BNP Paribas not interested in buying stake in Orange Bank - CEO

BNP Paribas annual results news conference in Paris
Jean-Laurent Bonnafe, chief executive officer of BNP Paribas, attends the bank's annual results news conference in Paris, France, February 5, 2020. REUTERS/Benoit Tessier

PARIS, Feb 7 (Reuters) - BNP Paribas (BNPP.PA) is not interested in buying a stake in Orange's (ORAN.PA) banking unit, Chief Executive Jean-Laurent Bonnafe said on Tuesday.

"We've already indicated on several occasions that we're not interested in buying a stake or in a possible acquisition of Orange Bank," Bonnafe told reporters in a call following the publication of the group's results.

Reporting by Mathieu Rosemain; Editing by Sudip Kar-Gupta

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