BNP Paribas tops European ship finance table with €20bn book

- By Joshua Walker
- 22 Apr 2025

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BNP Paribas’s exposures to the shipping sector reached €20 billion ($22.8 billion) at the end of 2024, the largest portfolio among major European banks, according to the latest available disclosure before US president Donald Trump’s tariff announcement sent a shockwave through global trade routes.

Crédit Agricole held the second-largest portfolio among the 11 banks analysed by Risk Quantum, at €13 billion. UBS followed with $7.5 billion. The Swiss bank recorded the largest year-on-year jump of

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