BNP Paribas is one of the ten largest banks in the world with total assets of EUR 2.143 trillion as of June 30, 2017. It serves more than 22 million retail customers through over 7,300 branches worldwide. The Group is present in 75 countries with about 192,000 employees, more than 145,000 of whom are in its four domestic markets: France, Belgium, Italy and Luxembourg. It also has over 20,000 employees in America, 15,500 employees in Asia Pacific and about 10,000 employees in Africa. BNP Paribas has two main business units: Retail Banking & Services (RBS) (including Domestic Markets and International Financial Services) and Corporate & Institutional Banking (CIB). Domestic Markets include the French retail banking, Banca Nazionale del Lavoro in Italy, BNP Paribas Fortis in Belgium and BGL BNP Paribas in Luxembourg as well as three specialised business lines (Arval, BNP Paribas Leasing Solutions and BNP Paribas Personal Investors). International Financial Services (IFS) include BNP Paribas Personal Finance, International Retail Banking, BNP Paribas Cardif, BNP Paribas Wealth Management, BNP Paribas Investment Partners and BNP Paribas Real Estate. BNP Paribas was named World’s Best Bank, Best Bank in France, Best Bank in Luxembourg, Best Bank in Western Europe and Best Bank for Wealth Management in Western Europe in Euromoney Awards for Excellence 2016. The company was formed in 2000 through the merger of Banque Nationale de Paris (est. 1848) and Paribas (est. 1872).