For more than 40 years, BNP Paribas has supported tennis, with which it shares the values of fair play, responsiveness and
performance. It is therefore in this line that BICICI, its Ivorian subsidiary, has decided
to accompany for the second consecutive year the OPEN Tennis For Africa which took place from October 26
to November 03, 2019 at the Sofitel Abidjan Hotel Ivoire.
This major event saw the participation of the best professional players of the sub-region, as well as
only amateur players from various backgrounds.

At the end of the various professional matches, it was Alexis KLEGOU (BENIN) for the Men and
Marie Ange SIA (CÔTE DIVOIRE) among the Ladies who held up the winners' trophies, in the presence
by Mr. Yao KOUASSI, General Manager of BICICI.
As a reminder, the international NGO Tennis For Africa is committed to training and promoting tennis.
competition and the detection of future champions (children from 5 years old).
ABOUT BICICI
Founded in 1962 and a subsidiary of the BNP Paribas group, the International Bank for Trade and Industry of
Côte d'Ivoire (BICICI) is a public limited company with a capital of 16,666,670,000 FCFA. She has a
network of forty-five branches, two Business Centers dedicated to Companies, a Trade Center and a
Management and Intermediation Company, BICIBOURSE. BICICI is one of the main banks on the Coast
d'Ivoire and is part of the BNP Paribas group, present in other countries in Africa. She developed a
wide range of products and services for its Individual and Professional customers, covering all of
their needs. It also offers tailor-made support and management assistance services to its
corporate and institutional customers. BICICI is very committed to its CSR (Responsibility
Corporate Social Responsibility) carries out regular and sustained activities in various fields: the arts and
culture, health, education, sport and the environment. On Thursday April 27, 2017, she initiated the
first common charter of diversity in Côte d'Ivoire with 27 signatory companies under the sponsorship
and the effective presence of his Excellency Mr. Daniel KABLAN DUNCAN, Vice-President of the Republic of
Ivory Coast.
ABOUT BNP PARIBAS
BNP Paribas is a leading bank in Europe with an international reach. She is
present in 75 countries, with more than 189,000 employees, including more than 146,000 in Europe.
The Group holds key positions in its three main areas of activity: Domestic Markets and
International Financial Services, whose retail banking networks and financial services are
grouped into Retail Banking & Services, and Corporate & Institutional Banking, focused on customers
Companies and Institutions. The Group supports all of its customers (individuals, associations,
entrepreneurs, SMEs, large companies and institutions) to help them carry out their projects in their
offering financing, investment, savings and protection services. In Europe, the Group
has four home markets (Belgium, France, Italy and Luxembourg) and BNP Paribas Personal
Finance is number one in credit to individuals. BNP Paribas is also developing its integrated model of
retail banking in the countries of the Mediterranean basin, in Turkey, in Eastern Europe and has a network
important in the western United States. In its Corporate & Institutional Banking and International activities
Financial Services, BNP Paribas enjoys leadership in Europe, a strong presence in
Americas, as well as a solid and rapidly growing organization in Asia-Pacific.