With their roots in the Europe, the Rabobank Group, DZ Bank Group, Credit Agricole Group, etc have grown in recent decades into an international financial services provider that has activities in the field of banking, asset management, leasing, insurance and real estate. The strong points of the cooperative structure became evident during the financial crises of recent years.
They did not have to ask for state aid and were able to keep financial results well up to standard. Measured according to Tier 1 capital, these Groups are the world’s largest financial institutions. All rating agencies continue to give them high ratings. 21. Their cooperative identity stems back to the early twentieth century.