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flag BNP Paribas CFO Lars Machenil suggests European bank consolidation to improve competitiveness against U.S. and Asian institutions.

flag BNP Paribas CFO Lars Machenil argues that Europe has an excess of banks, hindering its competitiveness against U.S. and Asian institutions. flag He advocates for increased domestic consolidation, as seen with UniCredit's stake in Commerzbank and BBVA's pursuit of Banco Sabadell. flag However, Machenil notes that cross-border integration is challenging due to differing systems and products, making it a longer-term goal.

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