...[Côte d'Ivoire] has been in turmoil since a disputed Nov. 28 presidential election between [Laurent] Gbagbo and rival Alassane Ouattara. Both men have declared victory, and the standoff has threatened to rekindle the 2002-3 civil war...French bank BNP Paribas's Ivorian unit...was closed due to security concerns, an official said...The United States, the European Union and African countries have heaped pressure on Gbagbo to step down, including measures to cut off his access to cash to pay salaries to civil servants and the soldiers that support him...Standard Bank analyst Samir Gadio said...there was a "reputational risk if [banks] continue to operate in Ivory Coast...[and are] seen as allowing Gbagbo's regime to survive"..."The entire BICICI [part of BNP Paribas] network is closed until further notice," the official, who could not be named because of death threats against other banking staff, told Reuters.