“Rabobank is an international financial services provider, with its cooperative roots in Utrecht. Utrecht is a city with many young people, and in all respects a true student city. The intellectual level associated with this makes it an inspirational environment in which to live and work. This special atmosphere is attractive to both national and international companies that wish to base themselves in Utrecht. The Uithof, with its university and Science Park, forms the cradle of science and innovation. I once jokingly said in a debate that Utrecht was the ‘knikkerkuiltje (magnet) of the Netherlands’ as it has so many points in its favor: a central location, a favorable living climate and a convenient size. Utrecht offers a fantastic quality of life thanks to its attractive inner city, its culture and the surrounding countryside. Utrecht confirms the proposition that a high living climate is essential for a vital, stimulating economy.”
-Rien Nagel, Rabobank Executive Board