Founded in 1898, Rabobank Group is a full-range financial services provider founded on cooperative principles. Rabobank is a global leader in Food and Agri financing and in sustainability-oriented banking. The Group comprises 141 independent local Dutch Rabobanks, a central organization (Rabobank Nederland), and a large number of specialized international offices and subsidiaries. Food & Agribusiness is the international prime focus of the Rabobank Group.

With total assets of €665 billion as of June 30, 2011 and €43 billion in equity, Rabobank is rated AAA by Moody’s and Aaa by Standard & Poor’s and is one of the world’s 30 largest financial institutions in terms of Tier 1 Capital. Today Rabobank is present in 48 different countries, and employs about 60,000 staff.

The Rabobank Group is a top-10 financial services provider globally in trade finance products and trade related facilities. One of Rabobank’s key global wholesale businesses, the Trade & Commodity Finance Group brings together Rabobank’s long term expertise in agricultural commodities, export finance, as well as energy and metals finance. Rabobank has made a strong commitment to the trade finance sector and has integrated this business into its core business model.

As part of IFC’s Critical Commodities Liquidity Program (CCLP), the funding to Rabobank International will be for up to $250 million to support the extension of funded trade financing to Rabobank’s clients.

250.0 million (USD)

Product Line	IFC Investment (million USD)
Risk Management
Guarantee
Loan	250.0
Equity

* These investment figures are indicative

Rabobank is headquartered in Amsterdam, the Netherlands.

The project is expected to have a significant development impact by increasing funding for trade of critical agri and energy inputs, including fertilizers and crop protection as well as energy products that cover daily needs (e.g., refined fuels, kerosene), to/from the emerging markets. CCLP is aimed at helping to address this current liquidity constraint faced by both financial institutions and real sector businesses.

IFC''s global franchise in financial markets will be critical to the project''s success in leveraging trade volumes, expanding new markets, and providing liquidity that will enable the financing of agricultural and manufacturing supply chains.

This Project has been classified as Category FI. The applicable requirements applying to this project will include a combination of IFC''s Exclusion List and portfolio eligibility criteria based on the applicable country/commodity Environmental and Social ("E&S") risk matrix associated with the production and trade of agro-commodities, especially as it relates to harmful child/forced labor and biodiversity risks associated with the conversion of natural and critical habitats and E&S counterparty assessment, as appropriate Specifically, for the importation of energy inputs, adoption of best practices on safety and handling risks during storage, transportation and sale will be assessed.

Rabobank has developed a comprehensive Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) policies, statements and guidelines framework which is mandatory for all Rabobank’s corporate lending activities. This CSR framework has been mainstreamed into their credit application and review and final decision is made by the Credit Committee. Rabobank clients supported through the CCLP will have undergone Rabobank’s CSR assessments.