BNP Paribas profit beats estimates
A customer uses an ATM at a BNP Paribas branch in Paris. The bank has gained 95 percent in Paris trading in the last 12 months, compared with a 57 percent advance in the Bloomberg Europe Banks and Financial Services Index. Bloomberg News |
PARIS: BNP Paribas SA, France's largest bank, recorded its fourth straight quarterly profit, helped by the acquisition of Fortis and after setting aside less money for bad loans.
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