Rabobank Group is an international financial services provider operating on the basis of cooperative principles. It offers retail banking, wholesale banking, asset management, leasing and real estate services. Focus is on all-finance services in the Netherlands and on food & agri internationally. Rabobank Group is comprised of 147 independent local Rabobanks plus Rabobank Nederland, their central organisation, and a number of subsidiaries. The group entities maintain strong mutual ties. Overall, Rabobank Group has 59,000 employees (in fte's), who serve about 9.5 million clients in 48 countries.
Best Banks in Central and Eastern Europe for 2009 - 14.05.2010 The following are the «Best Banks in Central and Eastern Europe for 2009» according to rankings published by Global Finance magazine: Source: Global Finance
Big banks slashed small business credit lines - 13.05.2010 The biggest Wall Street banks slashed their small business loan portfolios by 9% between 2008 and 2009, more than double the rate at which they cut their overall lending, according to a government report released Thursday. Source: CNN Money
European Union agrees on €750bn bailout fund for eurozone - 10.05.2010 Crisis-hit Europe on Monday announced a monster rescue package running to 750 billion euros between euro countries and the IMF, sending the euro surging in Asian trade. Leaders hope an unprecedented international intervention, worth just shy of one trillion dollars, will represent a game-changing European financial war chest, which will also be backed by European Central Bank action to nudge debt and currency markets. Source: Financial News
Debt crisis may hurt banks outside Greece - 06.05.2010 Credit ratings agency Moody's Investor Service said the banking systems in Portugal, Italy, Spain, Ireland and Britain could all be hurt by a widening debt crisis. Source: Associated Press
Bank of Russia cuts discount rate - a historic low for Russia - 04.05.2010 The Bank of Russia slashed its discount rate by another 0.25 percent from April 30. Starting tomorrow, the rate will be 8 percent per annum - a historic low for Russia. Source: RBC
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