Dutch bank ABN AMRO and the French distribution group PPR - PINAULT-PRINTEMPS-REDOUTE have signed a partnership agreement for the provision of all financial services in France. According to the terms of the agreement, ABN AMRO will acquire a 49% share in BGC - BANQUE GENERALE DE COMMERCE held by FINAREF, the credit and financial services arm of the PPR group. The joint undertaking should become operational during the third quarter of 2001 and aims to have some 500,000 clients over the next...