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Volunteers Turn Out to Help “Mathletes”

On Saturday, May 22, BNP Paribas North America once again sponsored the 5th annual AMS Pi5NY Math Tournament; the largest in-person math tournament in the U.S. With a turnout of over 750 students from all five of New York’s boroughs, the event was a roaring success!
The tournament, held at the Armory, one of the premier [...]

The program Odyssée Jeunes is in full swing!

Four months after the launch of the program, 82 school trips in 10 different countries have been funded. That adds up to over 3,200 students experiencing the knowledge the world has to offer outside of the classroom! Each trip brings a sense of culture, learning, knowledge as in the following two educational trips

The Jean Jaurès Montfermeil middle school provides students with opportunities to act and express themselves freely; to let go and show their artistic side. In their drama classes, the goal is not just to memorize a text, but to get involved in a group project, work with others, and work with one’s imagination. [...]

La Boudeuse: On board for an adventure

 15 extraordinary days on board the three-masted La Boudeuse, and here are my experiences with the crew! And this all happened thanks to the La Boudeuse competition held from the end of January to early March.
Our mission:
-  to contribute to the identification of endangered species
-  to analyze the evolution of aquatic insects
-  to [...]

FTT: Cambodia, a MFI for the city-dwellers

Finally, the following day we met with a Frenchman, Gregoire Héaulme, an active member of the “Entrepreneurs of the World” network and the person who created the MFI Cahmroeun before handing over its management to a Cambodian.

Phnom Penh, Cambodia: Grégoire Héaulme of the MFI “Chamroeun”
Chamroeun is unique in Cambodia in operating exclusively in urban areas.
According [...]

FTT: Cambodia, advantages and limits of microfinance

We continue on to the “Island of Silk,” on the Mekong River, with a loan officer from the MFI “Maxima” to meet three of its microentrepreneur customers. The situation here seems less precarious than in the rundown neighbourhoods we visited yesterday. [...]

Roads to Development – Microfinance as seen by micro-entrepreneurs

Microcredit is attracting more and more private investors, motivated by the desire to create a form of social financing that is useful for micro-entrepreneurs and at the same time profitable. [...]

FTT: Cambodia, microfinance is a small piece of the puzzle to help people develop their lives

Phnom Penh, Cambodia: Paul Luchtenberg of the “AMK” MFI
Once again, we found superb accommodation awaiting us, and the employee who brought us to the office of Paul Luchtenberg, an American, was bilingual – a very rare thing! Mr. Luchtenberg has lived in Cambodia for 16 years, and has worked for a variety of microfinance institutions [...]

BICIGUI offers computers for Guinean students

BICIGUI, BNP Paribas’ bank in Guinea, has given 25 fully-equipped computers to Koffi Annan University in Conakry on 2nd February.

This action illustrates how BICIGUI actively participates in sustainable development projects in Guinea, echoing BNP Paribas’ commitments in this field. This action’s goal to encourage the education of the Guinean youth joins the values of social [...]

Trading Bells ring for school pupils in Scotland

Pupils from schools across North East Scotland where given a chance to experience the excitement and the adrenalin rush of dealing on a live stock market trading floor in a competition with other regional schools. This was the seventh annual Stock Market Challenge, sponsored by BNP Paribas Securities Services.
25 teams traded in company [...]