I applied through a recruiter. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at BNP Paribas (London, England) in Oct 2015
Interview
Call with HR, Call with Technical Staff, Call with Business. THey called me in the morning we set up a date and then we had it. Call took 20 minutes. HR person asced me to go through my CV. I pointed out any relevant information then she was fine. She asked why I would go for MEA region, I said because I am just curious. That was sufficient.