‘Employees want ABN Amro bank to continue independently’
September 30th, 2008 - 10:34 pm ICT by IANSAmsterdam, Sep 30 (DPA) ABN Amro personnel have demanded that the bank continue as an independent entity, Joop Hofland of the De Unie (worker’s union) said on Dutch television Tuesday.”The call among ABN Amro employees to continue as an independent bank is very strong,” Hofland said.
The Netherlands’ two biggest workers unions, FNV Bondgenoten and CNV, recommended a delay of the sale of ABN Amro Tuesday until the markets regain some stability.
De Unie’s Hofland in contrast called for a quick solution for ABN Amro, the Dutch consumer banking division of troubled Belgian-Dutch financial giant Fortis.
As part of a bail-out agreement Sunday, Fortis is to sell the Dutch bank.
- Investors' verdict on Fortis nationalisation awaited - Sep 29, 2008
- EU clears Deutsche Bank's purchase of ABN Amro assets - Oct 02, 2008
- Fortis seeks to reassure investors as shares tumble - Sep 26, 2008
- All of Fortis activities in Netherlands nationalised - Oct 04, 2008
- Dutch ING Group gets $13 bn from government - Oct 20, 2008
- Ex-chief of Italy's central bank sentenced for four years in jail - May 29, 2011
- BNP Paribas pays 14.5 bn euros for troubled Fortis - Oct 06, 2008
- Netherlands offers 20 bn euros for finance sector - Oct 10, 2008
- ABN-Amro Bank in talks with RBI over makeover - Aug 12, 2008
- Dutch police arrest terrorism suspect in Amsterdam - Mar 17, 2012
- Solomon Burke, "The Legendary King of Rock and Soul", dies at 70 - Oct 11, 2010
- Ten suspected terrorists arrested in Belgium, Netherlands, and Germany - Nov 23, 2010
- Laura Dekker finishes her solo sailing sojourn - Jan 12, 2012
- Rs.1.09 crore distributed to Bhopal gas survivors: Minister - Dec 28, 2010
- LTTE front groups run weekend schools in Holland: Report - Oct 04, 2011
Tags: abn amro bank, consumer banking, de unie, dutch bank, dutch television, hofland, independent bank, independent entity, quick solution, workers unions
