French banks BNP Paribas and Societe Generale are interested in the acquisition of 70 per cent Allied Irish Banks hold in Bank Zachodni WBK of Poland, Agerpres news agency reports. French daily ‘La Tribune’ says BNP Paribas is among the favourite candidates for the acquisition of the Polish bank. The publication quotes unnamed sources close to Societe Generale as saying that the bank may need an injection of capital in order to be able to buy Bank Zachodni WBK S.A. Other banks that appear to be interested in acquiring the Polish credit organisation are: Banco Santander S.A., Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria S.A., Intesa Sanpaolo SpA, HSBC Holdings Plc and Sberbank.