Monday, June 30, 2014

US to slap record $8.9bn fine on BNP Paribas

NEW YORK, Jun 30 – French bank BNP Paribas has agreed to pay US authorities a $8.9 billion fine to avoid being tried in court for dealing with US-blacklisted countries, sources close to the matter told AFP. The deal ends months of haggling which saw French President Francois Hollande pressing his US counterpart Barack Obama […]

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