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In association with eight European cooperative
banks and a British banking house, Rabobank
establishes London and Continental Bankers
in 1973. One year later, Rabobank and Bank of
America participate in Rabomerica. An important
step is made in 1977, with Rabobank co-founding
Unico Banking Group, a strategie alliance with five
European cooperative banks. The aim is to support
the extension of the partners' international opera-
tions and to attain a European network of partner
banks.
in 1981, Rabobank opens a branch office in New
York and, in the same year, is awarded its coveted
Triple A rating. In Europe, London joins the net
work in 1983 - after Frankfurt in 1980 - and
Rabobank buys ADCA Bank in Germany (currently
Rabobank Deutschland). Rabobank closes an
agreement with the Agricultural Bank of China in
1985 and a year later the Singapore branch opens
for business.
The acquisition of the Primary Industry Bank of
Australia (PIBA) in 1994 marks another milestone
in Rabobank's international expansion. From now
on Rabobank takes part in Oceania. In 1996, the
Central Banking Sector, a part of Rabobank Neder
land, is renamed Rabobank International.
In 2001Rabobank takes over ACC Bank in Ireland
and half a year later the bank closes a strategie
alliance with Bank Sarasin Cie, a Swiss private bank.
Meanwhile, Rabobank has a 46 percent stake in Bank
Sarasin Cie. Rabobank also takes its first steps into
the Californian market, with the acquisition of Valley
Independent Bank in 2002, quickly followed by other
acquisitions in the United States and Poland. From
2005 until the present time, Rabobank has continued
to expand its activities increasingly in South America
and Asia.
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http://deals.rabonet.com
http://acttogether.rabonet.com
The official launch of Rabobank Internatio-
nal's latest online business platforms,
Global Deal Communication and Act
Together, took place on 4 April. The two
sites, highlighted in the last edition of RI
World, have been designed to help us
share knowledge and expertise across RI.
Global Deal Communication provides users
with an overview of all deals completed
within RI, enabling them to search for
information by region, sector or deal type.
Art Together, meanwhile, highlights excep-
tional examples of collaboration within
the bank.
The platforms' aim is to support RI's ambi-
tion to build consistent corporate com
munication as financial experts in the F&A
sector and as suppliers of a full range of
financial products and services across the
food chain. Together, they will contribute
to RI's international brand position and
supply evidence-based credibility, contri-
buting to sales pitches.
The development of Global Deal Commu
nication itself was a perfect example of
working together within RI: colleagues from
the regions, global product and business
lines, compliance, legal, IT and Communi
cations joined forces. The consolidation
of global business information took more
time than foreseen: the project touched
all RI business lines. In the summer, an
evaluation will take place.
The next development step is to introducé
external communication via rabobank.com.
The dedicated webpage will contain key
deals from across RI's operations, and will
help increase awareness among the media,
as well as RI customers and (potential) RI
clients, of our expertise within the F&A
sector.
FirxuKial experts in Food Agrthuskies s.
http://deals.rabonet.com http://acttogether.rabonet.com
Deal Communication and Act Together.
Crucial information. Always at hand.
