BNP Paribas Asia-Pacific's strategy bearing fruit

EVEN though there is some pessimism that Asia-Pacific growth is slowing faster than expected amid anaemic global growth, BNP Paribas Asia-Pacific's business is gaining momentum as its strategic focus on corporate, investment and private banking begins to bear fruit. As such, the bank is confident that its revenues from the region are on track to meet and maybe exceed expectations, said chief executive officer Jean-Laurent Bonnafe.

"There is a high probability we'll get abov…