DUTCH-owned lender, Rabobank has reiterated its commitment to the Irish market — where it has more than 70,000 customers — despite reports claiming it is looking to exit here in the next few years.

Rabobank has today moved to deny rumours of an imminent exit from the Irish banking sector.

NO Irish company has made it into the global dairy top-20 ranking compiled by Rabobank Group.

DAIRY markets in 2010 will follow the pattern of late 2009, according to a report by Rabobank’s food and agribusiness research experts.

RaboDirect, part of the Rabobank Group, has appointed Roel Van Veggel to the position of general manager, succeeding Greg McAweeney.

RaboDirect, part of the Rabobank Group has entered the business savings market for the first time in Ireland with the launch of its business savings account.

ACCBank, which is part of the Rabobank Group, announced its chief executive Fergus Murphy has resigned his position with immediate effect to become president of Shelbourne Developments, the Irish property company developing the Chicago Spire project.

Padraic O’Connor has been appointed as chairman of the Irish Stock Exchange at the annual general meeting of the Exchange held this morning in Dublin.

ACC Bank has reported pre-tax profits for the year of €67.3m with total operating income during 2006 amounting to €152.8m.

Online bank RaboDirect.ie has attracted almost €50m in deposits since it launched in Ireland just over a month ago.

Rabobank Group has agreed to acquire Ag Services (AG) of America Inc in a bid valuing the US company at $47m (€40.5m).