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[DIVERSITY] Let's dive into our Diversity Week! 🤝 International Women’s Day marked the starting point of this annual event by engaging our global staff around strong initiatives fostering gender equality and #Inclusion topics. 👉 Through the development of initiatives such as workshops, conferences and round tables around the world, whether in Brazil, Japan, France or the United States, we seek to better inform and train our teams on these topics, while also raising awareness. We took the opportunity to extend the discussion to technology, as the use of AI is increasing every day. During a conference, we questioned the impact of Artificial Intelligence on diversity issues and more especially, the influence of unconscious biases and stereotypes that may impact the algorithms. We want to warmly thank all our employees engaged in this special week.🙏 👉 If you would like to learn more about these events, watch the video below! #DiversityAndInclusion #IWD

🎬 #ClimateChallenge – new episode! Today we speak with Jean-Marc TURCHINI, Head of Corporate Finance at ENGIE, key player in low carbon energy and 1st producer of wind and solar energy in France. ⚡ With more than 75% of CAPEX dedicated to renewables, batteries and power networks, Engie aims to become the best utility company for the energy transition. In this episode, Jean-Marc tells us about his role to raise financing and more specifically #SustainableFinance.

[AWARDS] 🥇 Thrilled that our innovative solutions and expertise in the structured products industry were rewarded at last night’s SRP - Structured Retail Products Awards dinner. We were recognised for: 🏆 Deal of the year: AFER Rendement Juillet 2024 🏆 Most Innovative: TEC 10 Autocall product range 🏆 Best House Capital Protection These awards are a great recognition of our commitment to provide innovative solutions for our clients. Congratulations to Groupe Crédit Agricole for being awarded Best Distributor in France. Read more: https://bit.ly/3FBiftj

#ClimateChallenge - What is the role and the views of the International Energy Agency (IEA)? In this new episode of our video series on the #EnergyTransition, Tim Gould, Chief Energy Economist shares his beliefs as well as explains the missions of the IEA. How do they support the energy transition? On which topics are they currently working and with whom? He also shares all the work that has been done over the last 20 years to develop a #sustainable and cost competitive energy. 🎬 Discover the full interview 👇

[DEAL] We implemented a novel hybrid bond structure for Hong Kong property developer Hysan Development Company Limited Development. This is a significant milestone for Hysan as it navigates the global hybrid capital markets with a pioneering global-first approach. Hybrid bonds are securities that feature both debt and equity characteristics. This issuance is the first transaction globally that successfully achieved a 1-notch issue rating outcome under Moody Investor Services’ revised hybrid methodology published in February 2024, which has a perpetual maturity. Hysan conducted a concurrent public tender offer for its outstanding US$750 million junior subordinated perpetual securities which has its first call date in June 2025. The highly successful tender offer received a total of US$690 million of instructions. In January this year, we also led another Hong Kong-based corporate in issuing a hybrid bond and we are one of only two banks to play a lead role on both transactions. These transactions showcase our continued commitment to offering clients best-in-class solutions through innovation and expertise.

#ClimateChallenge - How is your company tackling the topic of climate change? This is the question we asked our clients, experts and partners during our 15th conference on #SustainableFinance. They kindly shared with us the challenges they face, the innovative solutions they have put in place and above all, how they see the future with regards to climate and societal imperatives? These inspiring and concrete stories illustrate the importance of innovation and collaboration in building #sustainable and responsible finance. Today, for the first episode of our series, Prashant Murthy , Chier Financial Officer of AirTrunk, tells us how his company got organised in order to minimise the environmental impacts of its IT services activity.

🏆 [RANKING] We are thrilled to announce that we have been ranked #1 in Western Europe in the 2025 Euromoney Trade Finance Survey! This recognition is based on over 13,000 votes from corporates using services in supply chain finance, #TradeFinance, and commodities finance. The annual Euromoney survey is a vital benchmark that assesses the quality of services, product offerings, and technological advancements of banks on a national, regional, and global scale. Additionally, we are proud to be ranked #2 globally, and to hold the title of #1 in both France and Italy in the same survey. A heartfelt thank you to all our clients who voted us and to our teams at Groupe Crédit Agricole and Crédit Agricole CIB who are working intensely on the global trade finance value chain. 🙏 For further insights into our strategy and strengths, you can read the interview from Dominique Honore, Global Head of Global Trade & Commodities and Etienne Bernard, Deputy Head of International Trade & Transaction Banking 👇 https://bit.ly/4iBBp0o #SupplyChainFinance #Euromoney #FinancialServices #CommodityFinance

[DEAL] We are proud to announce the successful closing of Suzano International Finance B.V.’s $1.2 billion Sustainability-Linked Export Prepayment Facility. 👉 A global leader in pulp and paper, Suzano continues to reinforce its commitment to #Sustainability with a Sustainability-Linked Financing Framework that integrates biodiversity goals. This facility includes a key performance indicator (KPI) focused on creating biodiversity corridors across priority areas in the Cerrado, Atlantic Forest, and Amazon – essential ecosystems for global biodiversity. 👉 This transaction is another step forward in aligning finance with sustainability, ensuring that economic growth goes hand in hand with environmental responsibility. We are pleased to have supported this initiative as Sustainability Structuring Agent, Joint Lead Arranger, and Bookrunner, reinforcing our commitment to sustainable finance and innovative #ESG-driven solutions. Congratulations to all teams involved! 👏

🌎 20 years of commitment to Sustainable Finance! As a pioneer in #SustainableFinance, our journey started in 2003 with the creation of the Equator Principles. Ever since, we have been steadily strengthening our commitments to develop financial tools to support a fair transition toward a more environmentally friendly economy, in line with the Societal Project of Groupe Crédit Agricole. Throughout the years, we have developed sustainable finance products and innovative investment solutions for our clients that position us as a leader in sustainable finance and a key player of the #EnergyTransition. 🎬 Discover the main highlights of our journey.

[DEAL] 🇲🇽 BBVA en México successfully returned to the international Tier 2 market with a USD 1bn 10NC5 issuance on February 4th. The issue helps fulfill both regulatory capital and TLAC (Total Loss Absorbing Capacity) requirements for BBVA México under Mexican regulations, with the latter becoming fully binding in December 2025. 📊 The transaction received an enthusiastic response from the market, with an oversubscription of 5.4 times, and movement in pricing from IPTs of 50 bps. The Tier 2 notes priced at 7.625% and were rated Baa2 and BB by Moody´s and Fitch, respectively. We had the honor of acting as Joint Book Runner for the transaction, marking the second time we have supported BBVA México on an international issuance, following the 8.45% USD 1bn Tier 2 transaction in June, 2023. This transaction highlights our focus with Latin American issuers on Capital Solutions, and the execution demonstrated a close collaboration of our Coverage, Debt Capital Markets, Capital Solutions and Syndicate teams. We are thrilled to continue to work closely with such an important institution in Mexico and in the region. ¡Felicitaciones a todo el equipo! Beatriz Muñoz Villa, Gustavo Castillo Sandoval, Montserrat Hernández Cole