Banque Nationale de Paris

It was formed in 1966 through the merger of Comptoir national d'escompte de Paris (CNEP, est.

1848) and Banque nationale pour le commerce et l'industrie (est.

In 1966, the French government decided to merge Comptoir national d'escompte de Paris with Banque nationale pour le commerce et l'industrie to create BNP.

[2] This alliance to enter the Eastern European markets continued until December 2000.

[3] The bank was re-privatised in 1993 under the leadership of Michel Pébereau as part of a second Chirac government's privatization policy.