Basel III switch sends BNP Paribas’s op risk charges up 60%

- By Lorenzo Migliorato
- 01 May 2025

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BNP Paribas’s operational risk-weighted assets (RWAs) surged 60.3% in the first quarter following the implementation of Basel III reforms in the European Union.

The bank reported €104.2 billion ($118.6 billion) in op RWAs as of end-March, up from €65 billion at end-2024, as it retired its internal model and adopted the new standardised approach prescribed by the framework.

BNP Paribas is among the first EU banks to report under the new regime, which became effective on January 1 through the third

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