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Crédit Agricole S.A. is a leading player in France and Europe in retail banking and related businesses such as consumer credit, specialised financial services, asset management, private banking and insurance. Its Calyon subsidiary is one of Europe’s top-ranking corporate and investment banks. Calyon’s international network enables it to serve its major corporate clients throughout the world.
Crédit Agricole S.A. is committed to sustainable and profitable growth. It is now setting new value creation targets, which rely on an ambitious programme to strengthen the Crédit Agricole Group’s leading positions in France and to carry out tightly-controlled acquisition activity abroad.
The Group has a decentralised organisation, and its development is based on the shared values of cohesion, openness and responsibility.
Crédit Agricole S.A. employs more than 62,000 people. Its market capitalisation at 30 December 2005 was €40bn.