Crédit Agricole CIB

[EVENT] 🙌 We were delighted to welcome this week more than 120 delegates representing 95 institutions from all continents at our 20th edition of our Official Institutions Conference in Versailles, France. With participants and speakers from Central Banks, Supranational Institutions, State Agencies, Sovereigns Administrations, and Sovereign Wealth Funds, this conference is without any doubt one of the strongest moments of the year for our Bank, where key topics surrounding the economic and financial world are discussed. This year again and as expected, subjects and challenges to face are numerous: 👉 What is the future of Europe in the new geopolitical context and what will exactly be the impact of the US elections on our continent and on the world? 👉 What is the state of Sustainable Finance in this end of 2024? What is the role of the public sector in the financing of energy transition ? 👉 What are the decarbonation strategies of the official institutions segment ? We warmly thank all participants for their contribution, as sharing our views has never been so crucial. We are also particularly grateful to Ifri - Institut français des relations internationales, Thomas Gomart, Richard Davis, Chauncey McLean, as well as our CEO and Deputy CEO of Groupe Crédit Agricole Xavier Musca for their invaluable views.

[EVENT] 🖥 We are thrilled to have participated in the Singapore FinTech Festival for the ninth consecutive year. With more than 60,00 participants, it was a great opportunity connect with industry leaders, innovators and to exchange views on Artificial Intelligence (AI) solutions, quantum research and finance, cross-border data flow, and digital asset growth. Our teams showcased our latest solutions in supply chain finance and grid computing, demonstrating our commitment to driving innovation in the financial services industry. Our colleagues from Groupe Crédit Agricole, including Amundi, AZQORE SA, CACEIS and Indosuez Wealth Management joined us for these 3 days. We were honoured to participate in the French Pavilion. Our networking event, co-hosted with Bpifrance facilitated deeper discussions between FinTechs and clients. We also appreciated the insightful discussions with Banque de France. 🙌 We are already looking forward to the 10th edition in November 2025! #SFF2024 #Fintech #Innovation #DigitalTransformation #SupplyChainFinance #GridComputing #FranceSingapore

[#DIVERSITYMONTH] Discussing workplace inclusion with Café Joyeux US, an organisation dedicated to providing meaningful employment to individuals who face challenges in accessing job opportunities due to disabilities. Since October 1st, we are actively supporting the recent installation of Café Joyeux in New York by sourcing our coffee directly from them. As part of our initiatives to promote diversity and inclusion, we had the privilege to receive Sylvie Giret, CEO of Café Joyeux US, a few days ago in our New York Office. She shared with us inspiring insights into Café Joyeux’s mission to create inclusive workplaces and their dedication to supporting individuals with #disabilities. We also had the chance to listen to the personal story of Diana, a member of the Café Joyeux’s team, providing a unique perspective on the impact of #inclusion within their organisation. These meaningful discussions reinforce our conviction that fostering an inclusive environment for all is essential to promote equal opportunities and #diversity. This event comes in addition to the initiatives ran as part of our “Allyship to Inspire Inclusion” which provide staff with greater knowledge of diversity as a whole, best practices for allyship, and actionable ways to contribute to creating a more inclusive workplace. A warm thank you to everyone who joined us for our Diversity Month event, highlighting our collaboration with Café Joyeux, we look forward to continuing this journey!

[#Recruitment] 🎓 This week, more than 120 students from different business or engineering schools and universities took part in our annual event: “Students at Crédit Agricole CIB”, in our headquarters in France. They attended various presentations from our experts, including Denis Jacquet, M&A Managing Director, Kéann BUTSCHER, Climate & Sustainability Strategy Analyst, Manale Rachidi, Sales Associate, Marcelle Haddad & Enrique Pena Martinez, TMT Project Finance Associates. After the conference, the attendees had the opportunity to continue the exchanges with our speakers but also with other members of our teams, who came to meet them during a networking cocktail. 🙏 A huge thank you to the participants for coming and to our colleagues for their participation and taking the time to present their #jobs, #careerpaths and to answer many questions! This event is a great way to promote #diversity and more specifically the recruitment of junior profiles, which is part of our societal commitments. To achieve our goals, our HR teams are mobilised all around the word to meet students and share about our activities and professional opportunities. You are interested in joining us? Check our opportunities here 👇 https://bit.ly/3B3unkw #everythingstartshere #responsibleemployer #recruitment

🌊 On Wednesday 6th November, we hosted our 4th annual London shipping conference, dedicated to offshore wind (OSW) vessels, chaired by Thibaud Escoffier our Global Head of Ship Finance Eight speakers – from industry experts to business executive and bankers – took turns presenting their views on a future involving more #offshore wind energy production and their strategies to position their companies to seize opportunities brought by the development of OSW. The conference began with an update by Flint Global on the regulatory and political environment for the development of offshore wind followed by an update on OSW vessels markets by Clarksons Research. Then the CEOs of Havfram, Purus and Reventus Power elaborated on how their businesses are positioned across the OSW value chain. Looking ahead, PowerX, Inc. presented its innovative concept of battery tankers. 🙌 Overall, the conference further confirmed the key role played by shipping in the #energytransition and provided the stakeholders of the offshore wind industry with a forum to reflect on the challenges and opportunities brought by offshore wind development.

📢 [3rd quarter results] This morning, the Groupe Crédit Agricole announced solid results for the 3rd quarter 2024. In line with the Group momentum, we achieved strong results this quarter again. Over the last 3 months, our revenues have grown by 8% compared to the same period last year, resulting from the remarkable performance achieved by all our business lines. 📊 This year again, we maintained our leadership positions in syndicated loans and project finance in Europe. Moreover the share of revenues coming from clients engaged in sustainable finance keeps increasing. It reflects our commitment to finance our client’s #energytransition journey.   🎬 To know more about our results and our strategy, watch the interview of Xavier Musca, our CEO.

🏆 We are delighted to announce that the Infrastructure ranking 2024 by French publication “Le Magazine des Affaires” positioned us as 1st advisor in volume in the M&A brownfield category, with landmark deals such as BOREAL, Hornsea, GreenYellow and Groupe ADP having contributed, for a global amount of more than €10.3Bn. We also rank 4th in the same category in terms of deal value. 🙌 This is a great achievement for our teams and we thank our clients warmly for their trust in these remarkable transactions.

Two weeks dedicated to professional development 🚀 Workshops, conferences, trainings, online videos, during these 2 weeks, everything was designed to make sure it matches each and everyone’s way of learning. This special event was a great opportunity to dive into major topics for both professional and personal development. A dedicated programme to explore: Internal mobility and the opportunities it offers for building dynamic and cross-functional careers with Inspiring stories from employees about career acceleration through diverse pathways. 👉 Personal development: knowing ourselves to better understand our key drivers, our way of communicating with other 👉 Well-being at Work: Techniques to recharge, manage stress, and sustain optimal performance. 👉 ESG: exploring our training modules to develop tomorrow’s skills 👉 Artificial Intelligence: Its true potential, limitations, and practical applications within our work environment. 👉 Networking : meetings with our business experts In total, more than 50 initiatives were launched during these two weeks all around the world highlighting the scale of our commitment to talent development! 📽️ Don’t miss our video recap of these developmental highlights!

[#PinkOctober] A commitment that continues 🎗️ As October draws to a close, we would like to thank everyone who has rallied to raise awareness and fight breast cancer. During these 31 days, our teams: ✅ Organised and took part in workshops: to raise awareness on the importance of prevention and early detection, discuss the different ways to support someone affected by breast cancer and the set-ups in place to help people returning to the office. 💡 Supported research by subscribing to the payroll donation for the Institut Curie. 🏃 Joined the New York ‘Making Strides against Breast Cancer’ charity walk. All our teams around the world took up the photo challenge, demonstrating their solidarity and commitment to this essential cause. Thank you to everyone for getting involved! Although the month of October is coming to an end, action is continuing on behalf of all cancers. Together, let's unite to raise awareness of early detection and support research. Discover in this video all our initiatives around the world 👇

🌍🌱 [#ESG] A landmark biodiversity and nature theme bond for the Asia-Pacific region. Having assisted Asian Development Bank (ADB) in its #sustainablefinance journey since inception, today, we are proud take part in the first biodiversity and nature theme bond issued by ADB. Announced during the Biodiversity #COP16 currently taking place in Colombia under the theme of “Peace with Nature”, this issuance is a key step in the finance industry and a great example for other companies which are aiming at having a greater impact on the environment. As sole arranger in the purchase of the AU$150 million, 10-year issue by the The Dai-ichi Life Insurance Company, Limited, we strongly support the company in its journey toward #sustainable investments. These bonds are used to finance projects that protect #biodiversity and implement nature-based solutions across Asia and the Pacific. The funds raised will support projects such as the restoration of wetlands and environmental infrastructures in China and the reconstruction of heritage water structures with natural solutions in India, providing essential carbon sinks and strengthening climate resilience.