The investment banking unit of BNP Paribas in China made its first layoffs since its expansion 2 years ago, cutting about 10 jobs due to weak trading activity in the market.It has been reported that BNP Paribas laid off 7 staffs across investment banking, corporate finance and equity capital markets last week in Hong Kong, along with 3 staffs from its mainland offices. Related NewsChongqing Launches RMB100M Home Appliance Trade-in Subsidy Policy YtdIn addition, a managing director in charge of IPOs was also laid off, meaning that the redundancy involved about 10% of the bank's China-related staff.