1996 - AT A GLANCE
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WHAT'S NewS Issue 12 December 1996
info exchange
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VIV Latin America - 240 participants
(May)
the world seed organization conference
- 1,400 participants (May)
investing in China - 220 participants
(May)
F&A in South East Asia - this
conference marked Singapore's lOth
anniversary and was so over-subscribed
organizers had to limit participation
(October)
Forecast 1997 - 500 participants
(December)
Sugar conference participants - a real sweet
tooth for our know-how
IN CONFERENCE
As part of our drive to transfer
knowledge, we organize or sponsor an
increasing number of international
conferences every year. In addition to our
now traditional dedicated sector meeting -
Sugar and Sweeteners in 1996 - we were
also closely involved in:
sugar and sweeteners - 250
participants (March)
JANUARY
Chile office opens officially
Brazil in the spotlight as it opens for
business as a bank
RIAS is integrated into Rl
FEBRUARY
Rabobank sponsorship of major
Vermeer exhibition allows exclusive
client visits - many international
offices take up the opportunity for a
unique corporate view
regional managers meet in Buenos
Aires, London and Singapore (March).
Gijs van der
Schrieck does the
bonours for
Singapore - he'd
already done them
for London hranch.
Rabobank Singapore Branch
I0TH ANNIVERSARY CRUISE
- A"jr
MARCH
Our trade and commodity people
played host to the annual strategy
meeting of the US Feed Grains Council
Sugar and sweeteners conference,
Bangkok
JUNE
Rabobank acquires 50-percent stake in
Robeco
general managers meeting in Utrecht
Singapore celebrates a decade
Rabobank acquires interest in Gilde
Investment Management
APRIL
Holland and Select Funds launched
operations managers get together in
Utrecht
JULY
Rl becomeschief sponsor of the Royal
Dutch Hockey Association
Rabo cycling team in Tour de France
debut
OCTOBER
Comprehensive international task
force meeting to hammer out
frameworks and structure for RI's
future
Singapore hosts regional F&A
conference
South Africa and New Zealand - both
official
MAY
internal auditors in Utrecht
IAMA conference in Mexico
VIV Latin America
world seed organization conference
Atlanta opens officially
AUGUST
Sydney launches 24-hour trading
SEPTEMBER
F&A account managers meeting in
Utrecht
Trade finance account managers
meeting in Utrecht
NOVEMBER
Zurich integrates Gutzwiller team
RaboCom - the global media and
telecom group's own quarterly
research publication - rolls off the
presses for the first time
first ever regional corporate finance
meeting in Latin America
Rabobank retains its Triple-A rating
DECEMBER
Budapest in final stages of licencing
Forecast 1997 appears - the bank's
economie forecast for the coming year
