CRÉDIT AGRICOLE, A LEADING GROUP

With the Regional banks of Crédit
Agricole, the LCL network, the international retail banks and the
specialist subsidiaries for each business line, Crédit Agricole group is
present across the entire spectrum of banking and finance. Crédit
Agricole is the N°1 banking group in France with 28% of the consumer
market and the N°1 banking group in Europe for the number of current
accounts held by retail clients and retail banking earnings.
Crédit
Agricole ranks n°3 banking group worldwide in terms of
shareholders’equity.
UNIFIED
AND DECENTRALISED
The Group
is careful to protect the cultural specificities of each its entities,
while also capitalising on its strengths as a market leader in France and
Europe, within the framework of its enlarged scope of activities.
In
France, the 2,573 Local banks form the basis of the Group's mutual
organisation and play a key role in firmly establishing a local presence
and a close relationship with clients.
Reflecting Crédit Agricole's desire to open up to the market while
confirming its mutualist identity, Crédit Agricole S.A. has been listed on
the stock exchange since December 2001 and is currently owned 54.7% by the
Regional banks and 45.3% by the public.
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An
enlarged scope of business
RETAIL BANKS
31 million clients, 11,000 branches and 3 domestic markets (France, Italy
and Greece)
The
Regional banks of Crédit Agricole
The
Regional banks are cooperative and banking establishments offering a full
range of financial products and services to their clients, retail,
farmers, professionals, companies and local authorities.
20
million customers
39
Regional banks
7,160
branches and 7,500 in-store cash points with a
24% share of households’ deposits and 22% of loans
LCL
In
France, LCL is the only bank with a national network dedicated exclusively
to retail banking for retail, professional and corporate clients.
6 million
customers
1,970
branches including
50% in towns with over 200,000 inhabitants
International Retail Banking
Crédit
Agricole has operations in 20 countries: Italy, Greece, Albania, Bulgaria,
Cameroon, Cyprus, Congo, Côte d'Ivoire, Djibouti, Egypt, Gabon,
Madagascar, Morocco, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Senegal, Serbia, Ukraine
and Uruguay.
The Regional banks have majority control in Belgium, Spain and Switzerland
4.7
million customers
1,900
branches
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CORPORATE AND INVESTMENT BANKING
With
13,000 staff across 55 countries, Calyon specialises in capital markets,
investment banking and financing.
€5.5
billion net banking
One of
France’s top three corporate and investment banks and the top 10 in Europe
World
number one in project financing
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To find
out more: http://www.credit-agricole.fr/
All data is to end-December 2006
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