BNP Paribas: Stronger Capital, Better Earnings Quality, And A Valuation Gap Support A Buy (Rating Upgrade)

Total revenue rose 11% year-over-year to $10.53 billion, while expenses increased 9% to $5.56 billion on higher staffing, technology costs, and foreign exchange headwinds. Provisions for credit losses came in at $1.08 billion, slightly above the $1.04 billion set aside in Q3 2025, but well below the $1.22 billion reserved in the preceding quarter. Record…

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By Saikat Das and Divya Patil   India’s top state-run infrastructure financier has sanctioned loans upwards of ₹3,000 crore ($313 million) each to at least four data centres, reflecting the nation’s push to participate in the artificial intelligence buildout.   The facilities from the National Bank for Financing Infrastructure and Development, or Nabfid, have a moratorium…

Goldman Sachs ranked first among financial advisers for mergers and acquisitions in South and Central America in the first six months of 2026, topping the table on both deal value and number of transactions, according to GlobalData.  Data from GlobalData’s Financial Deals Database shows the bank worked on three transactions with a combined value of…