 in a landscape of turmoil and instability in which the legitimacy of multinational institutions is increasingly being challenged and nations are increasingly polarized. It is only by upholding the basic human rights and principles which will keep our society safe. We need to ensure that the companies we finance, or in which we might invest, are not involved in activities violating human rights. We announced last Friday that our company, BNP-PAIBA, was seizing its financing and investment activities related to manufacturers of tobacco products. These also concerns producers, wholesalers, and traders whose revenue is derived mainly from tobacco.