BNP ParibasSA is considering buying Raiffeisen Bank Polska SA, Reuters reported July 8,citing three market sources.

Other potential bidders for the unitinclude ING Groep NVunit , , state-controlled .

RBI is selling its Polish bank as part of a restructuringplan to boost its core capital ratio and reduce its balance sheet, with theprice it could get for the unit, excluding its Swiss franc-denominated mortgageportfolio, estimatedat between €800 million and €1.0 billion, the newswire noted.

The French banking group is present in Poland throughBank BGZ BNP ParibasSA.