Crédit Mutuel Group - 2018 Activity Report AIRCRAFT SAFETY – JUST A DRONE IN MIDI-ATLANTIQUE Using a drone to inspect aircraft....it had to happen! DONECLE, an ambitious young start-up supported by Crédit Mutuel Croix de Pierre since its inception in 2015, is a product of Toulouse’s vibrant aircraft sector. Its novel idea? A drone that can examine every inch of a passenger aircraft in just a few minutes, allowing nothing to escape the robot’s camera, efficiently backed up by the eye of a technician. In view of the substantial time saved and reduced grounded time, this initiative has naturally been a success and the main airlines are already customers. DECENTRALIZING SO AS TO FOCUS ON WHAT’S ESSENTIAL: PROMOTING ENTREPRENEURIAL SPIRIT 95 of loan approval decisions % are made at the local level IDENTIFYING UP-AND-COMING TALENT 91 of loans are taken out in France TO CREATE ADDED VALUE % Staying close to local issues involves being firmly rooted in each region. It also means + growth in business microloans taking an interest in the people that make the economy go round by showing 18 applications processed in 2018 inventiveness and tenacity on a daily basis to bring their projects to life and build a more % equal world. Crédit Mutuel uses its large network and strong cooperative and mutual identity to invest in them, showcase their efforts and help them, in the way they need, to achieve success. When music AWARDS FOR MEDITERRANEAN BUSINESS COCOONING resounds... BUSINESS CREATORS IN THE NORTH In the Aix region, the municipal authority of Châteauneuf-les-With Crédit Mutuel Nord Europe Entreprises, created by the Martigues joined forces with the Crédit Mutuel local bank tomerger of the subsidiary BCMNE with CMNE, the commercial Crédit Mutuel sets the stage encourage and reward entrepreneurs. Events, conferences andbank dedicated to businesses has been enriched with all for major concerts broadcast partnerstands all formed part of this 1 “Rencontres de la créationstthe services offered by CMNE. This merger has helped turn on television: Indochine, d’entreprise” designed to provide information on the variousCMNE into a universal bank catering for mid-tier businesses, Christine and the Queens, Calogero, ways of starting a business, introduce potential partners, fosterSMEs and self-employed professionals. to name but a few. contact between start-ups and agencies and, lastly, support those who have already taken the leap. A winning move for relationship banking and a successful first event. 58 59