PARIS (dpa-AFX) - French lender BNP Paribas (BNPQY.PK, BNP.L) reported that its net income attributable to equity holders for the fourth-quarter was 1.849 billion euros, up 28.2% or 17.3% excluding exceptional items from the prior year.
The Group's gross operating income was 3.301 billion euros, up 33.0%. It increased by 25.5% for the operating divisions.
Quarterly revenues were 11.33 billion euros, up 11.5% from the prior year.
The company said its board will propose to the shareholders at the Annual General Meeting to pay a dividend of 3.10 euros per share paid in cash, up 2.6% from 2018.
Looking ahead for 2020, the Group anticipates to continue its growth.
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