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New Head of Unit for Med­tech, In­dust­ry and Com­mo­di­ties

EKN has appointed Kristian Orrbeck as a new Head of Unit for Medtech, Industries and Commodities within the Large Corporates Business Area. The customer team currently handles a large number of transactions, which is expected to increase during 2021.

New Head of Unit for Med­tech, In­dust­ry and Com­mo­di­ties

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Extensive crisis measures and expanded regular operations

EKN’s Interim Report Jan–Aug 2020: EKN’s regular guarantee operations increased 27 per cent to SEK 52.1 billion year-on-year. Temporary crisis measures with working capital credit guarantees for large corporates amounted to SEK 52.1 billion.

Extensive crisis measures and expanded regular operations

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New board member

The government has decided to appoint Stefan Sjöquist as new board member of EKN for the coming year (July 1, 2020 – June 30, 2021).

New board member

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Booming demand for EKN’s crisis measures

EKN issued guarantee offers totalling more than SEK 120.7 billion in the first four months of 2020. The more than six-fold increase is due to booming demand for working capital credit guarantees. “They’ve given companies essential assistance for financing working capital during the crisis,” says Anna-Karin Jatko, Director-General of EKN.

Booming demand for EKN’s crisis measures

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EKN can now in­sure ex­port tran­sac­tions with­in the EU

A new EU decision now enables EKN to insure short-term risk for export transactions within the EU and to high-income countries, which was previously not permitted.

EKN can now in­sure ex­port tran­sac­tions with­in the EU

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Debt ser­vice su­spen­sion for poor­est count­ries

On March 24, the World Bank Group and the IMF called upon Official Bilateral Creditors to suspend debt payments for the poorest countries of the world.

Debt ser­vice su­spen­sion for poor­est count­ries

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The Go­vern­ment pro­pos­es an in­crease in EKN’s gua­ran­tee limit

The need for EKN is higher in difficult times and the Swedish Government proposes in a bill to the Parliament to increase EKN’s statutory limit. EKN is preparing adjustments and extensions to accommodate the anticipated growth in demand.

The Go­vern­ment pro­pos­es an in­crease in EKN’s gua­ran­tee limit
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