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Monthly newsletter for Rabobank International fot int€ITIQl U56 Otlljf Issue 8 August/September 1999
International
Interim results
GFM business reshuffle
Morality at work
Turkey
Talking back
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The Rabobank Group's interim results
were posted on 20 'August and attracted a
considerable amount of media attention.
Hans Smits announced figttres
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Ind the Allfinanz
F/es it represents is
Ithe millennium
It was no coincidence we were planning
a piece on our Turkish office. All the
economie signs were positive. Our people
were optimistic. Then it all came
tumbling down. In spite of disaster, co-
workers in Istanbul were unanimous in
wanting to communicate with you. That
is why we changed the words we'd
planned, but kept the pictures - with the
addition of somc very recent images. See
pages 8 and 9. Elsewherc in the network
we have been looking at the business of
morality and dialogue. A new body has
been established to monitor the ethical
side of our activities. The Ethics
Committee is an organization-wide
group. In contrast, the so-called Special
Negotiating Body has a European scope,
promoting dialogue between staff and
senior management (pages 6 and 7).
We've made no mention - as yet - of the
strategie review. That's because it is cur-
rently in a critical phase and just a little
too early for publication - look out for
our next issue... We do have a piece on
reshuffle in GFM that has occupied
Jonathan Larcdo and new head of trea-
sury John Geensen (page S). The results of
the spring readers' survey have now been
analyzed and shaped into real recommen-
dations (see pages 10 and 11). A lot of
your suggestions - we hope you noticed -
are already being implemented, both in
the look and the way we report and write
the issues that are important for you.
Hans Smits explains slow growth 3
Organizing for strategie focus 5
Ethical questions answered 6
Tackling disaster 8
You told us what you want, we sav
what we're doing about it 1 o
