We deeply apologise for the offence caused by a social media post that was expressed on one of our employees’ personal accounts.

The views expressed in the post do not reflect the views of BNP Paribas.

We have spoken to the employee, who has since deleted the post, and we have taken immediate action regarding this matter.

While we respect our employees’ freedom of expression, we do not tolerate language that is disrespectful.

We expect all of our employees to communicate respectfully at all times and we strongly condemn any action or behaviour that contributes to division.