BNP Paribas

BNP Paribas has a vast international network covering 83 countries, including seven major financial centers. BNP Paribas possesses genuine financial innovation capabilities and extensive experience in new technologies and sales channels. Through continuous development and expansion of commercial and financial business varieties, BNP Paribas has become a truly international bank, with outstanding achievements in corporate banking, capital markets, international private banking, and asset management. In France, its advantages in providing services to corporate and private clients are unparalleled, especially in business areas such as asset management, consumer credit, leasing, and real estate. On November 26, 2003, BNP Paribas (China) Co., Ltd. announced its official establishment and commencement of operations in Shanghai, becoming the first bank in China to convert from a joint venture to a wholly foreign-owned enterprise and register locally. On the same day, the "Changjiang BNP Paribas Peregrine Securities Co., Ltd.," jointly established by the BNP Paribas Group and Changjiang Securities Co., Ltd., also announced its opening in Shanghai, becoming a joint venture securities company qualified as a lead underwriter.