numbers are in: the 2010 edition, held from October 28 to Novermber 5, was a huge success, with 118,000 tickets issued to over 8,500 spectators.
In its young life, and with the support of BNL since its inception, the festival has hosted great international [...]

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Raffaella Violentano

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November 30th, 2010

Bringing comfort to flood victims in Vietnam

Central Vietnam is regularly affected by floods. But this year has been exceptionally sad, with torrential rain bringing the floods to levels not been seen for decades to some of the poorest regions of the country… [...]

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