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Latest articles from Finland
Sampo holds all the cards
August 7, 2006
Consolidation of the domestic banking sector has led to Sampo Bank being the only feasible target for takeover in Finland, Nigel Dudley explains.
In Helsinki, the main subject of discussion among bankers is the further consolidation of the financial sector and particularly the future of Sampo Bank, the smallest of the three institutions that dominate Finland’s banking business.
Finland keeps it simple
July 3, 2006Edward Russell-Walling talks to Finland’s finance director Satu Huber about the rationale behind the country’s successful 5/11 strategy for issuing sovereign paper.
A new twist to debt exchange
June 5, 2006In its latest debt exchange offer, Stora Enso managed to reduce its reporting burden. Edward Russell-Walling reports.
Invoicing enters the digital age
August 1, 2005Wendy Atkins looks at how the Nordic region is leading the charge in using and promoting innovative, cost-saving electronic invoicing systems.
Good forecast in difficult climate
June 9, 2003Finland’s banking sector is the most concentrated in the Nordic region and is tipped to grow faster than its neighbours.
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