SOCGEN: MAKING THE CASE FOR EUROPEAN BANK CHAMPIONS / THE FINANCIAL TIMES

SocGen: making the case for European bank champions EU politicians are warming to cross-border mergers. The French lender wants to be at t...

THE EUROPEAN BANKING LANDSCAPE HAS NEW POWERHOUSES: FRENCH LENDERS / THE WALL STREET JOURNAL

The European Banking Landscape Has New Powerhouses: French Lenders Société Générale and BNP Paribas have emerged as two of continent’s st...

THE TROUBLE WITH FRENCH BANKS / THE WALL STREET JOURNAL OP EDITORIAL ( A MUST READ )

OPINION SEPTEMBER 13, 2011. The Trouble With French Banks A BNP Paribas executive makes his concerns known. By NICOLAS LECAUSSIN ...

TURMOIL ENSNARES BIG FRENCH BANKS / THE NEW YORK TIMES ( VERY HIGHLY RCOMMENDED READINGS )

September 12, 2011 Turmoil Ensnares Big French Banks By LIZ ALDERMAN PARIS — French banks moved toward the center of the European ...

GLOBAL JITTERS GATHER OVER STATE OF SOCIETE GENERALE / THE NEW YORK TIMES ( RECOMMENDED READING )

August 12, 2011 Global Jitters Gather Over State of Société Générale By LOUISE STORY and LIZ ALDERMAN It’s a bank that hasn’t been m...