BNP Paribas sees value in sustainability agenda

Singapore

FRENCH bank BNP Paribas is turning fifty in Singapore this year, and its fortunes are increasingly aligned to the city-state as the bank ticks the boxes in building up green financing and trade capabilities here and for the region, said its top executive in an interview.

This comes as the bank, which grew its revenue in South-east Asia by more than 10 per cent last year, has boosted its market share in green bonds in the Asia-Pacific, and raised activity in renewable financing in Asean.

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