New Face
Rabobank sponsors FIS
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WORLD SEED CONGRESS
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in brief
WHAT'S NewS Issue 6 June 1996
After three years with the bank
in Utrechtfirst as traineelater
on the options desk in risk
managementAnton van Etten
(26) has heen seconded to
Singapore as part of our plan to
set up a global hook structure
for forex options. Trading will
be handled from three locations
worldwide - Utrecht, New York
and Singapore, wich is the first
international office to start work
on estahlishing a currency
options desk.
(what'i
s in a wor
'Dollar'is a familiar monetary
unit in many countries of the
world. But what about the less
well-known varieties? What's
NewS lists some of those units
that are already or could prove
relevant for Rabobankers in the
future.
Central Asian former Soviet
republics have stuck with the
rouble (SUR) made up of 100
kopeks.
Bulgaria Lev (BGL) made up of
100 stotinki.
The role of the seed industry in
supplying future worldwide
food demand is fast becoming
crucial. The total world area of
cultivated land is showing little
annual growth, so existing
acreage must produce more to
meet requirements of growing
populations.
The seed industry has two
major tasks here. Development
of new varieties must focus on
increased productivity and on
quality. These are just some of
Masthead
Editorial Staff David Brown (Editor),
Anne Lavelle (Editor), Stan Polman (Editor
in Chief), NoorTania (Final Editor/
Marketing Services).
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the conclusions of the bank's
latest sector study, The
World Seed Market.
This study was originally
produced in 1993 and has
been updated specially to
mark the bank's
sponsorship of the
Federation Internationale
du Commerce des Semences
world congress, which was
held in Amsterdam in the third
week of May. Around 1,400
participants from all over the
people
Rabobank
'Vv
world attended the
conference which also gained
major international media
coverage.
Indonesia Christian Mol has been
appointed general manager, he will
replace Hans van Griethuysen.
Paul Beiboer is the new head of
corporate banking. Paul comes
from Rabobank Hong Kong.
France Hans van Griethuysen
has been appointed general
manager.
Germany Gert-Jan van den Brink
joins the audit department.
Gert-Jan comes from the foreign
offices department.
GreatBritain Edwin Nobels joins
the corporate banking department
as accountmanager. Edwin comes
from M&A in Utrecht.
Netherlands Huib Boissevain is
the new director trading with Rabo
Securities. Carel ter Ellen has been
appointed senior dealer private
placements with the fixed income
trading department of financial
markets. Kees Wever is the new
senior relationship manager with
financial institutions of the
International Division.Kees comes
from account management in
Rotterdam. Ronald Spaan and
Bert Boer of corporate banking
will leavethe bank.Quirijn
Korthals Altes leaves the M&A
team. Wim Obbens of the
origination, syndication funding
department also left the bank.
Poland Bert Vos has been
appointed deputy general
manager of Rabo BRP-Bank.
Czech Republic/Slovakia
Koruna (CSK) equals 100 haler.
Estonia One Kroon equals 100
centes.
Hungary Forint (HUF) made up
of 100 fi llér.
Myanmar (used to be Burma)
Kyat or 100 pyas.
North/South Korea Won
(KPW/KRW) divided into 100
chon.
People's Republic of China
Yuan (CNY), breaks down into
10 jiao or lOOfen.
Poland One Zloty (PLZ) equals
100 groszy.
Romania Leu (plural: lei) (ROL)
made up of 100 bani.
Thailand Baht (THB) divided
into 100 satang.
Ukraine Karbovanet,
temporary coupon monetary
unit, permanent currency will
be hryvnya, but no date for
introduction yet.
Vietnam Dong, divided into 10
hao,or 100 xu,or 1,000 trinh.
