Rabobank is the world's leading
specialist in food & agribusiness banking.
Headquartered in Utrecht, the Netherlands, the bank
provides financial services to more than nine million
clients worldwide through a network of more than 1900
offices and branches in 35 countries.
A cooperative bank, Rabobank is owned by its 369 member
banks in the Netherlands.
The bank has a AAA credit rating and in 2004 was ranked
as the world's safest private bank by Global Finance
magazine. It is one of the world's most recognised
financial institutions.
In New Zealand, Rabobank operates in three core areas of
the food & agribusiness banking market, providing:
finance to farmers and primary producers
business banking services to middle-market businesses
operating beyond the farm gate in the beverage, food &
agribusiness sectors
sophisticated financial products and services to large
co-operatives and corporations in the food &
agribusiness industries.
In 2006, Rabobank launched an online banking service in
New Zealand called RaboPlus. The new online service
broadens Rabobank's activities into the mainstream
market while still maintaining a firm commitment to the
food and agribusiness sector.
