contents
Floriade - planning ahead
Rabobank
International
Dhr A.H.M. Veraart
Europe's meeting point
Improving operations
Country focus
Everyone's into deals
Farewell to Gentis
What'sNewS
Monthly newsletter for Rabobank International fQf j fltCTil QI US6 011 ly Issue 3 April/May 2000
lt wilI be 2002 before the 10-yearly
celebration of everything that grows
opens to the public. You may think
we're a little premature, but the reality
is that if you want to bring clients to
this fabulous event (three million visitors
are expected to adrnire the whole range
of agri, horti and floriculture), tlien you
need to start organizing now. When it
opens, the Floriade will have been years
in the making because, as we all know,
most things need time to flourish - like
economie recovery. We've been asking
our people on the spot how Brazil,
Russia and Indonesia are doing, post-
crisis (see pages 6 to 8).
We've checked the network and found
out you're doing some great deals -
including the headline-making Tata
transaction. On the operations side,
we're reporting a cluster of improve-
ments designed to increase efficiency
page S). For the latest on the joint
venture, check upcoming What's NewS
flashes and newSventures - they'll keep
you up to speed on what's happening.
Until then, read on for a varied view of
what's happening in RI.
Bdejden0nd
I ex
F&A in the region 3
IT infrastructure upgraded 5
After the crisis - what's happening in
Brazil, Russia and Indonesia 6
Business around the network 9
Looking hack on 30 years 12
