BNP Paribas posts higher earnings and revenue, helped by U.S. sale

BNP Paribas said Wednesday that first-quarter revenue and earnings rose, helped by growth in all divisions and by the sale of Bank of the West.

The French lender FR:BNP said its net profit climbed to 4.43 billion euros ($4.87 billion), compared with EUR1.84 billion in the first quarter of 2022, on revenue that grew 1.4% to EUR12.03 billion.

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