Netherlands – the big push is overseas. (cooperative banks in Holland) (supplement to Euromoney magazine: Co-operatives – the green banks go international)

The domestic banking sector in the Netherlands is dominated by Rabobank Nederland, the giant farmers’ co-operative bank which, since its merger in 1972, has built up a network of over 2,300 local branches.

At year end 1985, Rabobank could boast consolidated assets of Dfl132 billion ($48 billion) and a 40% market share of deposits. That same year, the bank granted 90% of all agricultural loans in the Netherlands, accounting for just 25% of its total credit volume.