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Orange and BNP Reach Agreement On Orange Bank Exit

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  • No financial details included; narrative is credit-positive though spreads are mixed in early trading .
  • Orange and BNP Paribas have signed an agreement for Orange Bank’s two million customers with a referral partnership for customers in France and a takeover of Orange Bank’s business in Spain.
  • Orange and BNP are also working on a new credit solution for financing mobile devices.
  • Previous reports indicated that the decision to cut the loss-making unit came following a strategic asset review at Orange though there were difficulties in finding a buyer with reports from last year indicating over EUR 1bn in losses since inception.

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