{"id":3015,"date":"2006-02-28T23:59:00","date_gmt":"2006-02-28T23:59:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bm.dev.synology.me\/?p=3015"},"modified":"2026-04-02T08:04:40","modified_gmt":"2026-04-02T08:04:40","slug":"steven-van-groningen-raiffeisen-bank","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bm.dev.synology.me\/?p=3015","title":{"rendered":"STEVEN VAN GRONINGEN, RAIFFEISEN BANK"},"content":{"rendered":"<p align=\"justify\" class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt\">\n<span class=\"text\"><strong>1993, BANCA NATIONALA A ROMANIEI<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\" class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt\">\n<span class=\"text\">Olandezul <a href=\"http:\/\/www.businessmagazin.ro\/lideri\/steven-van-groningen-11573710\">Steven<span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">&nbsp; <\/span>van Groningen<\/a> soseste in <!--?xml:namespace prefix = st1 ns = \"urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags\" \/--><st1:country-region w:st=\"on\"><st1:place w:st=\"on\">Romania<\/st1:place><\/st1:country-region> pentru un proiect de consultanta de un an intr-un program PHARE.<\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\" class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt\">\n<span class=\"text\"><strong>CE SPERA:<\/strong> Numai lucruri realiste, avand in vedere ca aflase multe despre <st1:country-region w:st=\"on\"><st1:place w:st=\"on\">Romania<\/st1:place><\/st1:country-region> de la sotia sa romanca &#8211; olimpica la canotaj Valeria Racila &#8211; cu care se insurase in 1986.<\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\" class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt\">\n<span class=\"text\"><strong>CE STIE:<\/strong> Ca elementele care te fac sau nu fericit intr-o <st1:place w:st=\"on\">tara<\/st1:place> sunt altele decat cele pe care le constati la prima vedere.<\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\" class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt\">\n<span class=\"text\"><strong>CE NU STIE:<\/strong> Ca, dupa 13 ani, va incepe sa vada in <st1:country-region w:st=\"on\"><st1:place w:st=\"on\">Romania<\/st1:place><\/st1:country-region> un posibil domiciliu definitiv.<\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\" class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt\">\n<span class=\"text\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\" class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt\">\n<span class=\"text\"><!--?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = \"urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office\" \/--><o:p><span class=\"text\">Legatura presedintelui Raiffeisen cu <st1:country-region w:st=\"on\">Romania<\/st1:country-region> e foarte veche: a inceput in anii \u009180, la campionatele internationale de canotaj si la olimpiade, unde<a href=\"http:\/\/www.businessmagazin.ro\/lideri\/steven-van-groningen-11573710\"> van <\/a><st1:place w:st=\"on\"><st1:city w:st=\"on\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.businessmagazin.ro\/lideri\/steven-van-groningen-11573710\">Groningen<\/a><\/st1:city><\/st1:place> participa in lotul national de canotaj al Olandei. Acolo a cunoscut-o pe Valeria Racila, campioana olimpica la canotaj pentru <st1:country-region w:st=\"on\"><st1:place w:st=\"on\">Romania<\/st1:place><\/st1:country-region> in 1984, cu care s-a si casatorit.<\/span><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\" class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt\">\n<span class=\"text\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\" class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt\">\n<span class=\"text\">\u0084Cei care spun ca in <st1:country-region w:st=\"on\">Romania<\/st1:country-region> se ramane din cauza femeilor intr-un fel au dreptate, pentru ca sotia mea este romanca\u0093, admite van <st1:place w:st=\"on\"><st1:city w:st=\"on\">Groningen<\/st1:city><\/st1:place>, intr-o romana impecabila. \u0084In 1985, povesteam cuiva care lucrase pentru Shell ca urma sa ma casatoresc cu o romanca\u0093, isi aminteste olandezul. \u0084Mi-a zis: \u00abA, <st1:country-region w:st=\"on\"><st1:place w:st=\"on\">Romania<\/st1:place><\/st1:country-region>! Inainte de al doilea razboi mondial, la Shell romancele erau considerate cele mai frumoase femei\u00bb\u0093.<\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\" class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt\">\n<span class=\"text\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\" class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt\">\n<span class=\"text\">Din 1985 pana in 1993 &#8211; cand s-a stabilit pentru prima data in <st1:country-region w:st=\"on\">Romania<\/st1:country-region> &#8211; olandezul venea aici an de an. Initiativa de a lucra in <st1:country-region w:st=\"on\"><st1:place w:st=\"on\">Romania<\/st1:place><\/st1:country-region> i-a apartinut si o explica prin faptul ca sotia sa era romanca. Dupa expirarea contractului de consultanta de un an cu Banca Nationala, van Groningen a infiintat in Romania filiala locala a ABN Amro, pe care a parasit-o pentru functia de \u0084deputy\u0093 la filiala ruseasca a aceleiasi banci, in 1998. <\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\" class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt\">\n<span class=\"text\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\" class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt\">\n<span class=\"text\">Inca un an si jumatate a petrecut in Ungaria, dupa care, in 2001, s-a intors la Bucuresti, ca presedinte al Raiffeisen Bank. Comparand orasele prin care a trecut ca strain, van Groningen a constatat ca, oricat de frumoase ar fi acestea, ii dau sentimentul de loc strain, cu exceptia Bucurestiului. \u0084Parca esti intr-un decor si nu ai nici un fel de interactiune.\u0093 <\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\" class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt\">\n<span class=\"text\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\" class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt\">\n<span class=\"text\">In <st1:country-region w:st=\"on\">Romania<\/st1:country-region>, van <st1:city w:st=\"on\"><st1:place w:st=\"on\">Groningen<\/st1:place><\/st1:city> nu se mai simte de mult expat. Chiar daca, de cand a parasit Olanda, se considera cetatean european &#8211; \u0084nici 100% olandez, nici 100% roman\u0093 &#8211; van Groningen are nevoie de un sentiment de \u0084acasa\u0093, pe care spune l-a gasit doar aici. Din punct de vedere macroeconomic, Romania nu e tara ideala, dar pentru a fi fericit intr-o tara important este \u0084microuniversul\u0093, crede el. Din microuniversul lui van <st1:city w:st=\"on\"><st1:place w:st=\"on\">Groningen<\/st1:place><\/st1:city> au ajuns sa faca parte chiar si cainii vagabonzi, pe care el ii considera un element pitoresc. Iar faptul ca in <st1:country-region w:st=\"on\"><st1:place w:st=\"on\">Romania<\/st1:place><\/st1:country-region> nu functioneaza totul e deconectant \u0084pentru cineva care vine dintr-un mediu suprareglementat\u0093.<\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\" class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt\">\n<span class=\"text\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\" class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt\">\n<span class=\"text\">Dar acestea sunt elemente de atmosfera. <st1:place w:st=\"on\"><st1:city w:st=\"on\">Pentru van Groningen<\/st1:city>, <st1:country-region w:st=\"on\">Romania<\/st1:country-region><\/st1:place> ramane locul in care poti ridica o banca de la \u0084minus zero\u0093 la profit. In 2001, Raiffeisen prelua controlul Bancii Agricole, care avea pierderi de circa 200 mil. euro. Azi, Raiffeisen e a treia banca din <st1:place w:st=\"on\">tara<\/st1:place>. E firesc ca van <st1:city w:st=\"on\">Groningen<\/st1:city> sa fie mai multumit aici decat in orice <st1:place w:st=\"on\">tara<\/st1:place> vestica, \u0084unde lucrurile sunt foarte asezate si te lupti pentru un procent de cota de piata\u0093.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ma gandesc foarte serios sa ies la pensie in Romania\u0093<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[698],"tags":[2405,2404],"class_list":["post-3015","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-cover-story","tag-raiffeisen-bank","tag-steven-van-groningen"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/bm.dev.synology.me\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3015","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/bm.dev.synology.me\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/bm.dev.synology.me\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bm.dev.synology.me\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bm.dev.synology.me\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=3015"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/bm.dev.synology.me\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3015\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":24462,"href":"https:\/\/bm.dev.synology.me\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3015\/revisions\/24462"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/bm.dev.synology.me\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=3015"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bm.dev.synology.me\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=3015"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bm.dev.synology.me\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=3015"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}