BNP Paribas S.A. is a French international banking group. It is the world’s 8th largest bank by total assets, and currently operates with a presence in 72 countries. It was formed through the merger of Banque Nationale de Paris (BNP) and Paribas in 2000, but has a corporate identity stretching back to its first foundation in 1848 as a national bank. It is one of three major international French banks, along with Société Générale and Crédit Agricole.[5] The group is listed on the first market of Euronext Paris and a component of the Euro Stoxx 50 stock market index, while it also included in the French CAC 40 index.
With both a retail banking section and investment banking operations, the bank is present on five continents. Its retail banking networks serve more than 30 million customers in its three domestic markets, France, Belgium and Italy, through several brands such as BNL and Fortis. The retail bank also operates in the Mediterranean region and in Africa. In the Americas, it operates in the western United States as Bank of the West. As an investment bank and international financial services provider for corporate and institutional clients, it is present across Europe, the Americas, and Asia.
BNP Paribas is the largest French banking group and the largest bank in the Eurozone. It became one of the five largest banks in the world following the 2008 financial crisis. Despite some legal difficulties in 2014, including being fined the largest ever sum as reparation for violating US sanctions, it remains one of the ten largest banks worldwide. It is considered a systemically important bank by the Financial Stability Board.
Name in brief
The Banque Nationale de Paris S.A. (BNP) resulted from a merger of two French banks – Banque nationale pour le commerce et l’industrie (BNCI) and Comptoir national d’escompte de Paris (CNEP) – in 1966.
The Banque de Paris et des Pays-Bas S.A. (Bank of Paris and the Netherlands), or Paribas, was formed from two investment banks based respectively in Paris and Amsterdam, in 1872. Les Pays-Bas (“The Low Countries”) is French for the Netherlands.
In May 2000, BNP and Paribas merged to form BNP Paribas, which is thus descended from four founding banking institutions.
Contacts
Regional Headquarters in Bahrain
BNP Paribas CWB, Bahrain
(Licensed as a Conventional Wholesale Bank by the Central Bank of Bahrain)
Bahrain Financial Harbour, West Tower, King Faisal Highway
P.O. Box 5253 – Manama, Kingdom of Bahrain
General Switchboard: +973 1786 6666
- +973 1786 6666
- Map & route
Chairman of Middle East and Africa
Jacques Michel
Head of Middle East and Africa
Amine Bel Hadj Soulami
Samina Beg
Executive Assistant
- +973 1786 6002
- +973 1786 6019
- Contact by email
MEA COO Office
Philippe Sirgant
Chief Operating Officer
Corporate & Institutional Banking
Middle East & Africa
Hala Gergis
Executive Assistant
- +973 1786 6007
- +973 1786 6019
- Contact by email
Human Resources
Recruitment
- +973 1786 6666
- Contact by email
Corporate Communications
Dina Kasrawi
Head of Corporate Communications Middle East and Africa
BNP Paribas CRB Bahrain
(Licensed as a Conventional Retail Bank by the Central Bank of Bahrain)
Jamal Tartir- General Manager, CRB Bahrain Branch, Contact – Regina Charles
Bahrain Financial Harbour, West Tower, King Faisal Highway
P.O. Box 5241 – Manama, Kingdom of Bahrain
Customer Service Desk:
Toll Free : 80011001
International Dial +973 1786 6626
Email: csd.bahrain@bnpparibas.com
Switchboard: +973 1786 6666
BNP Paribas Kuwait
Pascal Hawath
Head of Territory, BNP Paribas Kuwait
Contact Layla Makary
Dar Al Awadi Complex, 24th floor, Ahmed Al Jaber Street, Sharq
P.O. Box 21188, Safat 13072, State of Kuwait
Customer Service Desk:+965 2206 6100
International Dial +973 1786 6626
Email: csd.kuwait@bnpparibas.com
Switchboard: +965 2298 7600
To register your complaints, please send an email to: complaints.mea@bnpparibas.com
BNP Paribas Qatar
Vincenzo Calla
Head of Territory, BNP Paribas Qatar
Al Fardan Office Tower, 6th Floor,
61 Al Funduq Street
Diplomatic District, West Bay, P.O. Box 2636, Doha, Qatar
Customer Service Desk:
Toll Free: 008 001 007 20
International Dial +973 1786 6626
Email: csd.qatar@bnpparibas.com
Switchboard: +974 44 537 537
To register your complaints, please send an email to: complaints.mea@bnpparibas.com
BNP Paribas Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Reema Al Asmari, Head of Territory, BNP Paribas Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA)
Contact Lina Harb, Executive Assistant
Branch of BNP Paribas – Riyadh
(Branch of a Foreign Limited Company) CR.1010208053 & Licensed (195/MZ/ E/2004) Under the Supervision of Saudi Arabian Monetary Authority King Fahd Road 26th Al Faisaliah Tower P.O. Box 56300, Riyadh 11554 National Address : 7277 King Fahad Road Al Ulaya, Unit No.:6 Riyadh 12212-3333 Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
- +966 11 273 9106
- +966 11 273 9191
- Contact by email
- Map & route
Customer Service Desk
Toll Free : 8001180011
International Dial +966 11 273 9163
Email csd.ksa@bnpparibas.com
Switchboard +966 11 273 9100
Complaints:
We understand that sometimes things can go wrong and we encourage you to talk to us and share your concerns. To do so, please contact us using one of the following means:
By Phone: +966 112739163
By Email: complaints.KSA@bnpparibas.com
By Post: Branch of BNP Paribas 7277 King Fahad Road – Al Ulaya, Unit No: 6 Riyadh 12212-3333
Explanation of Interest Rate on Financing:
| Loan/Finance Amount | Maturity | *Pricing | **Monthly Payment Amount |
| 100,000 | STL
Up to 1 year |
Margin + ***Reference Rate | NA |
| 100,000 | MTL
1-3 year |
Margin + ***Reference Rate | NA |
| 100,000 | LTL
3 years onwards |
Margin + ***Reference Rate | NA |
| *Pricing may differ from one client to another and subject to credit scoring of each customer | |||
| **It is not necessarily Monthly Payment as it could be Monthly, Quarterly, and Semi-Annual depending on the pricing and interest period | |||
| ***Depending on the Currency of the Loan as it could be LIBOR, SAIBOR, or EURIBOR | |||
BNP Paribas Dubai
Eric Cohu
Country Head, BNP Paribas United Arab Emirates
Contact Nada Khoury
Emaar Square
Building 1, 7th floor,
P.O. Box 7233, Dubai
United Arab Emirates
Customer Service Desk:
Toll Free: 8000 3570 4441
International Dial +973 1786 6626
Email: csd.dubai@bnpparibas.com
Switchboard: +971 4424 8220
To register your complaints, please send an email to: complaints.mea@bnpparibas.com
BNP Paribas Abu Dhabi
Eric Cohu
Country Head, BNP Paribas United Arab Emirates
Contact Nada Khoury
Abu Dhabi Branch, Etihad Tower-3, Level 12, Unit 1201 & 1206, UAE, Abu Dhabi.
P.O. Box 2742, Abu Dhabi
United Arab Emirates
Customer Service Desk:
Toll Free: 8000 3570 4441
International Dial +973 1786 6626
Email: csd.abudhabi@bnpparibas.com
Switchboard: +971 2693 8888
To register your complaints, please send an email to: complaints.mea@bnpparibas.com
BNP Paribas Regional Investment Company
Abdelmajid Fassi-Fihri
Tour Crystal 1, Boulevard Sidi Mohammed Ben Abdellah
Quartier Casablanca Marina, 11ème étage, 20030, Casablanca, Morocco
Switchboard: +212 529044219
BNP Paribas South Africa
Vikas Khandelwal
Chief Executive Officer, BNP Paribas South Africa Branch and Head of Territory, BNP Paribas South Africa
Contact Maleba Mpeti
4th Floor, 11 Crescent Drive
Melrose Arch
Johannesburg – South Africa, 2196
Customer Service Desk:
Toll Free: 0800 999 899
International Dial +973 1786 6626
Email: csd.rsa@bnpparibas.com
Switchboard: +27 11 088 2101
To register your complaints, please send an email to: complaints.mea@bnpparibas.com
