Foreign-owned bank
BNP Paribas El Djazair
Overview
BNP Paribas El Djazaïr is the Algerian subsidiary of the French BNP Paribas group, operating since 2002 with a focus on corporate clients and urban retail customers. In 2025 it gave up its securities brokerage and custody roles and closed some branches as part of a targeted reorganisation. It remains on the 2026 list of licensed banks.
Cards
Latest developments
- The Vergers (Algiers) and Jijel branches were scheduled to close, with clients moved to nearby branches. lavoiedalgerie.dz ↗
- At its own request, the market regulator COSOB removed the bank from the list of approved securities account keepers. lavoiedalgerie.dz ↗
Branches by wilaya
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Guides
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In the press
- stc البحرين تعقد صفقة تمويل استراتيجية بقيمة 140 مليون دولار مع بنك «بي إن بي باريبا» - الأيام البحرينية
news.google.com · Nov 1, 2026
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