Crédit Agricole
Crédit Agricole Group, sometimes called La banque verte, is a French international banking group and the world's largest cooperative financial institution. In 2025, Crédit Agricole is the tenth-largest bank in the world in terms of assets, and the second-largest in France after BNP Paribas. According to S&P Global's April 2026 report, it is also Europe's 3rd largest bank by assets, with $3.149 trillion in assets. It consists of a network of Crédit Agricole local banks, 39 Crédit Agricole regional banks and a central institute, the Crédit Agricole S.A.. It is listed through Crédit Agricole S.A., as an intermediate holding company, on Euronext Paris' first market and is part of the CAC 40 stock market index. Local banks of the group owned the regional banks, in turn the regional banks majority owned the S.A. via a holding company, and in turn the S.A. owned part of the subsidiaries of the group, such as LCL, the Italian network and the CIB unit. It is considered to be a systemically important bank by the Financial Stability Board.
Beyond's analysis on Crédit Agricole
- — Crédit Agricole takes a 10% stake in a newly formed €70 billion Italian banking group, with Italian shareholders strong but split over the deal
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- — Crédit Agricole strengthens its long-term foothold in Italy by raising its stake in Banca Popolare di Milano to 29%
- — Banks curb AI spending as cost pressures mount
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